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100 Cards in this Set
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What is the most important river in north Africa?
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the Nile
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What is the name of the second largest city in Egypt?
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Alexandria
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Where were most of the Egyptian mummies (like King Tut) found?
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the Valley of the Kings
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What is the name of the largest pyramid in Egypt?
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the Great Pyramid of Giza
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What is the capital of Egypt?
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Cairo
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Who was the first modern president of Egypt?
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Gamal Abdel Nasser (1956-1970)
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What did President Nasser of Egypt build that gave European shipping access to Asia through Egypt?
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the Suez Canal
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What does the Aswan High Dam do?
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Controls the Nile River & produces hydroelectric power.
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Who built the Aswan High Dam?
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Which president of Egypt attacked Israel during the Yom Kippur War in 1973?
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Anwar al Sadat
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Which US president got the president of Egypt (Sadat) and the president of Israel to sign the Camp David Peace Accords in 1978)?
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Jimmy Carter
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Who was president of Egypt from 1981 until 2011?
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Hosni Mubarak
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What is the capital of Sudan?
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Khartoum
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Which modern nation was known as Nubia & Kush in ancient times?
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Sudan
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Which three things divide Sudan into distinct and dangerous regions?
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the Nile, religion, & race
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Where is Darfur, the area that has been in a state of warfare and emergency since 2003?
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Sudan
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Which nation was once called Tripoli?
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Libya
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What is the name of the wacky president of Libya that has overstayed his welcome with his own people?
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Muammar al-Ghadaffi
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Which US president attacked Muammar al-Ghadaffi after a terrorist attack?
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Ronald Reagan
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Where was the first Middle Eastern revolution of 2010?
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Tunisia
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Other than Arabic, which language is most commonly spoken in North Africa?
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French
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What is the capital of Libya?
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Tripoli
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What is the capital of Tunisia?
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Tunis
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Where would you find the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage?
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Tunisia
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What was the name of the famous Carthaginian general that led his army over the Alps to fight the Romans?
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Hannibal
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What is the capital of Algeria?
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Algiers
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What is the largest nation on the Mediterranean?
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Algeria
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What is the largest nation in Africa?
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Sudan
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Which is the most populated nation in Africa?
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Nigeria
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What is the largest city in Africa?
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Cairo
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What was the FLN?
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the "National Liberation Front": an Algerian terrorist organization that kicked the French out of Algeria
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Who was the president of France that finally gave Algeria its independence?
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Charles de Gaulle
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What is the name of the largest desert in Africa and in all of the world?
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the Sahara
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Africa is the __(#) largest continent and the ___(#) most populated.
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2nd / 2nd
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What is the name of the mountains of North Africa?
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the Atlas Mountains
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Where are the cities of Casablanca, Fez, and Rabat located?
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Morocco
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This nation is called the "Dead heart of Africa" because it is so poor.
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Chad
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African village life focuses on the _____________ family more than the nuclear family.
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Extended
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The city of Timbuktu was the capital of the once great _____ Empire.
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Mali
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The Mali Empire became wealthy by trading ____ & ____ across the Sahara Desert.
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Salt / Gold
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What is the most important river in West Africa?
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the Niger River
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Which west African nation is inhabited by freed slaves and mines diamonds?
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Sierra Leone
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This African nation was actually created by an American organization as a place to send freed slaves from the US.
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Liberia
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What is the capital of Liberia? Who is it named for?
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Monrovia (US Presdent James Monroe)
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What four problems are common in most African nations?
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Civil wars, Disease (AIDS), Famine, and Poverty
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What does Cote d'Ivoire mean?
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Ivory Coast
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Which part of Africa was once called the "Slave Coast" and the "Gold Coast"?
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West Africa
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What is the capital of Nigeria?
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Abuja
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Which African nation is most wealthy from oil exports?
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Nigeria
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Where was the historic Kingdom of Benin once located?
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Nigeria
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What is the capital of Ethiopia?
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Addis Ababa
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From whom do Ethiopian kings, like Haile Selaisse, claim to be descendant?
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the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon
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Which country produces most of Africa's livestock, coffee, and honey?
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Ethiopia
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Which two religions are most practiced in East Africa?
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Islam & Christianity
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Which nations form the "Horn of Africa"?
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Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, & Eritrea
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What is the capital of Somalia?
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Mogadishu
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Which American president failed to capture the president of Somalia, Aidid, during an attack in 1993 in Mogadishu?
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Bill Clinton
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Where did the embarrassing "Black Hawk Down" incident occur?
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Mogadishu, Somalia
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Which country is known for harboring ruthless pirates?
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Somalia
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What is the capital of Kenya?
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Nairobi
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What is the name of the Kenya's largest port city?
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Mombassa
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What is the name of the East African grassland that supports large African animals like elephants, giraffes, and rhinoceroses?
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the Serengeti
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What is the source of the Nile?
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Lake Victoria
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Where is Mount Kilimanjaro?
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Kenya
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What is the traditional language of Kenyans?
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Swahili
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Where do the Masai live?
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Kenya and Tanzania
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What is the name of the east African people group that is known for the nomadic, cattle-raising lifestyle?
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the Masai
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Why is English the first language in countries like South Africa, Kenya, and Ghana?
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They were British colonies
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What was the 1st African nation to become independent from colonial rule?
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Ghana
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What is the capital of Uganda?
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Kampala
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What was the name of the bizarre and repressive dictator of Uganda who claimed to be the "King of Scotland"?
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Idi Amin (1971-1979)
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Which large primate lives in the rainforest of the DRC, Rwanda, & Burundi?
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Mountain gorillas
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What happened in Rwanda in 1994?
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the Rwandan Genocide (Hutus murdered 800,000 Tutsis)
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What are the names of the two ethnic groups that jostle for control of African nations like Rwanda?
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Hutus & Tutsis
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Most sub-Saharan Africans are considered ________ ethnically.
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Bantu
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What is the name of the largest rainforest in Africa?
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the Congo Rainforest
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What is the most populous French-speaking nation in the world?
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the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Which European nation controlled Zaire (the DRC) until 1960?
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Belgium
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Which wealthy part of Zaire tried to break away and become its own country in 1960?
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Katanga
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Who was the leader of Katanga's independence movement in 1960?
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Moise Tshombe (Mwaz Shawm-bay)
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Who was the communist-supported president of Zaire that fought against Katangan independence until his death in 1960?
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Patrice Lumumba (Pah-treese)
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What is the capital of Zambia?
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Lusaka
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Where is Victoria Falls?
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Zambia
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Which nation was once called Rhodesia?
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Zimbabwe
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Who is the meddling president of Zimbabwe that has caused famine and unrest?
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Robert Mugabe (Moo-gah-bay)
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What two cities are considered capital cities of South Africa?
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Cape Town & Pretoria
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What is the largest city in South Africa?
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Johannesburg
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Who were the original inhabitants of South Africa?
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the Zulu
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Who were the Boers?
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Dutch farmers (Settlers from Holland)
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Who was the British imperialist that founded the DeBeers Diamond Company and created the nation of Zimbabwe?
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Cecil Rhodes
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Who won the Boer War?
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the British
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Why did the British want to kick the Boers out of South Africa?
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Diamonds
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What was the name of the system of racial segregation that existed in South Africa until 1994?
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Apartheid (apar-tide)
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Who was the first president of South Africa?
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Nelson Mandela
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What did Nelson Mandela do that caused his imprisonment?
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He was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of an communist political party.
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What is the largest island in Africa?
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Madagascar
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In which ocean is Madagascar located?
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the Indian Ocean
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Which two small nations exist within the borders of South Africa?
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Lesotho & Swaziland
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What is the nickname of South Africa?
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the "Rainbow Nation"
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Which African nation has the strongest economy?
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South Africa
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