Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Listening to the Past: C. L. R. James on Pan-African Liberation

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1. According to James, why did the European powers find it impossible to govern in Africa after World War II?

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Correct: The answer is b. According to James, with the colonial mindset of the African people shattered, European powers were forced to place Africans in leadership positions.
Incorrect: The answer is b. According to James, with the colonial mindset of the African people shattered, European powers were forced to place Africans in leadership positions.
1. According to James, why did the European powers find it impossible to govern in Africa after World War II?

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2. How did James explain the emergence of military dictatorships in Africa in the years following independence?

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Correct: The answer is a. James saw the new leaders as “western-educated and western-oriented” men who perpetuated the old imperial state without adding anything new or helpful.
Incorrect: The answer is a. James saw the new leaders as “western-educated and western-oriented” men who perpetuated the old imperial state without adding anything new or helpful.
2. How did James explain the emergence of military dictatorships in Africa in the years following independence?

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3. Which of these did James predict would be the eventual outcome of the “Black struggle against racism” in the United States?

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Correct: The answer is c. James predicted that “Black struggle” would be met with an ever more vigorous white resistance, culminating in the “destruction of the United States as it has held together since 1776.”
Incorrect: The answer is c. James predicted that “Black struggle” would be met with an ever more vigorous white resistance, culminating in the “destruction of the United States as it has held together since 1776.”
3. Which of these did James predict would be the eventual outcome of the “Black struggle against racism” in the United States?

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4. As a Pan-Africanist, with which of these statements would James have agreed?

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Correct: The answer is b. As a Pan-Africanist, James encouraged all people of African descent to see themselves as part of a single culture with common goals and aspirations.
Incorrect: The answer is b. As a Pan-Africanist, James encouraged all people of African descent to see themselves as part of a single culture with common goals and aspirations.
4. As a Pan-Africanist, with which of these statements would James have agreed?