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What was the result of Portugal’s decision to hold onto its African colonies?
A. The leaders of the African colonies respected Portugal’s decision and continued to receive support from Portugal.
B. Nationalist movements in the colonies continued to press for independence using nonviolent means.
C. There were long years of warfare between the Portuguese and Africans until it became impossible for Portugal to support its colonies.
D. The African colonies placed sanctions on Portugal until the Portuguese withdrew from Africa.
4. As leader of the Gold Coast nationalists, Kwame Nkrumah
A. pressed for independence from France.
B. hoped to keep the Gold Coast out of World War II.
C. eventually became prime minister of the new nation of Ghana.
D. led the Belgian Congo to independence.
5. One challenge to the African independence movement was that by the end of the 1960s, many former European colonies in Africa were ruled by which of the following forms of government?
A. Constitutional monarchies
B. Democratic republics
C. Dictatorships
D. Socialist communes
6. The Kenyan struggle for independence was difficult because
A. the Kikuyu people were also fighting for independence in two other countries.
B. the French refused to give up control of Kenya.
C. Nelson Mandela had to lead the independence movement from prison.
D. white settlers feared they would lose valuable cash crops.
7. After gaining independence, African nations faced many different challenges, including environmental challenges. Which of the following is an environmental challenge that African nations face?
A. Apartheid
B. Desertification
C. Patronage
D. Infrastructure
8. What was South Africa’s biggest challenge in gaining independence?
A. Apartheid
B. Lack of international support
C. Civil war
D. Widespread HIV
A. The leaders of the African colonies respected Portugal’s decision and continued to receive support from Portugal.
B. Nationalist movements in the colonies continued to press for independence using nonviolent means.
C. There were long years of warfare between the Portuguese and Africans until it became impossible for Portugal to support its colonies.
D. The African colonies placed sanctions on Portugal until the Portuguese withdrew from Africa.
4. As leader of the Gold Coast nationalists, Kwame Nkrumah
A. pressed for independence from France.
B. hoped to keep the Gold Coast out of World War II.
C. eventually became prime minister of the new nation of Ghana.
D. led the Belgian Congo to independence.
5. One challenge to the African independence movement was that by the end of the 1960s, many former European colonies in Africa were ruled by which of the following forms of government?
A. Constitutional monarchies
B. Democratic republics
C. Dictatorships
D. Socialist communes
6. The Kenyan struggle for independence was difficult because
A. the Kikuyu people were also fighting for independence in two other countries.
B. the French refused to give up control of Kenya.
C. Nelson Mandela had to lead the independence movement from prison.
D. white settlers feared they would lose valuable cash crops.
7. After gaining independence, African nations faced many different challenges, including environmental challenges. Which of the following is an environmental challenge that African nations face?
A. Apartheid
B. Desertification
C. Patronage
D. Infrastructure
8. What was South Africa’s biggest challenge in gaining independence?
A. Apartheid
B. Lack of international support
C. Civil war
D. Widespread HIV