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Africa

The Dark Continent because it cannot be understood, cannot civilize itself and cannot control its environment.

Native

A racist term utilized to deprive human beings from modern rationalism.

Tribe

A term used to describe groups formed by primordial ties, and like "native", it is utilized to label their actions as primitive.

Spirit World

Unlike the natural world, this world cannot be completely understood and is governed by unseen forces.

Spirits

The medium between God and man, the ways in which God and man communicate.

Ancestors

Another spiritual entity and is the way that past generations communicate with future generations.

Social Death

When one is technically alive but has no ability to exercise the opportunities available to other members of the society.

Justice

An idea that one can address inequalities or unfairness with actions that benefit the community at large.

Oracle

A position that exists in many religions where where the individual has unique access to God, which they can use to guide individuals & societies and act as a voice of God.

Religious Rationale

The view that every act has a spiritual basis and the outcome of the event in the natural world has consequences in the spiritual world.

Taboo

An act against the values of a given society and therefore is considered unforgivable, which is typically punished by isolating that individual form that society.

Exile

A political device that expels individuals from their communities to engineer a social death.

Matrilineal

When one draws their descent from their mother's ancestors, historically however, most societies do the opposite.

Feasts

A social device which redistributes resources, maintains community ties, and displays wealth & community standards.

Sovereignty

The political recognition of a state, thus a state exists when other states recognize it as such.

Colonial Gaze

How Westerners view or have viewed non-Western cultures and encompassed a sense of superiority & entitlement.

Prison

A social device that either punishes or rehabilitates individuals who violate community standards within the community.

White Man's Burden

The belief that it is the responsibility of Europeans to civilize the rest of the world.

Abusua

Extended family.

Protectorate

Indirectly controlled areas but are protected against other colonial powers.

Dress

Another way that one performs or announces their identity, which is also culture specific.

Historiography

The writing of history based on the critical examinations of sources.

Decolonization

The undoing of colonialism, where a nation establishes and maintains dependent territory.

Nationalism

An abstract idea that creates a powerful conception of 'us' and 'them'.

Trench Warfare

A style of warfare that is defined by the digging and maintaining of ditches for years.

Liberal

Increasing the involvement of democratic practices in government and lessening the role of government in economic programs.

Fascism

A form of radical totalitarian nationalism that came to prominence in the early 20th century Europe.

Benito Mussolini

Fascist leader of Italy.

Mein Kampf

Hitler's opus, written in prison that outlined his plans, opinions, and ideologies.

Public Memory

How an event is understood and digested by a society to go beyond what happened to focus on its present day relevance.

Patrice Lumumba

A Congolese independence leader and first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo.

Force Publique

A military force in the Republic of Congo during the period of direct Belgian colonial rule.

Cold War

The situation between the USSR & the US from 1946-1991 where they competed for the hearts and minds of the world through proxy wars, coalitions, economic competition, and technological & military races.

Ideological Imperialism

Where an ideology, such as capitalism or communism, replaces political control.

Globalization

Increasing similarities in culture, economics, and politics.

Water

Essential product that has become increasingly important in the 21st century.

Agro-Imperialism

Imperialism by controlling the supply of food in other nations.

Corporation

A legal individual & powerful economic force that often has impact beyond economics.

Neo-Liberalism

An economic policy where government controls are relaxed to attract transnational corporations.

McWorld

Homogeneity.

Jihad

Traditionalist.