Question 1

Which individual led the Convention People's Party,the first formal political party in black Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jomo Kenyatta. 
B)  Mobutu Sese Seko. 
C)  Julius Nyerere. 
D)  Kwame Nkrumah. 
E)  Sékou Touré. 
A)  Jomo Kenyatta. 
B)  Mobutu Sese Seko. 
C)  Julius Nyerere. 
D)  Kwame Nkrumah. 
E)  Sékou Touré.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-"African form of socialism"

Accepted Answer

The term "African form of socialism" ref

Question 3

Since 1979,Iraq has invaded both

Accepted Answer

A)  Jordan and the Sudan. 
B)  Iran and Afghanistan. 
C)  Kuwait and Iran. 
D)  Kuwait and Afghanistan. 
E)  Kazakhstan and Burundi. 
A)  Jordan and the Sudan. 
B)  Iran and Afghanistan. 
C)  Kuwait and Iran. 
D)  Kuwait and Afghanistan. 
E)  Kazakhstan and Burundi.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-David Ben-Gurion

Accepted Answer

David Ben-Gurion was a prominent Zionist

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Kwame Nkrumah and the Convention People's Party

Accepted Answer

Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Wole Soyinka's The Interpreters

Accepted Answer

"The Interpreters" is a novel written by

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Iraq's Sunnis,Shi'ites,and Kurds

Accepted Answer

Iraq's Sunnis, Shi'ites, and Kurds are t

Question 8

All of the following are correct about early African nationalist activities except

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A)  most of the anti-colonial nationalists were committed to violence. 
B)  they were led by Western-educated African intellectuals. 
C)  political organizations for African rights did not arise until after World War I. 
D)  the ANC was formed by local Africans in South Africa. 
E)  at first many advocates of African rights focused on improving living conditions rather than independence. 
A)  most of the anti-colonial nationalists were committed to violence. 
B)  they were led by Western-educated African intellectuals. 
C)  political organizations for African rights did not arise until after World War I. 
D)  the ANC was formed by local Africans in South Africa. 
E)  at first many advocates of African rights focused on improving living conditions rather than independence.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-AIDS

Accepted Answer

AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficienc

Question 10

Anwar al-Sadat

Accepted Answer

A)  advocated a union of Arabs, Turks, and East Africans in the "cross-continent state of sharing." 
B)  never deviated from Nassar's policies. 
C)  differed from Nassar, proving to be far more pragmatic. 
D)  was able, with the aid of President Richard Nixon, to work out a partial peace with Israel in 1978. 
E)  was eventually forced to resign and retired to Geneva. 
A)  advocated a union of Arabs, Turks, and East Africans in the "cross-continent state of sharing." 
B)  never deviated from Nassar's policies. 
C)  differed from Nassar, proving to be far more pragmatic. 
D)  was able, with the aid of President Richard Nixon, to work out a partial peace with Israel in 1978. 
E)  was eventually forced to resign and retired to Geneva.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo Trilogy

Accepted Answer

The Cairo Trilogy is a series of novels

Question 12

In Kenya,

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A)  the population has been reduced, which has slowed economic growth. 
B)  the shortage of agricultural land forced Kenyans to migrate to Saudi Arabia to find better farmland. 
C)  the government of President Moi publicly praised the novelist Ngugi Wo Thiong'o and published his work in the Kikuyu language. 
D)  capitalism is the dominant economic system. 
E)  the ANC called for the ouster of President Moi. 
A)  the population has been reduced, which has slowed economic growth. 
B)  the shortage of agricultural land forced Kenyans to migrate to Saudi Arabia to find better farmland. 
C)  the government of President Moi publicly praised the novelist Ngugi Wo Thiong'o and published his work in the Kikuyu language. 
D)  capitalism is the dominant economic system. 
E)  the ANC called for the ouster of President Moi.

Question 13

The following are true of the African National Congress except

Accepted Answer

A)  it was originally led by Western-inclined intellectuals who had little popular support. 
B)  it was initially aimed at achieving full equality for the educated native population through peaceful means. 
C)  its policies met with cooperative reactions from the white majority who held power. 
D)  in time, its policies became more prone to the use of violence to achieve its goals. 
E)  its original goal was to achieve economic and political reforms "within the system." 
A)  it was originally led by Western-inclined intellectuals who had little popular support. 
B)  it was initially aimed at achieving full equality for the educated native population through peaceful means. 
C)  its policies met with cooperative reactions from the white majority who held power. 
D)  in time, its policies became more prone to the use of violence to achieve its goals. 
E)  its original goal was to achieve economic and political reforms "within the system."

Question 14

What has been the significance of the concepts of Pan-Africanism and nationalism in the development of the independent nations of Africa? How have dreams clashed with realities in the independent nations of Africa,and how have African governments sought to meet these challenges? Why do tensions between farmers and pastoral peoples appear to be on the rise in Africa today? In what parts of the continent is the problem most serious?

Accepted Answer

The concepts of Pan-Africanism and natio

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-uhuru

Accepted Answer

Uhuru is a Swahili word that means "free

Question 16

The Pan-African belief in a distinctive "African personality" included all of the following except it

Accepted Answer

A)  was a defensive response rejecting views of Western racial superiority. 
B)  assumes that there is a distinctive African personality. 
C)  says that African blackness has a humanistic, emotional nature that is different from that of Western materialism. 
D)  is believed to provide a common sense of destiny for all black Africans. 
E)  believes that all persons of African heritage should return to their motherland. 
A)  was a defensive response rejecting views of Western racial superiority. 
B)  assumes that there is a distinctive African personality. 
C)  says that African blackness has a humanistic, emotional nature that is different from that of Western materialism. 
D)  is believed to provide a common sense of destiny for all black Africans. 
E)  believes that all persons of African heritage should return to their motherland.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-African National Congress (ANC)

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-African National Congress (ANC)...

Question 18

All of the following are problems faced by the capitalist government of Kenya except

Accepted Answer

A)  landlessness is high, and twenty percent of the people are squatters. 
B)  unemployment is stagnant at around forty percent.. 
C)  the rate of population growth is among the highest in the world. 
D)  constant tensions exist between farmers and pastoralists. 
E)  chronically poor soil. 
A)  landlessness is high, and twenty percent of the people are squatters. 
B)  unemployment is stagnant at around forty percent.. 
C)  the rate of population growth is among the highest in the world. 
D)  constant tensions exist between farmers and pastoralists. 
E)  chronically poor soil.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-genital mutilation and polygamy

Accepted Answer

Genital mutilation, often referred to as

Question 20

Oil resources are distributed relatively equally among the Arab states of the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 29: Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Which individual led the Convention People's Party,the first formal political party in black Africa?

Identify the following terms. -"African form of socialism"

Since 1979,Iraq has invaded both

Identify the following terms. -David Ben-Gurion

Identify the following terms. -Kwame Nkrumah and the Convention People's Party

Identify the following terms. -Wole Soyinka's The Interpreters

Identify the following terms. -Iraq's Sunnis,Shi'ites,and Kurds

All of the following are correct about early African nationalist activities except

Identify the following terms. -AIDS

Anwar al-Sadat

Identify the following terms. -Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo Trilogy

In Kenya,

The following are true of the African National Congress except

Identify the following terms. -uhuru

The Pan-African belief in a distinctive "African personality" included all of the following except it

Identify the following terms. -African National Congress (ANC)

All of the following are problems faced by the capitalist government of Kenya except

Identify the following terms. -genital mutilation and polygamy

Oil resources are distributed relatively equally among the Arab states of the Middle East.

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Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

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The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship: Asia the Middle East and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

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East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

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