Congo Crisis
  • 1. Which country controlled the Congo at the beginning of the crisis?
A) United Kingdom
B) Belgium
C) France
D) Netherlands
  • 2. Who became the first Prime Minister of the independent Congo?
A) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
B) Patrice Lumumba
C) Mobutu Sese Seko
D) Joseph Kasa-Vubu
  • 3. Which regional secessionist movement emerged during the Congo Crisis?
A) Zanzibar
B) Biafra
C) Eritrea
D) Katanga
  • 4. What was the main language spoken in the Congo during the crisis?
A) Spanish
B) French
C) English
D) Portuguese
  • 5. Who declared independence for the Congolese province of Katanga during the crisis?
A) Moise Tshombe
B) Joseph Kasa-Vubu
C) Mobutu Sese Seko
D) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  • 6. Which Cold War superpowers supported opposing factions in the Congo Crisis?
A) United States and China
B) Soviet Union and France
C) United States and Soviet Union
D) China and United Kingdom
  • 7. Which organization sent peacekeeping forces to the Congo during the crisis?
A) European Union
B) NATO
C) United Nations
D) African Union
  • 8. Which leader eventually gained control of the Congo after the crisis?
A) Mobutu Sese Seko
B) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
C) Joseph Kasa-Vubu
D) Patrice Lumumba
  • 9. What was the name of the United Nations peacekeeping operation during the Congo Crisis?
A) Operation Inherent Resolve
B) Operation Enduring Freedom
C) Operation Desert Storm
D) Operation ONUC
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