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Questions on “Africa: The Rise of Nationalism”
1) Why did African independence movements begin after World War II?
2) Which colony was first to become independent?
3) What is Kwame Nkrumah known for? What was the new name of his country?
4) Why did Kenya face challenges to independence? Who were the Mau-Mau and what did they want?
5) Who became President of independent Kenya?
6) Which African countries achieved independence without violence?
7) Why was Algeria different from other French African colonies? Why was its revolution so violent?
8) How long did Belgium allow for the Congo to prepare for independence? Who was Patric Lamumba?
What challenges did he face? What happened to him?
9) What happened to Nkrumah and his dream of Pan-Africanism?
10) Which European country held on longest to its African colonies? What were the names of those
colonies?
11) Which country aided Africans in their guerilla war against Portugal? When was Portugal’s empire in
Africa destroyed?