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World war 2 changed many African nations because |
it made them unwilling to live under European rule |
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What are challenges as African nations gained their independence |
creating new governments, overcoming tribal/ethnic rivalries |
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ways African countries used to win their independence |
boycotts/protests, armed resistance, peaceful transfers |
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what is apartheid |
legal separation of blacks & white in South Africa |
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Apartheid forced blacks and 'colored' people to |
carry passbooks, marry only within your own race, live in crowded/poor areas of town |
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under apartheid, people were restricted by |
not being able to vote, not being able to own land, not being able to live where they want |
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why was Nelson Mandela put into prison |
speaking out against apartheid |
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apartheid ended when |
foreign countries refused to trade with South Africa |
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Rwanda was separated into groups by |
Belgium |
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groups involved in the Rwandan genocide |
Tutsi & Hutu |
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Tutsi were considered superior because |
they looked more 'white' |
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How was tension created in Rwanda |
all had to carry ID cards, only certain groups were allowed to be educated, one group was put into authority over the other group |
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Why didn't the United Nations help more in stopping the genocide in Rwanda |
did not have the permission to intervene or use weapons |
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what is the interhame |
killing group in Rwanda |
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As the genocide was going on in Rwanda, what did the US do? |
little to nothing to stop it |
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As the genocide was going on in Rwanda, what did France do? |
sold weapons to Rwanda |
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Why are many African countries struggling today? |
corrupt leaders/governments, unstable governments, lack of funding/resources |
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Why doesn't the US help in certain areas of Africa? |
we need the resources it provides, it's easier to have other African forces 'help' |
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Why did the United Nations (UN) not help during the genocide in Rwanda? |
did not have the authority to help |
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what does genocide mean |
killing a specific group of people |
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How did the genocide in Rwanda finally end? |
a Rwandan rebel group formed and came to help |
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What is the reason for many conflicts in Africa? |
lack of unity among nations, and within countries
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Effects of foreign support on Africa. |
makes Africa dependent on others, no education is provided |
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Problems Africa is facing today. |
HIV/AIDS, rebel groups, kidnapping of boys & women, lack of resources, lack of leadership within individual countries |
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Tribalism means? |
when groups care more about their own group/rather then the country as a whole |
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What is a refugee? |
people displaced or forced to leave their homes |
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Positives of the amount of natural resources in Africa. |
better roads and schools, money coming into the country |
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Why does the US NOT get involved in many conflicts in Africa? |
we want to continue to benefit from the resources, and do not want to make governments mad |
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Problems created by refugees in other countries. |
overcrowding, lack of supplies, lack of food, rebel groups are often with them |
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How is the DeBeers Company a good example in Africa? |
improving streets/schools/hospitals, giving money back to Botswana, hiring locals to work for them |
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What has caused disease to spread to so many countries in Africa? |
not feeling it is a problem, lack of money to find and pay for treatment, lack of available health care facilities |
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Effects of civil wars and conflicts within countries? |
kidnapping of boys and women, unstable governments, lack of resources, corrupt governments, displaced people |
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Reasons Africa is still considered a third world country? |
lack of money, lack of resources, corrupt governments |