Which of the Following Is Not True About the Role

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about the role of women in post-colonial Africa ?

• A)Women have achieved considerable success in politics, becoming president or prime minister in several countries.
• B)Woman are permitted to vote and run for political office in most African nations.
• C)Independence has furthered the cause of sexual equality in Africa.
• D)Female genital mutilation is not uncommon in some African societies.
• E)Woman have made greater strides in urban rather than in rural areas.

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Definitions:

Shays's Rebellion

An armed uprising in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, led by Daniel Shays, protesting economic injustices and seeking relief from debt and foreclosure.

1790 Naturalization Act

The first law in the United States to establish a national framework for the naturalization of foreign citizens, which limited this process to "free white persons."

Open Immigration

American immigration laws under which nearly all white people could immigrate to the United States and become naturalized citizens.