Chapter 16 - International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond

Which statement best reflects the relationship between Europe and African empires in the 1940s?

Europeans recognized the winds of change and expected rapid independence

In the postwar environment, Europe stopped investing in Africa

Europeans hoped investments in Africa would spur postwar recovery

During the Second World War, Europeans saw no necessity for political reforms in Africa

None

Which statement about decolonization is most true?

Experiences of African soldiers in the Second World War increased their political awareness

The use of force was often successful in maintaining empire

The Bretton Woods economic system made imperial powers more dependent on colonial trade

Most transfers of power were the result of lengthy planning by the imperial powers

None

What were the tenets of pan-Africanism in the 1950s & 1960s?

Africa should move towards federation

Artificial European borders should be replaced by new borders dividing Africa along cultural lines

common cultural and social ties should be developed within Africa

A and C

None

Which of the statements about southern Africa is most true?

Rhodesia broke from Britain as a protest against apartheid in South Africa

Portugal retained its colonies longest due to pragmatic compromise

South Africa was able to avoid isolation during the Cold War due to its strategic minerals

Apartheid was a longstanding South African legal system dating to the 1880s

None

Which statement about the Cold War in Africa is most true?

African states were reluctant to accept too much assistance from the Soviets after winning independence

The Soviet Union had limited capacity to support African regimes in the early 1960s

struggles against white rule in Southern Africa changed the nature of the Cold War in Africa

All of the above

None

Which states did not send significant forces to fight in Cold War conflicts in Africa in the 1970s?

Cuba

the United States

South Africa

All of the above

None

Which of the following was not a factor in the dismantling of Apartheid in South Africa?

Rising international condemnation in the 1980s

paralysis of the National Party government

Apartheid government could no longer deliver prosperity

Increased Soviet presence supporting revolutionaries

None

How did colonial rule create challenges for newly independent states?

Lack of qualified professionals

Lack of pluralist political institutions

Existence of patronage system

Colonial power support for traditional chiefs over nationalist elites

None

What other challenges have been faced by African states since the 1960s?

Unreliability of climate has hit agriculture

Commodity price collapse created debt problems

Neo-colonial relationships with former imperial states

All of the above

None

10.

Which factors have not been challenges to African stability since 1990?

Mineral wealth

incorporation of opposition parties into government

Oil price spike

None of the above

None