The Departing Colonial Powers Left Democratic Multiparty Governmental Systems in Most

question 11

Multiple Choice

The departing colonial powers left democratic multiparty governmental systems in most former African colonies.By the 1970s, what was the status of most African governments?

• A) The governments had become parliamentary monarchies.
• B) The governments were communist dictatorships.
• C) The governments had dissolved and anarchy reigned.
• D) The governments had solidified their democratic institutions.
• E) The governments had become one-party dictatorships.

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