OROMIA EDUCATION BUREAU GRADE 10 HISTORY FLASHCARDS

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What characterized the straggle against colonialism?

Began early, passed through different stages, and used different methods in different parts of Africa.

Who was the leader in West Africa with a vision of unity for the Malinké people?

Samori Touré.

What was the capital of Samori Touré's empire, located in present-day Gambia?

Bisandugu.

Why was Samori Touré known as 'the Napoleon of West Africa'?

His admirable military skill and leadership qualities.

When did the Ashanti Empire emerge as a nation?

Late 17th century around present-day Ghana.

What title did the king of the Ashanti Empire use?

Asantehene.

The opening of which canal led the British to seek safe passage for their ships sailing to and from India?

Suez Canal.

Who led a rebellion in Egypt against British and French imperialist dominations and puppet Egyptian rulers?

Urabi Pasha.

At which battle was the army of Urabi Pasha defeated by British forces?

The battle of Tel El-Kabir.

Who founded the Mahdist movement in Sudan in 1881?

Mohammed Ahmed Ibn Abdullah.

What does 'Mahdi' mean?

The one that shows the correct way of practicing Islam.

Who led the Anglo-Egyptian forces that defeated the Mahdists at the battle of Omdurman in 1898?

General Kitchener.

In which language does 'Maji' mean water?

Swahili.

What did the people who took part in the Maji Maji Revolt believe in?

German bullet could be made ineffective when warriors sprinkle their bodies with Magic water

What were the significant crises preceding World War I?

Moroccan crisis of 1905 and 1911 and Balkan crisis of 1912-1913

Which countries formed the Triple Alliance in 1882?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

Which countries formed the Entente Cordiale in 1904?

France and England.

Which countries formed the Triple Entente in 1907?

Russia, Britain, and France.

Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914?

Gavrilo Princip.

Which event started World War I?

The Austrian attack invasion of Serbia on 28 July 1914.

What was the German plan to attack France through Belgium called?

Schlieffen Plan.

Which battle stopped the Germans from marching on Paris?

The Battle of Marne.

Why did the USA enter World War I?

German sunk many ships harmed American‘s interest and over 100 Americans lives were lost when German‘s U-boat sank a merchant ship called Lusitanian.

Under which commander did the allied forces drove out the German force form France soil in 1918?

Marshal Ferdinand Foch.

What was the major peace treaty signed at the end of World War I?

Treaty of Versailles.

Which German territories were given to France and League of Nation?

Alsace and Lorraine to France, Rhineland (15yrs) to League of Nation

Which dynasty had been ruling Russia as absolute monarchs since 1613?

Romanov dynasty.

Which leader issued the edict of emancipation to free all serfs and allow some peasants to own land in Russia?

Alexander II.

What was the name of the newspaper used by the radical Marxist groups to propagate their program in Russia?

Iskra.

Into what two groups did the Russia Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) split in 1903?

Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.

The peaceful demonstration lead by preast Father Gapon to the Tsar Winter Palace came to be known as?

Bloody Sunday.

Who was the 'holy man' who advised Czarina Alexandra, the German, on important issues in Russia?

Rasputin.

Who led the provisional government in the March Revolution (2nd revolution)?

Prince Lvov.

Which group led popular insurrection beginning from 25 October, 1917 and seized the power?

Bolsheviks.

Who led after Bolshevik seized the power?

Premier Lenin and war minister Leo Trotsky.

By which decree, peasants seized Nobel‘s land, solve age old agrarian problem?

Decree passed on land in October 1917.

Which two important decisions did Bolsheviks took?

Russia was formal withdrew from the WWI, after signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, peasants seized Nobel‘s land, solve age old agrarian problem

What was the name of the secret police force organized by the Bolsheviks?

Cheka.

Who came into power after Lenin was died?

Joseph Stalin comes to power after duel Leo Trotsky with.

What Stalin made the Soviet Union’s economy?

Self-sufficient.

What was Stalin‘s main goals with the Five Year Plans?

To increase the output of industrial goods, and he placed emphasis on electrical power, capital goods and agriculture

The Russian revolution became an inspiration of against colonial powers of Africa and Asia. How did it help nationalist power?

USSR supported national liberation

Who formed Young kikuyu Association on 10 June ,1921 as a break away organization from the Kikuyu Association?

Harry Thuku.

In 1919 the wafdist party led by Saʿd Zaghlul pasha led a delegation to the Versailles peace conference and demanded Egyptian independent. What happened to Saʿd Zaghlul?

British was deported Saʿd Zaghlul to Malta

Which Tunisia leader founded Neo Datsur party in 1934 winning the independence of Tunisia from France colonies

Habib Bourguiba

In 1923, what kind of support did Italy gave to Ethiopian’s membership of league of nation?

Italy gave diplomatic support

In 1922, how did Benito Mussolini plan to get mass support from people of Italy?

Bento Mussolini plan to expanded territories and to revenge Adwa.

The name of a place located in Ethiopia territories of Ogden which Italy established illegal control over it.

Walwal.

Which countries were encouraging colonialism?

Italy, British and France

Who led the military operation of Italy crossed Merb river in 3 October 1935 in the North?

Marshal Emilio De Bono

Who led the army in the north front in 1935/36?

Ras Mulgeta Yigazu, Ras Kassa Hailu, Ras Seyum Mengesha ,Ras Emiru Hail Sellassie

What were an Ethiopians who were lived with Italy day time but passed vital information, collect weapons, medicine, food and intelligent reports to patriots in the bush at night time called?

Yewust Arbegnoch.

Second World War was fought b/n which two major military blocs?

Axis and Allied power.

Who were the leaders of Axis powers Germany and Italy?

Adolf Hitler and Bento Mussolini

During Second World War, How was relationship between Italy and east African?

Italy aspired to build a great Italy empire in east African.

Who led the troops to liberate Ethiopia in Eritrean front?

General William Plate and General Order Charles Winget

What was the name of the conference held in August1942 between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declaration on Atlantic coast of Canada?

Atlantic Charter.

Where the head quarter of United Nations officially came into existence on 25 April 1945?

New York.

How many Security Council permanent members are there in the UN?

5 members

What were the of goals of the UN?

Maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights.

Who were the first three Secretary-Generals since the founding of the UN?

Trygive Lie, Dag Hammarskjöld, U Thant

The Economic and Social Council is responsible to coordinate what?

Coordination, recommendatiens

What type of political system USA and USSR followed?

Capitalist political system, communism

In 1947 what American president Henry Truman called an end of communist expansion?

Containment

During Truman doctrine of ____ Technical assistance to improve the natural resource and agriculture

Four points

Under which approach Technical assistance was given to improve the natural resource and agriculture?

Technical assistance to improve the natural resource and agriculture.

Which foreign country provided assistance (loan) for Europeans between 1948-52?

USA

Which group, founded by Dr. Sun yat-sen came Chinese political scene major forces in the 1920s and 1930s

Kuomintang (KMT) or Nationalist party

Who led the Chinese communist party?

Mao Tse-tung

Around which time Allies officials discussed the fate of Japanese colonies like Manchuria, Korea?

November 1943

Japan and Russia divided Korean at one point. Which region was made a dividing line between the forces of the two powers?

The 38th parallel.

Who Declared the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the 17th parallel or 17 North Latitude?

Hoch Minh

Did Provide an ideology and leadership for the international Jewish movement and to establishing a Jewish state in Palestine?

Zionism

Who were the leading personalities of the Non-Aligned Movement?

<President Joseph Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Presidents Sukarno of Indonesia and Gamely Abdel Nasser of Egypt

Root cause of the current problem faced Africa traced back to the colonial era?

Economic dependency and Backwardness ,Political instability and Border conflicts ,Discriminations of race and absence of economic integrations

After the Second World War, how did suppress liberation prevailing in Africa and elsewhere became?

Expensive

Who led the local resistance in Libya?

Sayyid Idris.

Which Tunisia leader also helped Tunisia to got independence in 1956?

Habib Bourgiba,

Who was National Liberation front of Algeria (FNIA) led by?

Ahmed Ben Bella

Guinea leader in French government led them to independence 1958?

Sekou Touré

Which leader the Convention people‘s Party to gold coast to become independent in 1949?

Kwame Nkrumah

Tanganyika was led by which congress in 1962?

Uganda people‘s congress

Tanganyika Africa national union led by?

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere

Between 1952 and1955 ,white settlers surpressed one leader. Who that leader organized nationalist movement known as the Mau Mau?

Jomo Kenyatta organized the Kenya African national Union (KANU).

Who became the first prime minister after April 1980's majority rule established?

Robert Mugabe

Patrice Lumumba helped the national independence parties after Belgian Congo occurred from where?

One of the national independence parties emerged in Belgian Congo

Which ANC leaders waged a campaign of passive resistance to the various discriminatory rules?

Albert Luthuli ,Oliver Tambo ,Nelson Mandela

What was the actions of the of the First pan-African congress held in London 1900?

Protest to Britain‘s Queen Victoria against racist rule south Africa and Rhodesia

Which pan African congress developed to fully its movement?

Six

African states came together at Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia and what they established the May 1963

Organization of African Unity

Where’s the OAU Headquarter?

Addis Ababa

What was the aims of OAU?

Promotion of unity and solidarity of African and states The retaining of existing boundaries

Were independence gave power for Africa?

Africa countries financial dependent on the industrialized countries

Is negative power or high power what influenced from OAU?

High power

Solid bases in which that African union had

All-African parliament, pan-African court of Justice, the Africa Development fund , African Investment fund

Which Endeavored to lay the foundation for the restored in 1974 by Emperor Haile Selassie?

Autocracy

After establishing an advisory body known as the crown council, In 1942 assistance of which foreign government made imperial body guards power full?

Swedish assistance in 1942

In old Ethiopia up to what percent Agricultural products (like grain, pulse and oil seeds) made up to exports

90%

After gabber system what percent was peasants obliged to give up annual yields to land owners in old Ethiopia

75%

Treaty was signed between Ethiopia and the USA due to which Us used what region of Ethiopia

KAGNEW communications