Deck 10: Northeast, Central, and Southern Africa

Question 1

On May 28^th 1991 the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front toppled the authoritarian government of ________ and took control of Addis Ababa.

A) Haile Selassie
B) Said Barre
C) Mengistu Haile-Mariam
D) Mohammed Aideed

Answer 1

Mengistu Haile-Mariam

Question 2

Ethiopia has long been Somalia's main rival in the region and its foreign policy, always aimed at keeping Somalia:

A) Weak and divided.
B) Under its control.
C) Strong and safe.
D) Allied with the U.S.

Answer 2

Weak and divided.

Question 3

A region, such as the Ogaden which is a disputed area, has seen the rise to prominence of the:

A) al-Ittihad.
B) Bakassi Boys.
C) Lords Resistance Army.
D) Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF).

Answer 3

Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF).

Question 4

One of the first actions of Idi Amin when he came to power was to establish two secret state police organizations:

A) The Public Safety Unit and the Bureau of State Research
B) The Public Accountability Unit and Uganda State Police.
C) The Unit of Health Research and Uganda National Police.
D) The Ministry for State Security and the Public Order Unit.

Question 5

The Lords Resistance Army forcibly recruits ________ for its fighters.

A) members of the Acholi tribe
B) members of the Langi tribe
C) children
D) Sudanese

Question 6

November 11^th 1965 is the date when ________ declared a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.

A) Ian Smith
B) Joshua Nkomo
C) Milton Obote
D) Robert Mugabe

Question 7

After U.S. military successes in Afghanistan, speculation was that its next target against terrorism would be ________ as it seemed to fit the bill of a lawless state that draws terrorists like a magnet.

A) Ogaden
B) Uganda
C) Somalia
D) Sudan

Question 8

Winnie Mandela, her bodyguards, and a group of tough youths from the Soweto Township became known as ________.

A) Mandela United Football Club
B) 5 Brigade
C) ZANU PF
D) Bakassi Boys

Question 9

As it was impossible to physically distinguish between Hutu and Tutsi, the ________ decreed a system that sounds like it came out of the Dark Ages in order to define in which ethnic group a Person belonged.

A) French
B) Belgians
C) Dutch
D) Portuguese

Question 10

The African National Congress (ANC) received outside support from:

A) Great Britain.
B) Communist sources.
C) Holland.
D) Zimbabwe.

Question 11

Established in 1996, People against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) was formed as a:

A) Militia for democratic change.
B) group to challenge the apartheid government.
C) Splinter group from the AWB.
D) Community anti-crime force.

Question 12

The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) received considerable assistance from which country?

A) South Africa
B) Portugal
C) China
D) U.S.S.R

Question 13

The Congo is home to many non-Congolese groups and one, in particular, is the Hutu-dominated:

A) ZIPRA.
B) ZANLA.
C) Liberation Army of Rwanda.
D) LRA.

Question 14

By the end of the Cold War which organization was intent on reducing and eliminating any Soviet involvement in mineral rich central Africa?

A) CIA
B) The United Nations
C) The AWB
D) PAGAD

Question 15

What role is played by the Bakassi Boys?

A) They operate as a terror subculture working outside of the established law.
B) They are a terror group consisting of Islamic fighters seeking the removal of foreign workers.
C) They organize and support regional police activities.
D) The operate as a vigilante force sponsored by the foreign oil companies.

Question 16

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was called the "Lion of Ethiopia."

Question 17

Somalia can best be described as a defunct state with no functioning government.

Question 18

After 9-11, there were sporadic outbreaks of violence between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria.

Question 19

In 1971 the government of General Idi Amin of Uganda was overthrown by Milton Obote.

Question 20

The personification of Uganda's malaise has been the magnitude of the AIDS crisis.

Question 21

To many people in Rhodesia, both black and white it seemed that the terrorist forces had the tacit support of the British government in the name of African nationalism.

Question 22

On March 20^th 2002 the announcement from London was that Zimbabwe was to remain in the Commonwealth for a further twelve months.

Question 23

The Bakassi Boys operate outside Mombasa, Kenya.

Question 24

In 1978 Milton Obote as leader of the Front for National Salvation led a bloody coup against the forces of Yoweri Museveni.

Question 25

Color alone, by no means carries with it unity of belief, purpose or ambition. The most virulent and persistent of hatreds in Africa is often those between people of the same color.

Question 26

The first signs of violence in South Africa came in 1985 when Terre'Blanche proclaimed that the AWB would form into units of guards called 'Sentinels'. They formed up along the Northern Transvaal border with Zimbabwe to prevent white farmers from reaching South Africa.

Question 27

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), operates in fast inflatable boats along the Niger and conducts pirate attacks exclusively in the international shipping lanes off the west coast of Africa.

Question 28

The Kikuyu Tribe in Kenya is not only one of the largest but also the best educated and it was from this environment that the Kikuyu found its roots.

Question 29

To combat MEND, the Nigerian government has used the country's counter insurgency troops from the Nigerian Joint Military Task Force.

Question 30

Ian Smith used the Zimbabwe Army Fifth Brigade as a vehicle to control, repress, torture, interrogate, and execute all armed opponents in Matabeleland.