Question 1

What is considered one of the most significant problems facing Africa in the 21st century ?

Accepted Answer

A) The AIDS epidemic and other public health crises. 
B) Overwhelming debt related to loans from the 1960s and 1970s. 
C) Weak governments mired in corruption. 
D) Women's exclusion from the political process. 
E) The lack of foreign investment in economics. 
A) The AIDS epidemic and other public health crises. 
B) Overwhelming debt related to loans from the 1960s and 1970s. 
C) Weak governments mired in corruption. 
D) Women's exclusion from the political process. 
E) The lack of foreign investment in economics.

Question 2

____________________ was a movement with Africans and African Americans reaching across the Atlantic and providing mutual support.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was a movement with Africans and...

Question 3

What effect have population numbers had on African economic, political, and social issues since independence?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 4

Which nation saw the development of the first military dictatorship in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Algeria 
B) Angola 
C) Ghana 
D) Nigeria 
E) Somalia 
A) Algeria 
B) Angola 
C) Ghana 
D) Nigeria 
E) Somalia

Question 5

Describe the initial momentum toward independence in post-colonial Africa, including both external and internal factors.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 6

Which of the following is most accurate about the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?

Accepted Answer

A) The OAU was the main benefactor of the Green Revolution in Africa. 
B) The OAU increasingly took on the role of peacekeeper for the African continent. 
C) The OAU succeeded in bringing about economic improvements throughout Africa. 
D) The OAU was founded immediately after World War II to promote African independence. 
E) The OAU became an elitist organization that left the poor to fend for themselves. 
A) The OAU was the main benefactor of the Green Revolution in Africa. 
B) The OAU increasingly took on the role of peacekeeper for the African continent. 
C) The OAU succeeded in bringing about economic improvements throughout Africa. 
D) The OAU was founded immediately after World War II to promote African independence. 
E) The OAU became an elitist organization that left the poor to fend for themselves.

Question 7

Term for identification: Pan-Africanism

Accepted Answer

Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement t

Question 8

Term for identification: white settler colonies

Accepted Answer

The term "white settler colonies" refers

Question 9

Although it failed in Africa, the ____________________ system was based on the British precedent of a parliamentary government with interplay of a majority party and a loyal opposition.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Although it failed in Africa, the ____________________...

Question 10

By the 1970s, what was the status of most African governments?

Accepted Answer

A) The governments had become parliamentary monarchies. 
B) The governments were communist dictatorships. 
C) The governments had dissolved and anarchy reigned. 
D) The governments had solidified their democratic institutions. 
E) The governments had become single-party dictatorships. 
A) The governments had become parliamentary monarchies. 
B) The governments were communist dictatorships. 
C) The governments had dissolved and anarchy reigned. 
D) The governments had solidified their democratic institutions. 
E) The governments had become single-party dictatorships.

Question 11

In the 21st century, who was the first woman elected to head an African state?

Accepted Answer

A) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 
B) Winnie Mandela 
C) Wangari Maathai 
D) Leymah Gbowee 
E) Tawakkul Karmen 
A) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 
B) Winnie Mandela 
C) Wangari Maathai 
D) Leymah Gbowee 
E) Tawakkul Karmen

Question 12

Term for identification: kleptocracies

Accepted Answer

The term "kleptocracies" refers to gover

Question 13

Which of the following was true of African nations gaining independence from European colonization?

Accepted Answer

A) South Africa broke free in the early 1980s. 
B) France held its colonies until the late 1960s. 
C) Kenya was the first to win independence in 1957. 
D) Britain eventually let even the white settler colonies go. 
E) French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa achieved independence in 1958. 
A) South Africa broke free in the early 1980s. 
B) France held its colonies until the late 1960s. 
C) Kenya was the first to win independence in 1957. 
D) Britain eventually let even the white settler colonies go. 
E) French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa achieved independence in 1958.

Question 14

M any African nations still lack an adequate supply of which occupation?

Accepted Answer

A) merchants 
B) military leaders 
C) union leaders 
D) physicians 
E) unskilled laborers 
A) merchants 
B) military leaders 
C) union leaders 
D) physicians 
E) unskilled laborers

Question 15

Conditions set by international lenders to compel economic reforms by African governments in return for loans are termed  ____________________ .

Accepted Answer

Structural

Question 16

Why is 1960 referred to as a "miraculous year" for African countries?

Accepted Answer

A) The year 1960 saw worldwide revolutions in favor of independence from Western colonization. 
B) South Africa was allowed free elections and  elected  Nelson Mandela. 
C) More than half of the African continent gained their independence that year. 
D) All of the former colonial possessions in Africa were granted their independence that year. 
E) The World Bank forgave all the African countries' debts to foreign banks. 
A) The year 1960 saw worldwide revolutions in favor of independence from Western colonization. 
B) South Africa was allowed free elections and  elected  Nelson Mandela. 
C) More than half of the African continent gained their independence that year. 
D) All of the former colonial possessions in Africa were granted their independence that year. 
E) The World Bank forgave all the African countries' debts to foreign banks.

Question 17

What is the infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) There are no statistics for the infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa. 
B) 100 per 1000 
C) 500 per 1000 
D) 1 per 1000 
E) 7 per 1000 
A) There are no statistics for the infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa. 
B) 100 per 1000 
C) 500 per 1000 
D) 1 per 1000 
E) 7 per 1000

Question 18

In the early part of the 21st century, which nation has invested heavily in the African continent?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Saudi Arabia 
C) Britain 
D) China 
E) the United States 
A) Russia 
B) Saudi Arabia 
C) Britain 
D) China 
E) the United States

Question 19

All o f the following influenced the decolonization process EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Discussion prior to 1945 by Western nations about self-determination. 
B) The formation of the United Nations and acceptance of self-determination. 
C) Nationalist movements among leaders in colonized areas. 
D) Western-educated individuals from colonized areas. 
E) The moral condemnation by the Catholic Church of colonialism. 
A) Discussion prior to 1945 by Western nations about self-determination. 
B) The formation of the United Nations and acceptance of self-determination. 
C) Nationalist movements among leaders in colonized areas. 
D) Western-educated individuals from colonized areas. 
E) The moral condemnation by the Catholic Church of colonialism.

Question 20

____________________  was founded in the 1960s as both a sounding board and a peacekeeping force in Africa.​

Accepted Answer

The Organi

Exam 49: Africas Decolonization and Independence

What is considered one of the most significant problems facing Africa in the 21st century ?

____________________ was a movement with Africans and African Americans reaching across the Atlantic and providing mutual support.

What effect have population numbers had on African economic, political, and social issues since independence?

Which nation saw the development of the first military dictatorship in sub-Saharan Africa?

Describe the initial momentum toward independence in post-colonial Africa, including both external and internal factors.

Which of the following is most accurate about the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?

Term for identification: Pan-Africanism

Term for identification: white settler colonies

Although it failed in Africa, the ____________________ system was based on the British precedent of a parliamentary government with interplay of a majority party and a loyal opposition.

By the 1970s, what was the status of most African governments?

In the 21st century, who was the first woman elected to head an African state?

Term for identification: kleptocracies

Which of the following was true of African nations gaining independence from European colonization?

M any African nations still lack an adequate supply of which occupation?

Conditions set by international lenders to compel economic reforms by African governments in return for loans are termed ____________________ .

Why is 1960 referred to as a "miraculous year" for African countries?

What is the infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa?

In the early part of the 21st century, which nation has invested heavily in the African continent?

All o f the following influenced the decolonization process EXCEPT

____________________ was founded in the 1960s as both a sounding board and a peacekeeping force in Africa.​

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