1. Warm Up January 5, 2011 Select two words from the word wall
that start with the same letter.
Now compare the similarities and
differences of the two words.

2. Standards
SS7H1: The student will analyze continuity and change in Africa leading to the 21st century.
Explain how nationalism led to independence in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.

3. Today I will learn how nationalism helped lead to independence for many African nations, because it has affects life in the continent of Africa today.

4. Essential Question
How did nationalism lead to independence in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria?

5. Artificial boundaries
Word Splash
colonize
Nationalism
Separate
goverment
European
Artificial boundaries
Independence
Natural resources
Imperialism

6. A Brief History of Africa Draw a graphic organizer like this to take notes in during the lesson

7. Africa…What we know so far
We know that Africa is a continent NOT a country.

8. Africa…What we know so far
Why not just take the natural resources from Africa?
Europeans then partitioned Africa based on their own needs.
This caused ethnic conflicts, civil wars, and artificial political boundaries.

9. Africa…What we know so far
World Wars I & II showed Africans:
A wider world then they had ever been exposed to before.
Many Africans fought for European countries in WW II

10. Africa…What we know so far
World Wars I & II showed Africans:
After the war, European countries were financially drained
Africans thought…now is the time to break free!

11. Road to Independence Kenya
Kenya gained its independence from Britain in 1964 under the leadership of Joseph Kenyatta.
The governemnt of Kenyatta was not open or free
In recent years there have been political improvements in Kenya but more improvments are needed.

12. Road to Independence Nigeria
Nigeria gained its impendence from Britain in 1960 through peaceful independence movements.
Within months religious wars broke out between the Christian south and the Muslim north
Although Nigeria has lots of natural resources, the corrupt government has not allowed the resources to be properly developed.

13. Road to Independence South Africa
In 1961, South Africans voted for and gained their independence form Britain. It took years of protests, several more decades, and a change in government leaders before blacks began to have a role in government.

14. CHOOSE A VOCABULARY WORD TO COMPLETE THE FRAYER MODEL. .
DEFINITION
PICTURE
Independence Or
Nationalism
SENTENCE
EXAMPLE
NON-EXAMPLES

15. Ticket Out The Door
South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria are similar in that they all….., but South Africa…., Kenya…., and Nigeria….