Which group of people did some European powers use to be their enforcers
Local Chiefs
Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent
They were engaged in the slave trade
Why did the European countries eventually set up colonies in African
They needed the raw material found on the African contontinent
Which is a system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger country
imperalism
Which was part of early European plans for Africa
protecting trade and transportation routes
Using African people to help European officials administer a colony was known as what form of government
indirect rule
What is the definition of "Assimilation?
giving up one's own customs and adopting those of another culture
When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?
AFTER World War II
Why did many of the boundaries of the new African states created after World War II cause problems
The boundaries split tribes and kinship groups
Which was most oftern used to draw new boundaries for African countries
Europeans followed the old colonial boundaries
Which Eurpoean country first colonized South Africa
Th Neatherlands
When Great Britian took ove South African and the Dutch settlers moved farther North, which African group fought that expansion
Zulus
What valuable natural resources were discovered in South Aftica after the British took control of that country
gold and diamonds
Which organization was formed to work for equality in the country of South African
African National Congress
What is the apartheid system
segregation of races
What was significant about Nelson Mandela's election to political office in South Africa in 1994
He was the first black president of South Africa
Why was the government of Kenya critized after independence, even though it was led by Africans
The new government refused to trade with western countries
What conflict broke out in Nigeria after independence was declared
religious conflict between Muslims and Christians
How could the political situation in Nigeria today he described
The government is still unstable
What percent of the population of South Africa was black when that country achieved independence
70 percent
What was the name of Nelson Mandela's political party
African National Congress
What decision did South African President F.W. De Klerk eventually make about the country's apartheid laws?
he lifted segregation restrictions on those living in South Africa cities
What was Nelson Mandela's attitude toward the people who had been responsible for the old governmentof South Africa?
He felt the different races needed to try to work together in the new government
What was the main goal of the PAN African Movement
to get all Africans to think of themselves as one people and work together