2. 1. Who was Jomo Kenyatta? 2. What was his purpose in writing this story? 3. Who do the characters in the story represent? 4. How does the man solve his problem with the animals? 5. What is Kenyatta’s message? 6. What do you think the proverb at the end of the story means?

3. "We are past the stage of just being passengers.“ ~Turner Isoun, Nigeria's Minister of Science and Technology

4.  African Nationalism (early 1900s) › Pan - Africanism - “Africa for the Africans”  WWII - weakens European power  Pressure from the U.S. and the Soviet Union  Emergence of strong African leaders

5.  Kwame Nkrumah  Leopold Senghor  Jomo Kenyatta  Marcus Garvey

6.  Ghana (1957)  Pan-Africanism  Studied in the U.S.  Secured aid for Ghana  Organized strikes and boycotts against British

7.  Senegal (1960)  “negritude movement”  Pan- Africanism  Educated in Europe  Poet

8.  Kenya (1963)  Mau Mau rebellion – armed resistance against white minority rule  Jailed  1 st President of indep. Ghana

9.  Universal Negro Improvement Association  Published “Negro World”  Black nationalist in U.S.  “Africa for the Africans”

10.  1950: Liberia, Ethiopia, Egypt, & South Africa are independent  1957: Ghana= 1st black nation to become independent  Late 1950’s, Libya, Tunisia, & Morocco = independent

11.  Most transitions were peaceful except for:  Algeria’s struggle w/ France  Kenya’s struggle w/ Britain - Jomo Kenyatta helped lead the resistance movement called Mau Mau

13. 1. Why did the Europeans create borders that were bound to create ethnic turmoil in the future?ethnic turmoil 2. Look at the graph for Kenya’s ethnic groups. How do you think the large numbers of ethnic groups might affect an African country’s ability to establish a government?

14.  What major factor prevented African countries from creating stable governments after gaining independence?  What are some ways the colonial period affects life in Africa today.

16.  Tutsi’s ruled until 1800s  Belgians appointed Tutsi’s to govt. positions  Tutsi’s fled when Belgians left (Hutu majority)  Tutsi’s tried to stage coup against govt.  Hutus began mass killings of Tutsi’s as punishment  TODAY: violence has spread to neighboring countries (ie. Burundi); Rwanda is an unstable democracy

18.  Muslim North and Christian/traditional South  Slavery and colonial rule worsened situation  Coups and violence throughout history  Fighting over oil has prevented the formation of a stable govt.  Institution of strict SHARIA LAW in recent years has enrage many Christians

20.  LAND – after Brits left, they sold it to Kikuyu at low prices  Jomo Kenyatta (Kikuyu) – Kalenjin felt govt. showed Kikuyu favoritism in land policies  Daniel Moi (Kalenjin)– Pres. ’78 – govt. carried out attacks on Kikuyu  Thousands have died, hundreds of thousands displaced

21.  European influence  LAND  Power  Wealth  Violence continues today  Unstable governments

22. * Note that Africans who were hired by Europeans to oversee their colonies often ruled cruelly. Why do you think this was the case? * Do former European powers have a special obligation to assist in the development of their former African colonies?

23. Why do some societies have so much while others have so little? According to Brown… Geography determines which societies flourish and grow and which are conquered and lag behind in the development of technology, power, and wealth

24.  Most deaths in children under age 5 are due to:  A. infectious diseases and malnutrition  B. premature birth/birth defects  C. accidents

25.  True or False: At least 40% of the deaths in children under age 5 that occur worldwide  each year could be prevented by administering existing vaccines to young  children.

26.  List what you believe are the 5 most deadly infectious diseases worldwide.

27.  Were you surprised by the answers to any of the questions? If so, which ones, and why?  As a person living in the U.S., would you expect to suffer from the infectious diseases that are the top killers worldwide? Why?  In an age where so much medical technology is available, particularly in the form of medications and vaccines, why do you think so many people are still dying from preventable diseases?  How does it make you feel when you think about people in developing countries dying from these types of diseases at alarmingly high rates?  Who should be responsible for helping to eradicate these diseases? Why?

28.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM 2dmFwFgq0

29.  Jomo Kenyatta, Pan Africanism, Leopold Senghor, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah