QUESTION 7 What were the characteristics of most African nations at independence from colonialism in the 1950s and 1960s

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QUESTION 7 What were the characteristics of most African nations at independence from colonialism in the 1950s and 1960s

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QUESTION 7
What were the characteristics of most African nations atindependence from colonialism in the 1950s and 1960s?
They were united, industrialized and prosperous
They were powerful and had large literate population
They were multi-ethnic, multi-racial, andmulti-religious with a largely agrarian and mono-cultureeconomy.
They were traditional with a pristine environment untouched bywesternization
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QUESTION 8
Which of the under-listed was not a resolution of the Lagos Planof Action made by the Organization of African Unity in 1980?
Industrialization
Nationalization of foreign investments in Africa
Increased foreign aid and assistance to Africa
Equality in trading relations
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QUESTION 9
Whydid the industrialization strategy adopted bymost African countries fail?
It was socialist oriented
It was sabotaged by Europeans
The overdependence of Africans on foreign technology, capital,and personnel
The Africans were too lazy and would not work in theindustries
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QUESTION 10
Which African country adopted the name and symbol of MarcusGarvey’s UNIA Shipping Line -Black Star Line on its flag atIndependence?
Liberia
Kenya
Ghana
Zambia
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QUESTION 11
What is the full meaning of A.G. O.A.?
African Grants for Opportunities in Agriculture
African Governance and Opposition Alliance
African Grooming Oversea Apprenticeship
African Growth Opportunities Act
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QUESTION 12
Who called the first meeting of people of African descent inEngland to protest the colonization of Africa in the 1890s and whatcountry was he from?
Sylvester Williams from Trinidad
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
William E.B. Dubois from USA
Marcus Josiah Garvey from Jamaica
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QUESTION 13
What was the cause of the Soweto Uprising, when was theuprising, and who organized the protest?
Protest against the takeover of education of Africans by theNative Education Department in 1954 and was organized byteachers
Rejection of the Apartheid system in 1949 by Africanmineworkers
Protest against the imposition of Afrikaans as themedium of teaching in African schools in 1976 and was organized bystudents
To pressurize the South African government to free jailedpolitical prisoners in 1962 and was organized by the ANC
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QUESTION 14
What was the name of the armed wing of the African NationalCongress that employed armed struggle and sabotage against theSouth African government?
Umkotho we Sizwe
Amandla
Ujamaa
Chama Cha Mapiduzi
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QUESTION 15
When did the Portuguese colonies win their independence?
1960
1957
1968
1975
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QUESTION 16
Which two African colonies did not win their independencethrough armed struggle?
Liberia and Uganda
Mozambique and Angola
Algeria and Kenya
Guinea Bissau and Zimbabwe
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QUESTION 17
In which of these ways did the economic crisis manifest inAfrica in the 1970s and 1980s?
Over-industrialization
Commodity export boom
Tourism boom
Increased indebtedness and inability to access new foreign loansto pay for imports
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QUESTION 18
Who was the advocate of the idea of “Africa for Africans”?
Oluadah Equaino
Blaize Diagne
Marcus Garvey
Kwame Nkrumah
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