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30 Cards in this Set
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Name 3 things that powered the "Scramble of Africa"
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economic
social political conditions in Europe |
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Under the Scramble of Africa, what year and what players were involved.
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July 1884
France Britain Germany Portugal |
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When did the Berlin Conference take place?
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November 15th, 1884 to Feb. 26th, 1885
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What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
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To convene to setup rules of the scramble.
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What rules were made by the Berlin Conference?
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1. any sovereign power wanting to claim any territory should inform other powers
2. any such annexations should be validated by occupation 3. Treaties with African Rulers were to be considered a valid title to sovereignty. 4. Powers were free to navigate the Congo and Niger River * there was no precedent in history to justify one continent distruting and occupying another continent. |
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Africa is ____ largest Continent. Has ______ million square miles.
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2nd
11.7 |
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How much of Africa is rain forest (referred by westerners as jungle). What is the main use of tropical rain forest?
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10%
farming |
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What is the population of African roughly?
What are agrarian economies |
900 million people
Economies generated from agriculture |
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Hom ethinc groups are there?
How many languages are spoken? How many have over a million speakers? |
over 800
over 1000 at least 40 |
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How many countries are in Africa?
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53
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What is the A.U? When and where was it formed?
Who belongs to A.U? |
African Union formerly O.A.U, formed in Durban, South Africa in June 2002.
African Nations belong to A.U. |
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What is the O.A.U.? When was it formed?
Where was the first meeting held? |
The Organization of African Unity.
Formed in May 25th, 1963 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1963 |
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How many regions are there in africa? what are they?
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5
North Africa, South Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa |
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List the top three longest rivers in Africa? (In order) How long is the longest?
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Nile, Congo, Niger
4000 miles |
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Where was the A.U. formerly launched ?
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Durban, South Africa June 2002
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What are the major uses of the Nile River?
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Hydroelectric power
irrigation |
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What is E.C.O.W.A.S
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Economic Community of
West African States |
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What two contries were never colonized?
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Ethiopia
Liberia |
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What is N.E.P.A.D?
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Program formed by A.U.
New Partnership for African Development |
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What agriculture item is Africa the largest producer of?
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cocoa
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Who had most of the colonization?
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British and French
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Why is it hard to generalize about Africa?
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Because of the diversity
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Who were the first and second most aggressive to carry out conquest of Africa?
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1. French
2. British |
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What was the major factor responsible for the change in European attitudes to Africans from one of equality to one of racist predudice?
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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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Which is not a region of Africa?
North Africa South Africa Central Africa East Africa |
South Africa
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Who were the origional founders of the O.A.U (Organization of African Unity)(3)?
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Haile Selassie
Gamel Nasser Kwame Nkrumah |
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Ethiopia beat ________ in 1896 in the battle of ______
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Italians
Adowa |
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Part of the First World War was fought on African soil because of?
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The attempt by the other European colonists to take over German colonies.
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Why is it important to refer to the 19th century when discussing Africa in the 20th century?
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Because the major events of the 20th century actually started in the 19th century.
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Give the definition of kinship?
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Kinship is the "ties" to oneself - ties are formed by blood or marriage. In essence, the connection of one to others by blood or marriage.
patrilineal matrilineal |
