In which country did the British force together coastal Christians and interior Muslims, creating tensions that still persist today?
a. Nigeria
b. Rwanda
c. Zimbabwe
d. South Africa
e. Sudan
Which of these countries has not engaged in a border dispute as the result of an artificial colonial boundary?
a. Iraq and Kuwait
b. Iran and Turkey
c. China and India
d. Ethiopia and Eritrea
e. Iraq and Iran
Pan-Africanism is ________.
a. a movement to increase Africa's oil exports
b. a movement to embrace their colonial heritage
c. a movement to unite all of Africa
d. an effort by colonial powers to divide African lands
e. a movement to redraw African borders along ethnic lines
Genocide in ________ can be attributed to colonial powers exaggerating ethnic differences between the Hutus and the Tutsis.
a. Rwanda
b. Kosovo
c. the Holocaust
d. Algeria
e. Congo
Why did the Organization for African Unity not redraw territorial boundaries after the end of colonial rule?
a. The United Nations asked them not to.
b. There was no need to as boundaries were already lined up along ethnic lines.
c. Too many important officials would be out of a job.
d. They had bigger worries.
e. The current boundaries were the most economically advantageous.
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