1. Aim: Why & how did European imperialism collapse in Africa?
Monday – April 20, Mr. Lombardi
Aim: Why & how did European imperialism collapse in Africa?
Do Now: Complete the African Independence handout. Continue on the map side if there’s time.
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2. European Imperialism in Africa
European nations needed raw materials and markets in order to industrialize and make profits (“Scramble for Africa”).
Many African tribes attempted to resist European imperialism, but most failed since Europeans were more advanced.

3. Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Look for the following terms in the reading. Define each term in your own words based on the context:
Pan-Africanism
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
Kikuyu
Mau Mau
National Liberation Front (NLF)

4. Activity Close read the handout, Routes to Freedom.
Identify the previously selected terms.
Answer questions 1-9 with your partner.

6. Key People: African Independence Movements
Leader
Country
Method
Result
Kwame Nkrumah
Jomo Kenyatta
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
F.W. de Klerk

7. Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Pan-Africanism – movement emphasizing the unity of Africans & people of African descent all over the world.
Organization of African Unity (OAU) – group founded in 1963 by Kwame Nkrumah to promote Pan-Africanism & the end of colonialism in Africa.

8. Summary Why & how did imperialism collapse in Africa?
Who do you think was the most important figure in South African history? Why did you pick that person?

10. Regents Prep – Colonial Independence/Collapse of Imperialism