African Colonies

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1. Which one of the following territories did NOT belong to Portugal? Cape Verde Comoros Sao Tome and Principe Mozambique

2. What was the only African country that took part in the Berlin Conference (1884-85)? Liberia Ethiopia Libya Egypt

3. Which one of the following countries was NOT part of the Rhodesian Federation? Zimbabwe Malawi Zambia Botswana

4. What was the name of the Portuguese colonial administration centre in Mozambique? Lourenco Marques Xai Xai Beira Luanda

5. Which one of the following countries did NOT have colonies in Africa? Spain Germany Italy Austria

6. Which one of the following territories was a French colony? Madagascar Angola Uganda Gambia

7. What was Lesotho's name during the colonial period? Bechuanaland Basutoland Swaziland Lesotholand

8. South Africa was the only African country with colonies in the continent. What was South Africa's colony called? Zimbabwe South West Africa Rhodesia Swaziland

9. This colony was France's most important territory in Africa. Madagascar South Africa Ivory Coast Algeria

10. Which one of the following nationalist groups fought against Portuguese forces to get Mozambique's independence? UNITA SWAPO FRELIMO PAIGC

11. What was France's only colony on the Red Sea? Djibouti Congo Somalia Senegal

12. Which one of the following territories was NOT a British colony? Ghana Kenya Sierra Leone Rwanda

13. Which one of the following territories was NOT part of the French West Africa? Central African Republic Niger Mali Mauritania

14. What was Ghana's name during the colonial period? Diamond Coast Ivory Coast Gold Coast Slave Coast

15. When did Namibia become independent? 1990 1975 1960 1980