Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Organization of African Unity (OAU)

Accepted Answer

The Organization of African Unity (OAU)

Question 2

Compare the themes of oppression and hope in the national literatures of Africa and the Arabic states. What do you think the role of education plays in portraying the respective pictures of nationalism, access to political and civil rights, and individual prosperity?​

Accepted Answer

The national literatures of Africa and t

Question 3

The following are true of the African National Congress except

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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 4

Among the selectively distributed benefits of Western civilization in Africa in the 1940s was/were

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A) universal public schooling in all British and Portuguese colonies. 
B) railway networks and other industrial sectors in Algeria and South Africa. 
C) a well-developed industrial nucleus in the Gold Coast. 
D) nuclear power plants in Zimbabwe. 
E) pearl fisheries in Libya. 
A) universal public schooling in all British and Portuguese colonies. 
B) railway networks and other industrial sectors in Algeria and South Africa. 
C) a well-developed industrial nucleus in the Gold Coast. 
D) nuclear power plants in Zimbabwe. 
E) pearl fisheries in Libya.

Question 5

The majority of the terrorists who carried out the 11 September 2001 attack on the United States were from

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A) Afghanistan. 
B) Iran. 
C) Iraq. 
D) Saudi Arabia. 
E) Jordan. 
A) Afghanistan. 
B) Iran. 
C) Iraq. 
D) Saudi Arabia. 
E) Jordan.

Question 6

Iranian Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh was overthrown in 1953 with the assistance of whom?​

Accepted Answer

A) the Russian KGB 
B) ​the Ba'ath party in Syria 
C) ​Pan-Arabic forces led by Muammar Qaddafi. 
D) ​the American CIA 
E) ​British MI6. 
A) the Russian KGB 
B) ​the Ba'ath party in Syria 
C) ​Pan-Arabic forces led by Muammar Qaddafi. 
D) ​the American CIA 
E) ​British MI6.

Question 7

The genocide in Central Africa that occurred between 1996-2000 was in a civil war between ​

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A) ​Uganda and Zaire 
B) ​Rwanda and Uganda 
C) ​Burundi and Rwanda 
D) ​Tanzania and the DRC 
E) ​Rwanda and Tanzania 
A) ​Uganda and Zaire 
B) ​Rwanda and Uganda 
C) ​Burundi and Rwanda 
D) ​Tanzania and the DRC 
E) ​Rwanda and Tanzania

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Yasir Arafat, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and al-Fatah

Accepted Answer

Yasir Arafat: Yasir Arafat, also known a

Question 9

Is it accurate to claim that Turkey and Iran, both non-Arabic societies, may be the two most influential countries in the Middle East? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

It is accurate to claim that Turkey and

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

Accepted Answer

Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Mau Mau

Accepted Answer

The Mau Mau was a militant African natio

Question 12

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 13

Which of the following represents an example of outbreak of civil war in previously considered stable and prosperous nation?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​South Africa 
B) ​Ghana 
C) ​Burkina Faso 
D) ​Ivory Coast 
E) ​Liberia 
A) ​South Africa 
B) ​Ghana 
C) ​Burkina Faso 
D) ​Ivory Coast 
E) ​Liberia

Question 14

Is it realistic to argue that the Muslim societies of North Africa are so different from those of sub- Saharan Africa that they actually have nothing in common except geographic proximity and the fact that both are ex-colonial areas? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

It is not realistic to argue that the Mu

Question 15

In 1993, President de Klerk agreed with Nelson Mandela to implement

Accepted Answer

A) immediate and total National Party control until the ANC had greater experience in governing such a diverse society. 
B) a transitional period in which representatives of the National Party and the ANC would be cabinet members. 
C) democratic national elections. 
D) a temporary dictatorship which combined representatives of both parties. 
E) a voting system which was restricted to those who could both read and write. 
A) immediate and total National Party control until the ANC had greater experience in governing such a diverse society. 
B) a transitional period in which representatives of the National Party and the ANC would be cabinet members. 
C) democratic national elections. 
D) a temporary dictatorship which combined representatives of both parties. 
E) a voting system which was restricted to those who could both read and write.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-1967 Six-Day War, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights

Accepted Answer

The 1967 Six-Day War, the West Bank, and

Question 17

Why did the multinational forces that invaded Iraq in 1991 not occupy Baghdad?

Accepted Answer

A) ​They feared doing so would cause a breakup of the country that would benefit Iran. 
B) ​To avoid retaliation of Kurdish minorities in the northern province near Mosul. 
C) ​Baghdad was reputed to have a supply of "weapons of mass destruction." 
D) ​A Pan-Arabic alliance unified despite significant splits between Shiite and Sunni sects. 
E) ​To prevent the possible spread of Communism from Afghanistan. 
A) ​They feared doing so would cause a breakup of the country that would benefit Iran. 
B) ​To avoid retaliation of Kurdish minorities in the northern province near Mosul. 
C) ​Baghdad was reputed to have a supply of "weapons of mass destruction." 
D) ​A Pan-Arabic alliance unified despite significant splits between Shiite and Sunni sects. 
E) ​To prevent the possible spread of Communism from Afghanistan.

Question 18

Adherents to western style Capitalism among the new leaders of Africa included: ​

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A) ​Patrice Lumumbu 
B) ​Kwame Nkrumah 
C) ​Sekou Toure 
D) ​Jomo Kenyatta 
E) ​Julius Nyerere 
A) ​Patrice Lumumbu 
B) ​Kwame Nkrumah 
C) ​Sekou Toure 
D) ​Jomo Kenyatta 
E) ​Julius Nyerere

Question 19

. Uhuru is Arabic for "liberty."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Egyptian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988 was

Accepted Answer

A) Muhammad Fawzi. 
B) Muammar Qadhafi. 
C) Naguib Mahfouz. 
D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. 
E) Khalil Gibran. 
A) Muhammad Fawzi. 
B) Muammar Qadhafi. 
C) Naguib Mahfouz. 
D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. 
E) Khalil Gibran.

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

Identify the following terms. -Organization of African Unity (OAU)

Compare the themes of oppression and hope in the national literatures of Africa and the Arabic states. What do you think the role of education plays in portraying the respective pictures of nationalism, access to political and civil rights, and individual prosperity?​

The following are true of the African National Congress except

Among the selectively distributed benefits of Western civilization in Africa in the 1940s was/were

The majority of the terrorists who carried out the 11 September 2001 attack on the United States were from

Iranian Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh was overthrown in 1953 with the assistance of whom?​

The genocide in Central Africa that occurred between 1996-2000 was in a civil war between ​

Identify the following terms. -Yasir Arafat, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and al-Fatah

Is it accurate to claim that Turkey and Iran, both non-Arabic societies, may be the two most influential countries in the Middle East? Why or why not?

Identify the following terms. -Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

Identify the following terms. -Mau Mau

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

Which of the following represents an example of outbreak of civil war in previously considered stable and prosperous nation?​

Is it realistic to argue that the Muslim societies of North Africa are so different from those of sub- Saharan Africa that they actually have nothing in common except geographic proximity and the fact that both are ex-colonial areas? Why or why not?

In 1993, President de Klerk agreed with Nelson Mandela to implement

Identify the following terms. -1967 Six-Day War, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights

Why did the multinational forces that invaded Iraq in 1991 not occupy Baghdad?

Adherents to western style Capitalism among the new leaders of Africa included: ​

. Uhuru is Arabic for "liberty."

The Egyptian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988 was

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Compare the themes of oppression and hope in the national literatures of Africa and the Arabic states. What do you think the role of education plays in portraying the respective pictures of nationalism, access to political and civil rights, and individual prosperity?

Iranian Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh was overthrown in 1953 with the assistance of whom?

The genocide in Central Africa that occurred between 1996-2000 was in a civil war between

Which of the following represents an example of outbreak of civil war in previously considered stable and prosperous nation?

Adherents to western style Capitalism among the new leaders of Africa included: