Decolonization in Africa

The first African country to achieve independence was Rwanda. Kenya. Nigeria. Ghana.

Ghana.

Because there was very little investment in education, African colonies had few leaders with government experience. had far too few teachers for their universities. had many skilled workers with little education. had many overqualified workers in menial jobs.

had few leaders with government experience.

What was a major contributor to unrest in Nigeria? its many ethnicities and religions a series of military dictatorships an economic dependence on oil clashes with other African nations

its many ethnicities and religions

European nations benefited from African colonies' labor and resources. industries and artisans. established trade routes. well-trained military.

labor and resources.

When military leaders and dictators ruled Nigeria, they sometimes tried to prevent unrest by allowing peaceful, supervised political activity. agreeing to small, incremental changes. banning expressions of ethnic pride. prohibiting all criticism of the government.

prohibiting all criticism of the government.

The large number of casualties in the Nigerian civil war can be attributed to colonists' lack of attention to cultural differences. broad-based anger at economic disparity in the country. widespread dissatisfaction with the Nigerian president. the many different factions at war with one another.

the many different factions at war with one another.

What was the purpose of pan-Africanism? to bring together Africans from all parts of the continent to spread African culture to people of other backgrounds to empower Africa to develop colonies in other nations to unite people of African descent around the world

to unite people of African descent around the world

The Rwandan genocide took place in which year? 1962 1994 1992 1967

1994

Why did corruption increase when opposition political parties were banned in Ghana? Nkrumah's government held too much power, and officials could do whatever they wanted. Opposition parties operated secretly and illegally, and they tried to undermine the government. Citizens revolted against Nkrumah's rule, and crime became common among workers. Opposition parties ran on anti-corruption platforms, but they won no support from the public.

Nkrumah's government held too much power, and officials could do whatever they wanted.

What can one conclude about the link between falling cacao crop prices and rising economic problems in Ghana? People stopped buying cacao when the economy faltered. Economic problems led Ghana's farmers to cut their cacao prices. The country was too dependent on exports of its cacao crop. Ghana grew cacao more economically when the economy slowed.

The country was too dependent on exports of its cacao crop.