1. Past and Present Lecture 1 Objective~ Understand how Africa’s past impacted its future

2. Imperialism (1850-1914) Nationalism Industrial Revolution Power, Greed, Land Imperialism- policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate weaker countries Politically, economically, and socially

3. Britain France Belgium Portugal Germany U.S. Africa Dominated

4. Berlin Conference (1884-85) 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

5. Person A Discuss some of the issues that new boundaries caused Africa after the Berlin Conference?

6. Late 1950s Demand Independence Post World War II –Maintain colonies?

7. Gold Coast (Ghana) British Controlled Kwame Nkrumah - 1957Independence- 1957 –$$Development plans and Economic projects$$ “United States of Africa” Pan-African –Organization of African Unity (OAU)- 1963 Jerry Rawlings –Push toward Democracy

9. Person B How did Kwame Nkrumah help Ghana gain independence?

10. 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

12. Vocabulary (560-585) DUE AT END OF PERIOD Berlin Conference Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah Jomo Kenyatta Apartheid Nelson Mandela Mau Mau Rebellion Pan-Africanism (back of book)