Question

Nigeria’s civil war was prompted by which of the following?(1 point)
Responses

the assassination of its elected leader
the assassination of its elected leader

a protest against an authoritarian leader that emerged
a protest against an authoritarian leader that emerged

a disputed election and violence toward an ethnic minority
a disputed election and violence toward an ethnic minority

a prolonged colonial presence

Answer 1

a disputed election and violence toward an ethnic minority

The immediate trigger was ethnic violence—mass killings and attacks on the Igbo people after coups and contested politics—leading the Eastern Region to secede as Biafra and start the 1967–1970 civil war.