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Chapter 30: Africa and the Middle East

Africa and the Middle East

1
In 1957 the Gold Coast, renamed _____, became the first British colony to gain independence.
A)Nigeria
B)Kenya
C)the Congo
D)Ghana
2
Unlike socialism in the Soviet Union or Eastern Europe, the African form of socialism _____.
A)saw as its goal the unity of all black Africans
B)included mixed economies
C)was based on African traditions of community
D)included a peaceful change of power rather than revolution
3
Which of these often helped bring about wars among ethnic groups in Africa?
A)Western influences
B)arbitrary national borders
C)unstable governments
D)collapses of military regimes
4
In recent years, popular demonstrations have led to the end of one-party and military regimes in Africa, such as the rule of Idi Amin in _____.
A)Uganda
B)Guinea
C)Kenya
D)Senegal
5
Which of these did NOT win the Nobel Peace Prize for ending apartheid?
A)Nelson Mandela
B)F.W. de Klerk
C)Desmond Tutu
D)Jomo Kenyatta
6
What increased international support for the establishment of a Jewish state?
A)Arab-Jewish tensions in Palestine
B)the 1948 Arab invasion of Israel
C)the Holocaust
D)Jewish immigration to Palestine
7
Under Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, who promoted pan-Arabism, Egypt and _____ briefly formed an Arab union.
A)Syria
B)Jordan
C)Lebanon
D)Iraq
8
After Egypt imposed a blockade against Israeli shipping through the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel launched an air strike that turned into the _____.
A)intifada
B)Golan Heights War
C)al-Fatah
D)Six-Day War
9
To strike at Israel, Yasir Arafat founded _____ as a guerrilla movement.
A)the Palestinian Authority
B)the Palestine Liberation Organization
C)al-Fatah
D)the intifada
10
In 2003 a largely U.S.-led army invaded _____.
A)Afghanistan
B)Kuwait
C)Iran
D)Iraq
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