Quiz for Source 22.5: Articulating Independence

1. Question 22.17

   Who was Kwame Nkrumah?
   

   Who was Kwame Nkrumah?

   A.

   A West African professor and intellectual who wrote extensively on colonialism and independence

   B.

   Leader of a guerrilla warfare unit that played a major role in Ghana’s liberation movement

   C.

   A religious figure who brought a distinctly Christian perspective to the problems of newly independent African countries

   D.

   A leader of Ghana’s independence struggle during the 1950s and the new country’s first president

2. Question 22.18

   What kind of unity did Nkrumah envisage for Africa after independence?
   

   What kind of unity did Nkrumah envisage for Africa after independence?

   A.

   A federation of independent states

   B.

   An agreement among independent states to cooperate in economic matters

   C.

   A political, military and economic union and the end of separate independent territorial states

   D.

   A gradually growing awareness of the commonalities of African cultures based on a new curriculum in the schools of independent African states

3. Question 22.19

   What advantage did Nkrumah foresee in African unity?
   

   What advantage did Nkrumah foresee in African unity?

   A.

   Ending the bitter boundary disputes between newly independent African states

   B.

   Creating a better chance for Africa to join the European Common Market as an equal

   C.

   Allowing Africa to exert greater influence over South America

   D.

   Achieving more rapid industrial development

4. Question 22.20

   What was Nkrumah’s greatest fear for independent Africa?
   

   What was Nkrumah’s greatest fear for independent Africa?

   A.

   The reconquest of newly independent states by European powers

   B.

   The further spread of Christianity and Islam at the expense of traditional African religions

   C.

   The rise of military dictatorships in African states

   D.

   The continuing division of Africa into many small and weak states