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The fir st president of the first country freed in Africa was ____________________.

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Which of the following is most accurate about the Organization of African Unity (OAU) ?


A) The OAU was the main benefactor of the Green Revolution in Africa.
B) The OAU increasingly took on the role of peacekeeper for the African continent.
C) The OAU succeeded in bringing about economic improvements throughout Africa.
D) The OAU was founded immediately after World War II to promote African independence.
E) The OAU became an elitist organization that left the poor to fend for themselves.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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____________________  is defined as a government consisting of thieves.​

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____________________  was founded in the 1960s as both a sounding board and a peacekeeping force in Africa.​

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After World War II, what was the overall shared vision of the new leaders regarding African nationalism?


A) the Green Revolution
B) equality with whites
C) a chicken in every pot
D) an Africa for Africans
E) immediate industrialization

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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In African universities, the majority of higher degrees are issued in all of the following fields EXCEPT


A) law
B) engineering
C) humanities
D) foreign literature
E) education

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Term for identification: monoeconomies

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Which of the following best defines the term white settler colonies ?


A) A colony under the economic control of the former colonial power.
B) A colony where millions of people moved into towns and cities from the countryside.
C) A colony dominated by a single city within the states or societies.
D) A colony with significant minority of Europeans who immigrated after both world wars to improve their lives.
E) A colony with polices to acculturate the colonial subjects with the Western powers' language, history, and civilization.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Term for identification: kleptocracies

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Explain the key social issues in Africa since independence.

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All of the following were true of Pan-Africanism EXCEPT


A) It began in the US and the Caribbean in the early 20th century.
B) It influenced the decolonization process.
C) It encouraged a sense of racial unity and strength.
D) Many of the African leaders shunned the movement.
E) It became international in scope by World War II.

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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Describe the initial momentum toward independence in post-colonial Africa, including both external and internal factors.

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What effect have population numbers had on African economic, political, and social issues since independence?

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Term for identification: Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs)

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Which of the following was true of African nations gaining independence from European colonization?


A) South Africa broke free in the early 1980s.
B) France held its colonies until the late 1960s.
C) Kenya was the first to win independence in 1957.
D) Britain eventually let even the white settler colonies go.
E) French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa achieved independence in 1958.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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Term for identification: World Bank

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