1) A state of being extremely poor a) colony b) civil war c) commonwealth d) independence e) poverty 2) A country or area under the control of another country a) colony b) commonwealth c) independence d) poverty e) civil war 3) Freedom from being ruled by another country a) colony b) commonwealth c) independence d) poverty e) civil war 4) A conflict between groups within the same country a) colony b) commonwealth c) independence d) poverty e) civil war 5) An organisation of former British colonies with shared values and links a) colony b) commonwealth c) independence d) poverty e) civil war 6) Which two African countries fought long wars against Portugal to gain independence? a) Ghana and Nigeria b) Kenya and Uganda c) Angola and Mozambique d) Egypt and Tunisia 7) In what year did Algeria gain independence from France? a) 1957 b) 1962 c) 1975 d) 1980 8) What was one major challenge many African countries faced after independence? a) Lack of natural resources b) Too many foreign tourists c) Poverty and civil war d) Too much independence 9) Which country was formerly called Rhodesia? a) Ghana b) Zimbabwe c) Kenya d) Sierra Leone 10) After World War II, many African nations… a) ➡️ …demanded independence from European powers. b) ➡️ …gained independence from Britain in the late 1950s and 60s. c) ➡️ …a group of independent countries that used to be part of the British Empire. d) ➡️ …tribal conflicts that sometimes led to civil wars. e) ➡️ …many countries still faced challenges like poverty and building new governments. 11) Countries like Ghana and Nigeria… a) ➡️ …demanded independence from European powers. b) ➡️ …gained independence from Britain in the late 1950s and 60s. c) ➡️ …a group of independent countries that used to be part of the British Empire. d) ➡️ …tribal conflicts that sometimes led to civil wars. e) ➡️ …many countries still faced challenges like poverty and building new governments. 12) The Commonwealth is… a) ➡️ …demanded independence from European powers. b) ➡️ …gained independence from Britain in the late 1950s and 60s. c) ➡️ …a group of independent countries that used to be part of the British Empire. d) ➡️ …tribal conflicts that sometimes led to civil wars. e) ➡️ …many countries still faced challenges like poverty and building new governments. 13) One major effect of colonisation was… a) ➡️ …demanded independence from European powers. b) ➡️ …gained independence from Britain in the late 1950s and 60s. c) ➡️ …a group of independent countries that used to be part of the British Empire. d) ➡️ …tribal conflicts that sometimes led to civil wars. e) ➡️ …many countries still faced challenges like poverty and building new governments. 14) Although independence brought benefits… a) ➡️ …demanded independence from European powers. b) ➡️ …gained independence from Britain in the late 1950s and 60s. c) ➡️ …a group of independent countries that used to be part of the British Empire. d) ➡️ …tribal conflicts that sometimes led to civil wars. e) ➡️ …many countries still faced challenges like poverty and building new governments.

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