Past and Present Lecture 1 Objective~ Understand how Africa’s past impacted its future
Imperialism ( ) Nationalism Industrial Revolution Power, Greed, Land Imperialism- policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate weaker countries Politically, economically, and socially
Britain France Belgium Portugal Germany U.S. Africa Dominated
Berlin Conference ( ) Europe divided Africa up with little regards to the native population –Divided cultures, ethnic groups, languages, etc –Plundered resources, segregated races, left Africa with nothing but problems
Person A Discuss some of the issues that new boundaries caused Africa after the Berlin Conference?
Late 1950s Demand Independence Post World War II –Maintain colonies?
Gold Coast (Ghana) British Controlled Kwame Nkrumah Independence –$$Development plans and Economic projects$$ “United States of Africa” Pan-African –Organization of African Unity (OAU) Jerry Rawlings –Push toward Democracy
Person B How did Kwame Nkrumah help Ghana gain independence?
Kenya & the Mau Mau Rebellion British controlled Jomo Kenyatta (non-violent) Mau –Terrorism to demand freedom (guerrilla warfare) 1963Independence 1963 Daniel Moi –Push toward Democracy
Vocabulary ( ) DUE AT END OF PERIOD Berlin Conference Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah Jomo Kenyatta Apartheid Nelson Mandela Mau Mau Rebellion Pan-Africanism (back of book)