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Africa History Stack
Question | Answer |
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The Scramble for Africa | African nations took control of almost all of Africa. |
What was the goal of the Pan-African Movement in the 20th century? | To bring an end to the colonial rule in Africa. |
Why did white south Afrikaners set up the system of apartheid in South Africa in 1948? | to separate the races and discrimination against non-whites |
Why is Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa significant? | He was the first non-white elected president. |
What was a result of nationalism in Kenya and Nigeria? | They became independent countries. |
Nationalism | Love for one's country. |
Apartheid | a system of segregation of whites and non-whites in South Africa. |
How did the Pan-African Movement affect African nationalism? | It inspired residents of some countries in Africa to seek independence. |
A religious reason why Europeans colonized Africa. | The idea of Christianizing Africa made Europeans look favorably on the colonization of the continent. |
What was the end of the 19th century known as the "Age of Imperialism"? | European countries aggressively expanded their empires in Asia and Africa. |
How did Nigeria gain independence from Great Britain? | political pressure and largely peaceful negotiations unlike Kenya. |
Boundaries established by European governments that placed competing ethnic groups within the same country in Africa led to | outbreaks of civil war (fighting) |
Jomo Kenyatta inspired in Kenyans a sense of nationalism and a drive for | The right to self-government and independence |
What was an obstacle to Nigerian unity after the nation gained independence from Britain? | The Nigerian population was ethnically and religiously diverse |
What inspired anticolonial and independence in Nigeria and Kenya? | Pan-Africanism |
Independence movements in Kenya were | more violent than in Nigeria |
How did the Berlin Conference caused conflicts in Africa that continued to the modern day? | The BC ignored existing boundaries when creating colonies, leading to territorial disputes |