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African History since 1800 Study Questions
possible African history midterm questions. HIST 106
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04/02/2012

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This African country was the last to regain independence in 1993
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Eritrea
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Tanzania was the name adopted at independence by this former German East African colony
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Tanganyika
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The Gambia was not a French colony, it was actually
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British
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Togoland was originally a _______ colony despite its location in West Africa
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German
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This North African country was the last Ottoman territory to be conquered by Italy after World War I
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Libya
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Formerly called Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo, this huge African country was initially a personal plantation of this European monarch
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King Leopold
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To the French, "Afrique du nord" means its North African colonies without these two
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Libya & Egypt
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The Gold Cost was renamed ______ in 1957 as the first Black African independent country
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Ghana
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Southwest Africa, now Namibia, was initially a ______ colony until 1919
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German
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Despite being the only African country that was never effectively colonized, Ethiopia became victim of this European regime in 1930s
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Fascist
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North and Southern Rhodesia are now called _____________ after regaining independence from Britain
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Zambia and Zimbabwe
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This country used the Apartheid policy to discriminate against the Black majority of its population
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South Africa
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The United Nations Charter was signed in 1945 in this U.S city
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San Francisco
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The League of Nations used this term to administer former German colonies
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Mandate
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Germany was forced to lose its overseas colonies as part of _______ measures after World War I
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Reparations
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French wanted to "civilize" its colonial subjects through this policy
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Assimilation
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The UN set this year as "Africa Year" to encourage decolonization of the continent
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1960
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World War II drew this North African country into a full war condition due to its relationship with France
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Algeria
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All former French colonies in West Africa voted for a continued cooperation with France after independence except this country that demanded full independence
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Guinea
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These two African personalities in the U.S helped shape the future of Africa through he Pan Africanist movement
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Marcus Garvey and WEB Du Bois
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Which of the following countries was an Italian colony?
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Somalia
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Libya became the first country in Africa to regain independence through the UN because it was
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a Mandate territory
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This class of Africans was vocal against colonialism on the continent
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Elite
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Former British African colonies by default were admitted into this organization headed by the British Monarch unless they opt out
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The British Commonwealth of Nations
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The independence movement in the Belgian Congo was more complex due to the absence of this class among the nationalist
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Elite
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1960 in African history is considered _______ due to birth of new nations
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Annus mirabilis
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Colonialism in Africa was essentially the basis of the continent's ____
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Economic exploitation
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World War I was fought on the basis of _____ between European countries
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Imperialism
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One of the repercussions of WWI was
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Germany's loss of African colonies
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France never lost interest in reacquiring _______ from British control
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Suez Canal
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This is the largest yet remote French colony in Africa
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Madagascar
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Benito Mussolini sought to establish a great Italian colonial empire in Africa by annexing this country in 1935
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Ethiopia
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