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What was the purpose of pan-Africanism?

A
to bring together Africans from all parts of the continent
B
to spread African culture to people of other backgrounds
C
to empower Africa to develop colonies in other nations
D
to unite people of African descent around the world
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European nations benefited from African colonies’

A
labor and resources.
B
industries and artisans.
C
established trade routes.
D
well-trained military.
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The large number of casualties in the Nigerian civil war can be attributed to

A
colonists’ lack of attention to cultural differences.
B
broad-based anger at economic disparity in the country.
C
widespread dissatisfaction with the Nigerian president.
D
the many different factions at war with one another.
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Because there was very little investment in education, African colonies

A
had few leaders with government experience.
B
had far too few teachers for their universities.
C
had many skilled workers with little education.
D
had many overqualified workers in menial jobs.
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What can one conclude about the link between falling cacao crop prices and rising economic problems in Ghana?

A
People stopped buying cacao when the economy faltered.
B
Economic problems led Ghana’s farmers to cut their cacao prices.
C
The country was too dependent on exports of its cacao crop.
D
Ghana grew cacao more economically when the economy slowed.
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Pan-African StatesAfrican AllianceAfrican UnionPan-African Union

A
Pan-African States
B
African Alliance
C
African Union
D
Pan-African Union
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Jomo Kenyatta caused discontent during his rule in Kenya by

A
becoming a member of the pan-African movement.
B
exhibiting favoritism toward the Kikuyu people.
C
leading the Kenyan African Nationalist Union.
D
encouraging election fraud to help him stay in office.
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The economies of most African colonies were dependent on

A
industrial development.
B
one or two crops.
C
a strong middle class.
D
diverse farmlands.
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Europeans ignored cultural divisions when setting colonial boundaries because

A
Europeans had no interest in or concern for African cultural divisions.
B
African cultural divisions were too complex for Europeans to understand.
C
respecting African cultural identity might negatively affect Africa’s economy.
D
African citizens did not have a strong sense of national or cultural identity.
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What was a major contributor to unrest in Nigeria?

A
its many ethnicities and religions
B
a series of military dictatorships
C
an economic dependence on oil
D
clashes with other African nations

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