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Current Issues in Africa Review. Chapter 5: Ideas Chapter 5: Ideas 2. This movement wanted to unify all of Africa. The slogan was “Africa for the Africans.”

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1 Current Issues in Africa Review

2 Chapter 5: Ideas Chapter 5: Ideas 2. This movement wanted to unify all of Africa. The slogan was “Africa for the Africans.” However, cultural diversity would become a road block 1. They were educated in Europe and wanted to unite Africa so that they could become independent from colonial rule.

3 People 1. He was imprisoned by the British and became the first President of Ghana. 2. A poet who became President of Senegal for 20 years. He encouraged Africans to be proud of their history 3. He won the Nobel Peace prize because of his work in South Africa. He strongly opposed apartheid but rejected violence as a way to protest. 4. He was imprisoned for 20 years in South Africa. In 1994, he became the first black President of South Africa.

4 Vocabulary 1. Refusal to buy certain goods and services as a protest. 2. A small fighting force that uses hit and run tactics on a larger fighting force. They were used in Mozambique, Congo, and Kenya. 3. The British called the Rebels in Kenya this, but Kenyans called themselves “Land and Freedom Fighters.” 4. Western culture glorifies individual desires and material goods at the expense of the community and African traditions.

5 Politics 1. This reflected traditional values, the candidates are chosen from the same party. 2. Type of rule that set up order to get rid of civilian leaders and used harsh measures to stay in power.

6 Economics 1. To raise money for their countries to rebuild, governments looked for investments from these types of companies. 2. African nations in debt sought help from this fund for loans. 3. This bank gave loans but they had ‘strings’ attached.

7 Chapter 6 : Vocabulary 2. Made in 1975, African nations could sell good free from tariffs in Europe. 3. During the Cold War, Africans tired not to take sides, however, they still needed money from either Soviet Union or United States. 1. In 1963, the independent nations formed this. It was a way to support independence movements and promote peace.

8 South Africa - Politics 1. The minority who was ruling in South Africa had strict laws enforcing segergation between White South Africans and Black South Africans. 2. These laws required all blacks living in a town to carry this. It told them where they could work, travel, tax payments and any criminal convictions.

9 Protests in South Africa 1. In 1960, protestors staged a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville. The police killed over 60 people. This aroused anger worldwide. 2. In 1976, students in Soweto, protested a new law requiring a new law requiring the use of Afrikaans in all public schools. The government responded with pressure.

10 Resistance Leaders in South Africa 1. He tired to fight apartheid using nonviolence. In 1960, he won a Nobel Peace Prize. 2. He was the leader of the African National Congress was imprisoned for over 20 years because he spoke out against apartheid. In 1994, he became the first black President of South Africa.


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