The Effects of African Colonialism and Rwanda Quiz
Name _______________________________________
Date _____________
True or False: Please write a clear “T” or “F” in the space provided. (2 pts each)
_______ 1. The Rwandan genocide was planned well before it happened.
_______ 2. The Hutu radio station was broadcasting propaganda about the Tutsis before the genocide.
_______ 3. The map of Africa today looks like the Tribal Map of Africa with thousands of boundaries.
_______ 4. An African person’s loyalty to their tribe or ethnic group is often much stronger than
their loyalty to their country.
Directions: Please place the letter of the best answer in the space to the left of the question
(3 pts each)
_____1. A large group of _______ crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo after the genocide
in 1994.
A. Arabs
B. Tutsis
C. Hutus
D. Congolese
_____2. Why did the Europeans colonize Africa?
A. for money
B. for war
C. for the jobs
D. to teach them a lesson
_____3. When did the Europeans create the map of Africa that we generally see today?
A. 1994
B. after World War II
C. 1814
D. 1884
_____4. Which of the following is the main result of the Europeans’ changes to the map of Africa?
A. voting rights
B. not enough jobs
C. not enough schools
D. fighting
_____5. Who really caused most of the problems in countries like Cameroon, Nigeria and
Rwanda?
A. Tutsis
B. Hutus
C. Rebels
D. Europeans
_____6. Who created the differences between the Hutus and the Tutsis?
A. Belgians
B. Americans
C. Hutus
D. Tutsis
_____7. Which of the following is a way the Tutsis discriminated against the Hutus?
A. denied them good jobs
B. denied them land
C. called them cockroaches
D. both A and B
_____8. Which of the following is a reason that Hutus may have killed the Rwandan president in
1994?
A. to ruin the peace agreement
B. he was a Tutsi
C. they listened to the radio
_____ 9. What is the name of the meeting that changed Africa drastically?
A. The Kigali Conference
C. The Berlin Conference
B. The Sheik Djibouti
D. The Paris Meeting
_____ 10. A system of government in which one country rules other countries or places in order to
make money is called __________.
A. colonialism
B. democracy
C. authoritarian
D. dictatorship
_____ 11. We can call the events of 1994 in Rwanda a genocide because __________.
A. The Hutus won
C. Many people were murdered
B. The Hutus took over the government
D. Many people were hurt
_____ 12. The United States was involved in the colonization of Africa because the U.S. received __________
from Africa.
A. natural resources
B. weapons
C. soldiers
D. clothing
_____ 13. Omar Al-Bashir can be considered one of the World’s worst dictators because of __________.
A. what he has done in Darfur
B. his religion
C. oil
D. the United Nations
_____ 14. In 1959, the Hutus took control of Rwanda and __________.
A. split control of the government with the Tutsis
C. turned the system of racial oppression on the Tutsis
B. elected a Hutu president
D. both B and C
_____ 15. The Hutus were able to overthrow the Tutsis in 1959 because __________.
A. the Belgians left
C. the Hutus were 85% of the population
B. the Tutsis were poor
D. both A and C
_____ 16. When the Europeans drew the new map of Africa, they did so without _________.
A. considering the tribal differences
C. concern for themselves
B. caring about making money
D. both B and C
_____ 17. The Belgians divided the Rwandan people into different groups to gain _________.
A. support from the Hutus
B. weapons
C. control
D. time
______18. Which of the following is the best description of European colonialism?
A. European Kings and Queens fought many wars against each other.
B. The United States took over parts of Europe.
C. European countries opened businesses in Africa.
D. European countries raced to take over Africa for its natural resources.
_____ 19. The Belgians created __________ when they divided the Rwandan people.
A. a favorite group
B. jobs
C. a democracy
D. a national holiday
_____ 20. One way in which the Hutus carried out the genocide in 1994 was by _________.
A. distributing death lists
B. using propaganda
C. distributing machetes
D. A, B, and C
_____ 21. Many of the European countries gave up their African colonies soon after _________.
A. being sued
B. being threatened by the U.S.
C. World War II
D. A, B, and C
_____ 22. The people in the refugee camps in Darfur are in bad shape because people aren’t getting
enough food, clean water, and ___________.
A. weapons
B. medical care
C. jobs
D. business
_____ 23. It is fair to say that the Belgian colonists in Rwanda were racist because __________.
A. they said the Tutsi were better because they looked “more white”
B. they said the Hutu were smarter
C. they made schools for Tutsis
D. they killed Tutsis
_____ 24. Which of the following is an important commodity that Europeans wanted during colonialism?
A. weapons
B. ships
C. ethnic groups
D. diamonds
Please provide the best answer to only 3 of the following 5 questions. If you answer more than 3
questions, only the first 3 will be graded. (5 pts each)
1. Explain how the Europeans created rivalries in Africa. ___________________________________
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2. Describe the Hutu and the Tutsi when the Germans first arrived in Rwanda in the 1890s.
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3. Explain why a person might say that Africa’s 50 years of Independence have been a failure. (Give at
least 3 good reasons)
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4. How did the Hutus use propaganda to prepare for the Rwandan genocide? (Give at least 2 ways)
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5. Use evidence to prove that the Rwandan genocide was planned. ____________________________
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