What is partitioning?
What is splitting something into parts?
What is nationalism?
Pride in your country and wanting to rule yourself
What was apartheid?
system of laws in South Africa to keep blacks and whites separate
WhWhere in Africa are the Atlas mountains located?
What is Northwest Africa on the coast?
Why are some African countries still having problems today?
What are unfair borders?
Why did European countries divide up Africa?
What is because they wanted the land and resources?
What is Pan-Africanism?
The idea that all African people should work together
How did people around the world and in South Africa protest apartheid?
By protesting, striking, and stopping trade with South Africa.
Where is the Kalahari Desert located?
The southernmost
How did the new borders hurt African families and tribes?
They split them apart
Why did the new borders created by the Europeans cause problems?
What is they didn't respect different African groups?
What did Pan-African leaders want for African countries?
To be independent and free
Who was Nelson Mandela?
leader who fought against apartheid, symbol of hope, 1st black S.A. president
What is a problem that still happens today because of partitioning?
Fighting and unfair governments
What happened when groups that didn’t get along were put in the same country?
What is they started fighting?
What was the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A group in Kenya that fought against British rule
What happened to Nelson Mandela because of his fight against apartheid?
He was put in prison for 27 years
Who became the first leader of Kenya after independence?
Jomo Kenyatta
What is a civil war?
What is when groups within the same country fight against each other?
How did Kenya gain its independence?
Through war and protests like the Mau Mau Rebellio
What change did F.W. de Klerk make when he became president?
allowed protests and freed political prisoners
Why are some African countries still having problems today?
Unfair borders and corrupt governments
How did Nigeria gain independence?
Through protests and working together
When did the South African government officially start and end apartheid?
1948 and 1994