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The purpose of the Pan African Movements in Africa is to
Develop a unified region.
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What role did Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Klerk play in the evolution of Apartheid in South Africa?
They worked to abolish apartheid.
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Which of these was the result of the nationalist movement in countries like Nigeria and Kenya?
independence
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In 1946 British colonial authorities made southern and northern Sudan into a single country. The inhabitants of southern Sudan primarily practice Christianity and Traditional African religions. Northern Sudan is inhabited by Arab Muslims. Merging the citizens in the previously separate regions led to the first Sudanese civil war and subsequent political and ethnical strife. Based on the passage, what contributed to civil war in Sudan?
Artificial political borders.
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In South Africa it is easy to start a business. In addition, private property rights are well protected. What impact does this have on the role of entrepreneurs in South Africa?
It's good news for entrepreneurs.
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Nigeria has large deposits of oil and is currently exporting much oil. However, Nigeria has very few industries outside of oil and no other significant natural resources. How does this impact Nigeria’s GDP?
a lower GDP
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Most African nations depend on foreign trade with many nations to provide things which are not made in their country. What makes trade between different countries easier?
Foreign exchange
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Nigeria has a new industry that builds tractors for agriculture. To protect this new industry from competition by lower priced foreign built tractors the Nigerian government would use what type of economic trade barrier to raise the price of imported tractors?
Tariff
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South African economic policy is conservative focusing on controlling inflation, maintaining a budget surplus, and using state-owned enterprises to deliver basic services to low-income areas as a means to increase job growth and household income. However, companies are freed to choose what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. Where does this policy place South Africa on a continuum between pure market and pure command?
More market than command
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In this country a single or centralized government authority decides what is produced. Which term identifies this type of economic system?
Command
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During the last half of the 20th century Africa has had numerous civil wars. Africa has a serious AIDS/HIV crisis. Over 70% of the people world-wide infected with AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa. One of the major consequences of the numerous civil wars affecting the treatment of AIDS patients is
The AIDs patients can't get medicine and they die.
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In Kenya males average 10 years of schooling and females 9 years. The literacy rate for males is 90% and females 80%. In Sudan the literacy rate for males is 61% and for females 50%. What could you conclude about the opportunity for education in the Sudan compared to Kenya?
Females have more opportunity for education in Kenya than Sudan.
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As a Parliamentary form of government, how is the President of South Africa elected?
The national assembly elects the president
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All citizens participate equally in which type of government?
Democracy
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In Nigeria’s government, power is divided between Central and regional authorities. This is an example of which government type?
Federal
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Who was the president that brought the policies of apartheid to an end?
F. W. de Klerk
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The African civil war in which the Hutus massacred 1,000,000 Tutis is called
What is Rawandan Genocide.
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Who was the former leader of the ANC and wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years for being an anti-apartheid activist?
Nelson Mandela
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What was the name for the areas of South Africa where only black people could live?
Bantu homelands
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Pan-Africanism was an important idea that led to the development of which organization?
African National Congress
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Ethnic conflicts, civil wars, unemployment, and the spread of diseases in Kenya and Nigeria are all results of
Government and corruption
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Fighting between two or more groups or regions in the same country is referred to as
Civil War
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How did black people of South Africa suffer under apartheid?
Blacks were discriminated against.
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Laws created to enforce the segregation of people by race in South Africa were called
Aparteid
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South Africans formed the African National Congress (ANC) in order to
Unite South Africans to fight for greater civil rights for blacks.