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HIS 2110 Final Exam,HIS 2110 Midterm Exam
(2025):GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (100% Correct) (
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Satisfaction)
While European countries had long had a presence in Africa,
they did not exercise direct, formal, colonial rule in Africa until
approximately when? .....ANSWER.....The 1880s
Britain was the first European country to establish a colony in
Africa because they wanted to secure access to the ______
Canal. .....ANSWER.....Suez
The competition among European nations to establish colonies in
Africa was referred to as what? .....ANSWER.....The Scramble for
Africa
Kwame Nkrumah, inspired by Gandhi, successfully led the
movement for the independence of the British colony of the Gold
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Coast by being elected as prime minister of the new country of
_____. .....ANSWER.....Ghana
Algeria achieved its independence after a lengthy war of
resistance against ____. .....ANSWER.....France
Which year is known as the "Year of Africa?"
.....ANSWER.....1960
Who were the first settlers at Cape Town? .....ANSWER.....Dutch
East India Company
Why was the settlement so ethnically diverse? .....ANSWER.....Due
to: imported slaves (from East Africa, India, Indonesia),
intermarriage, and trade
Afrikaners .....ANSWER.....Descendants of Dutch settlers;
developed their own language (Afrikaans) and identity
When did the British take over the Cape settlement?
.....ANSWER.....1806
HIS 2110 Final Exam,HIS 2110 Midterm Exam
(2025):GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (100% Correct) (
50 Correct Answers) (Verified) (Guaranteed
Satisfaction)
While European countries had long had a presence in Africa,
they did not exercise direct, formal, colonial rule in Africa until
approximately when? .....ANSWER.....The 1880s
Britain was the first European country to establish a colony in
Africa because they wanted to secure access to the ______
Canal. .....ANSWER.....Suez
The competition among European nations to establish colonies in
Africa was referred to as what? .....ANSWER.....The Scramble for
Africa
Kwame Nkrumah, inspired by Gandhi, successfully led the
movement for the independence of the British colony of the Gold
, Page 2 of 11
Coast by being elected as prime minister of the new country of
_____. .....ANSWER.....Ghana
Algeria achieved its independence after a lengthy war of
resistance against ____. .....ANSWER.....France
Which year is known as the "Year of Africa?"
.....ANSWER.....1960
Who were the first settlers at Cape Town? .....ANSWER.....Dutch
East India Company
Why was the settlement so ethnically diverse? .....ANSWER.....Due
to: imported slaves (from East Africa, India, Indonesia),
intermarriage, and trade
Afrikaners .....ANSWER.....Descendants of Dutch settlers;
developed their own language (Afrikaans) and identity
When did the British take over the Cape settlement?
.....ANSWER.....1806
