HIST252 Final Exam - Modern Africa History | Practice Test / Quiz / MCQs

1. Which statement about the Treaty of Versailles best describes the position of Africans at the negotiation table?

Independent states like Ethiopia represented African interests.Africans were prevented from attending the conference.Africans boycotted the Treaty conference.African representatives reinforced colonial interests at the conference.

2. Which of the following circumstances did NOT play any role in the decision-making processes of African leaders with respect to their responses to the colonization of Africa?

Potential economic benefit of an alliance with the European powerEconomic ties with Caribbean statesAccounts of diplomatic successes/failures of other politiesPolitical relationships with neighboring politiesMilitary strength of own forces and those of the European power

3. Which statement best describes the objective of the 1913 Native Land Act?

The act limited the ability of Africans to own land so that white farmers would have access to African labor.The act required Africans to register their land so that taxes could be assessed by the South African government.The act prevented foreigners from buying land in Africa to protect African farmers from capitalist encroachment.The act required Africans to work on white-owned farmers.

4. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the nature of Pan-Africanism?

Pan-Africanism is a political movement that originated in British colonies and advocated the complete liberation of all colonies in Africa.Pan-Africanism is a political movement that emerged among educated elites in Africa's urban centers with the goal of overthrowing colonial governments.Pan-Africanism emerged in the African diaspora as a political response to colonial subjugation.Pan-Africanism was a literary movement among African elites in Europe.

6. Which of the following explanations for the relative weakness of the Portuguese Empire during the Scramble for Africa is false?

Portuguese Roman Catholic missionaries were unsuccessful at winning converts in Africa.Portugal's population was too small to maintain a large colonial army or to populate settler colonies.Portuguese colonies failed to successfully transition away from slave trading in the late nineteenth century.Political instability in Portugal itself weakened metropolitan interest in managing the empire.

7. Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe one of Idi Amin's policies in Uganda?

The army was demobilized to reduce the threat of a military coup against Amin.Amin attacked the ethnic groups of his political rivals to eliminate perceived threats to his regime.Asians were expelled from Uganda.Uganda invaded Tanzania to eliminate rebel bases.

8. Which statement best describes the political strategy employed by trade union members and political activists in France's West African empire after the Second World War?

Africans adopted the language of self-determination, used by American president Roosevelt during the war, to call for independence from France.Africans used Islam to create political alliances between intellectuals and workers, laying the groundwork for electoral victories against France.Africans used the Marxist idea of class struggle to create revolutionary organizations to overthrow the French government.Africans used the French ideal of 'assimilation' to demand pay and political rights at the same levels enjoyed by citizens in France.

10. What function did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission serve in post-apartheid South Africa?

The Commission allowed whites and blacks in South Africa to press charges against leaders responsible for abuses committed under apartheid.The Commission allowed whites and blacks in South Africa to testify without punishment about abuses committed under apartheid.The Commission prosecuted ANC guerillas for war crimes committed during the fight against apartheid.The Commission prosecuted government soldiers for war crimes committed during the fight against apartheid.

11. Which of the following typically is NOT considered to be a political legacy of colonialism?

Strong emphasis on law and orderArtificial state boundariesPoliticized ethnic identitiesStrong leadershipCorruption

13. Which of the following statements best describes the origins of the Madhist movement in Sudan?

The Mahdi preached that bullets fired by the British at his followers would turn to water.The Mahdi was elected by the Sudanese people to represent their interests in Egypt.The Mahdi rose to prominence as an anti-colonial leader when he defeated a French army at Fashoda.The Mahdi preached a holy war against the corrupt Egyptian regime in Sudan.

15. Which of the following statements best reflects the economic motivations for Europe's colonization of Africa?

Africa's large population is an untapped consumer market for Europe's surplus goods, and due to African leaders' unwillingness to enter into trade agreements, Europe needs to colonize Africa to gain access to this consumer market.The colonization of Africa brings distinct advantages to European capitalists, businesspeople, and states, because Africa's natural resource wealth guarantees continual access to much needed resources, and Africa offers enormous markets for European manufactured products.The inherent low cost of maintaining colonies in tropical climates means that colonies are a smart investment for European states to generate large returns on their investments while simultaneously creating a solid supporter base among the bourgeoisie.A colonial political structure is most amenable to Europe's intent of bringing the benefits of its industrial revolution to other parts of the world.

16. What did France propose to its overseas colonies in the 1958 constitutional referendum?

Autonomous status within a French CommunityLimited citizenship rights to colonial subjectsTransformation of all colonies into Overseas Departments of FranceImmediate severing of ties between colonies and FranceFree trade privileges with France

17. Which statement best describes the political effect of mineral discoveries on South Africa during the nineteenth century?

Discoveries of gold and diamonds enriched the British, and it allowed them to conquer the Zulu.Discoveries of gold and diamonds enriched the Zulu, and it allowed them to resist Afrikaner imperialism.Discoveries of gold and diamonds enriched the Afrikaner states and allowed them to resist British imperialism.Discoveries of gold and diamonds enriched the Afrikaner states but attracted British imperialists.

18. Which statement accurately describes an effect of the end of the wars in Africa?

American businesses replaced German monopolies in key industries.African producers suffered as commodity prices fell.Africans gained new political rights as a reward for wartime service.Colonial administrations granted more autonomy to local rulers.

19. Which statement best describes the purpose of native land reserves in apartheid South Africa?

Limited amounts of land in the reserves forced black workers to find wage-labor employment in mines and on white-owned farms.Large amounts of land in the reserves allowed black pastoralists to preserve their traditions of cattle raising, ensuring a supply of meat for urban markets.Reserves preserved the power of African chiefs, eliminating the need for expensive policing by the South African state.Land rights in the reserves ensured that Africans had access to a basic degree of food security.

20. Which of the following statements best describes the response of Muslim leaders to French rule in West Africa?

Leaders boycotted government institutions.Leaders cooperated with colonial governments in exchange for religious autonomy.Leaders cooperated with colonial governments to gain political power.Leaders used colonial governments to recruit new members to Sufi lodges.Leaders organized jihad wars against colonial occupation.

22. Which statement best describes the political settlement reached between Great Britain and the Afrikaner states in South Africa?

English-speaking leaders agreed to leave the Afrikaner states independent of the new Union of South Africa in exchange for mineral rights.English-speaking leaders assumed control over Afrikaner states in the new Union of South Africa and granted Afrikaners cultural autonomy.Afrikaner leaders were forced to join the new Union of South Africa and agreed to give limited voting rights to blacks.Afrikaner leaders agreed to join the new Union of South Africa and kept the right to continue denying political rights to blacks.

23. Which of the following statements was NOT an aspect of 'neocolonialism' in Africa?

Governments in newly independent countries became dependent on aid and loans from the U.S. and former colonial powers.Western countries maintained ownership of key industries and important sectors of the economy in newly independent countries.The U.S. flooded newly independent countries with cultural and media products, espousing Western values.Former colonial powers maintained military bases in newly independent countries.Former colonial powers retained exclusive trading rights with newly independent countries.

24. Which statement best describes the methods used to extract resources employed by King Leopold's regime in the Congo Free State?

The Congo Free State used market incentives to lure Congolese workers into producing rubber and other commodities.Leopold appointed a network of administrations who indirectly obtained commodities through Congolese chiefs.Leopold instructed Congo Free State officials to put Congolese prisoners to work producing commodities.Leopold's agents used violence and intimidation to coerce Congolese workers into gathering rubber and other commodities.

25. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the writings 'The White Man's Burden' and The Black Man's Burden?

'The White Man's Burden,' written by Kipling, is a poem exalting the benefits of colonialism and Morel's book The Black Man's Burden offers a negative assessment of colonialism.Both pieces were written by E.D. Morel in response to the atrocities committed in the Congo Free State with the goal of removing colonial control from King Leopold II.The author of 'The White Man's Burden' successfully demonstrates that colonialism benefits the colonized but fails to benefit the colonizer, while the author of The Black Man's Burden shows that colonialism fails to bring any benefits to both the colonizeBoth pieces were written by Rudyard Kipling and, respectively, offer a European and African viewpoint on colonialism.

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