Question 1

The AIDS virus in Africa has had which effect?

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A)  It is little threat to the peoples of Africa.
B)  It is more of a problem in rural Africa than in the urban areas because of peasant ignorance.
C)  It has infected at least 5 percent of the total population of sub-Saharan Africa.D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 2

From where do Africans receive substantial foreign investment?

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Africans receive substantial foreign inv...

Question 3

Which of the following statements about African colonial agriculture is true?

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A)  European agricultural methods were virtually universally adopted.
B)  Most proceeds from agricultural production were reinvested in local populations.
C)  Most African colonial subjects grew their crops solely for their own sustenance.D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 4

How does class affect women's lived experience in Africa?

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Class has a significant impact on women'...

Question 5

How did colonialism prevent political development in African colonies?

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Colonialism prevented political developm...

Question 6

Which of the following is a significant source of foreign investment for many African states?

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A)  Grants-in-aid given by Brazil and India
B)  Infrastructure development funding through China's Belt and Road Initiative
C)  U.S. and European microloans to African womenD) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 7

In today's African society, which of the following is true?

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A)  African intellectuals have satisfactorily addressed the issues posed by the negative consequences of colonialism and the challenges faced in postcoloniality.
B)  African intellectuals are engaged in an effort to reshape African identities while responding to the benefits and detriments of living in a connected world.
C)  African intellectuals are largely turning their back on the outside world, instead focusing on developing better relations between African states and societies.D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 8

What benefits did rapid urbanization have for independent African states? What problems did it compound? What were the results?

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Rapid urbanization in independent Africa...

Question 9

Describe the problems faced by newly independent African states. How responsible were colonial policies for these problems? What results did these problems have?

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The newly independent African states fac...

Question 10

What are the aims of African feminist movements?

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African feminist movements, while divers...

Question 11

Capitalism was successfully established in Kenya for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  The precolonial existence of a substantial middle class
B)  Fairly relaxed colonial policies that allowed Kenyan society to remain intact
C)  Extensive agricultural and mineral resources in the lowlandD) None of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 12

Most African leaders looked to which political model for their own future independent states?

Accepted Answer

A)  They accepted the Western model of political organization.
B)  They opted for the Soviet model of political organization.
C)  They adopted Maoist communism as a model for economic organization, given that, like China, most Africans were peasant farmers.D) A) and B)
E) None of the above

Question 13

How did the British respond to the Mau Mau revolt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systematic internment, torture, execution, and counterinsurgency operations against the Kikuyu
B)  Massive aerial bombing campaigns designed to destroy the Mau Mau leadership
C)  Negotiations with Mau Mau leadership to reach a settlement to stop the violenceD) B) and C)
E) None of the above

Question 14

Why did European governments grant independence to African colonies later than Asian colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colonialism was more entrenched in Africa-the West had taken possession of that continent long before it had established itself in Asia.
B)  In Africa, colonial policies had created fewer obvious candidates for successor states and governments-European colonial rulers thought this meant independence was much further away.
C)  Western military power was greater in Africa since it was closer to Europe than was Asia and relied more heavily on African bases-European governments were more unwilling to give these up.D) B) and C)
E) None of the above

Question 15

In colonial southern Africa, voting was limited to whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  To whites only
B)  To Black Africans if they had achieved a high school degree, which of course limited their numbers
C)  To whites only, except in Cape Colony where so-called mixed-race persons could also voteD) A) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 16

African socialism failed in Tanzania for all except which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resistance by conservative peasants
B)  Lack of economic aid from foreign countries
C)  CorruptionD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 17

Who was the author of Tanzania's Arusha Declaration of 1967?

Accepted Answer

A)  Julius Nyerere
B)  Nelson Mandela
C)  Jomo KenyattaD) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 18

Why is economic migration increasing in Africa?

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Economic migration is increasing in Afri...

Question 19

How is neocolonialism best described?

Accepted Answer

A)  It continued Western domination primarily through economic means.
B)  It was the use of military force by Western powers to control their former African colonies.
C)  It refers to imperialistic expansion in Africa by African countries against their neighbors.D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 20

By the late 1960s, which of the following were among the remaining European colonies in Africa?

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A)  Mozambique and Angola.
B)  Zimbabwe and Uganda
C)  Ethiopia and Eritrea.D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Exam 14: Emerging Africa

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By the late 1960s, which of the following were among the remaining European colonies in Africa?

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In today's African society, which of the following is true?

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Capitalism was successfully established in Kenya for which of the following reasons?

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