1. Development of Africa Unit 1: Lesson 1

2. Objectives I can… distinguish the roles of European nations in African society explain the policies of different forms of government in Africa determine the importance of Africa to society today

3. African Colonialism

4. Vocabulary Barbary state - country on the Western Coast of Africa which were colonized by European countries in the 1800’s Economic Outlook – the rising, falling, or stable attitude of a country Continental tendency (cT) – the economic outlook of all of the countries in a continent (Africa’s cT is rising)

5. Vocabulary Occupation – the country that occupies a country/piece of land and its people Colonization – the practice of a country aiding a region to become successful for the purposes of the country that is colonizing the land Cultural influence – what European or Asian country influenced the culture of the region

6. Culture & Language With the colonization of African territories by European government, European concepts began to flow into African society such as slavery, disease, socialism, monarchy, and industry. In places such as South Africa, Swahili began to give way to English, French, and Spanish

7. Decolonization How have European countries contributed to the decolonization of Africa, India, Pakistan, and Indonesia? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_s GTspaF4Y

8. Government in Africa

9. Governmental Figures in Africa Nelson Mandela - achieved democracy for South Africans Malala Yousafzai – helped achieve education for girls in Taliban occupied Middle East Haile Selassie – resisted Italian occupation of Ethiopia, later became emperor

10. Tiers of Society First world country- fully industrialized; fully developed; does not rely on aid from other countries; usually Democratic or Socialist Second world country – self reliant; less industrial than first world countries; usually Communist, Monarchist, or Imperialist Third world country – completely dependent; usually Dictatorial or Imperialist; many African countries

11. Misrepresentations of Africa It is a common misconception that all African countries are third world. In fact, some countries and Africa are somewhat more industrial than the United States. South Africa is a key player in the automotive industry, with 12% of its exports being automobile parts, while only 3.5% of America’s exports are automobiles

12. Conflict in Egypt Islamic radicals and the Egyptian semi- democratic military are at odds on what to do about Egypt’s role in world economy Egypt is an example to show that some parts of the world are still developing, recovering from the decolonization of the 1800’s

13. Conflict in South Africa Apartheid is a system of discrimination between races of Africans in the 1900’s Discriminated South Africans stood up to their supposed democratic government in order to achieve equality Now, South Africa has a non- discriminative, booming economy

14. Political Borders of Africa Today BE SURE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ETHOPIA, DRC, SOUTH AFRICA, EGYPT, MADAGASCAR, SOUTH AFRICA, AND SOMALIA

15. Ties Between US and Africa Security Detection of terrorist threats Food security Prevention of child labor Prevention of human trafficking Prevention of drug smuggling Financial aid Chief exports (wood, cotton) Chief imports (ivory, grain)