Welcome to your Grade 12 History chapter 7
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Which African country was the only one in French West Africa to vote "No" in the 1958 referendum and gain immediate independence?
2.
What was the name of the new French community structure proposed by Charles de Gaulle in the 1958 constitution?
3.
Who was the first president of independent Guinea who turned to the Soviet Union for assistance after France withdrew its support?
4.
Which two major factors were identified as stifling African development during the 1980s and 1990s?
5.
Which African country recorded substantial economic achievements in the post-independence period according to the text?
6.
In which part of sub-Saharan Africa did the Soviet Union have a particularly active strategic interest due to the Red Sea route?
7.
Which Somali leader expelled the Soviets in November 1977 after they supplied a massive amount of arms to Ethiopia?
8.
Where was the fifth Pan-African Conference held in 1945, which for the first time demanded the independence of Africa?
9.
What was the primary driving force behind the African national liberation struggle following World War II?
10.
Which naval base did the Soviet Union use in Ethiopia during the late 1970s?
11.
What happened to Guinea immediately after it voted "No" in the 1958 referendum?
12.
Which country was the major recipient of U.S. involvement in the Horn of Africa between 1953 and 1977?
13.
What was the status of the laws for colonies in French West Africa before the 1958 changes?
14.
According to the text, what was the impact of European colonization on indigenous African religious beliefs?
15.
In 1985, how many African countries were reported to be unable to feed their growing populations?
16.
Which two countries provided naval bases for the Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa?
17.
What choice were colonies given in the 1958 referendum proposed by Charles de Gaulle?
18.
What was the "end-product of 85 years of colonial misrule" according to the text?
19.
What slogan was provided by the 1945 Manchester Conference to rally Africans?
20.
Which of the following was a result of the Maji-Maji revolt despite its military defeat?
21.
Which country became the major Soviet client in Black Africa before the 1974 coup in Ethiopia?
22.
How did the Soviet Union react to the Derg's embrace of Socialism in Ethiopia?
23.
What was the estimated value of arms Ethiopia received from the Soviets between 1977 and 1980?
24.
Which leader in North Africa armed his military with Soviet equipment according to the text?
25.
What forced Africans to abandon their own names in favor of European or Christian names?
26.
Which country was a major recipient of Soviet arms for some time in the North African region?
27.
What was the nature of the independence struggle across the African continent?
28.
When did the Pan-African movement begin raising consciousness through conferences?
29.
Which country besides Botswana is mentioned as having recorded substantial economic achievements?
30.
What was the primary cause of political instability in many African countries post-independence?
