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Political Processes & Power FRQ

After 1945 many of the countries in Africa won their independence. Today, independent states are the primary building block of not just Africa but the entire world.

Source 1

Map of African continent with political state boundaries.

Question 1

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Identify TWO characteristics of a state.

Question 2

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Explain the difference between a nation and a state.

Question 3

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Explain the role that imperialism played in creating the borders of modern Africa.

Question 4

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Identify a country in Africa that had a civil war after 1945.

Question 5

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Explain ONE centrifugal force that caused the civil war discussed in part D.

Question 6

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Define the concept of stateless nation and provide a real-world geographic example.

Question 7

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Describe ONE example of a multistate nation.

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