African Leader's Affects
What did the African leaders lack?
Common sense or intelligence.
What European action caused African cultural groups to collide?
The European division of African nations.
How many new states were made in Africa?
48
What is the capital of Djibouti?
Djibouti city
What group came back in 1990 to assist the Africans with postcolonial problems?
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
How did colonialism affect the African economy?
It put an end to inter-African trade.
What originally positive result came out of colonialism involving security?
professional army
What is the largest African country?
Algeria (919,595 sq mi)
What three leaders were great heroes with charisma but lacked institutions of free press? (name at least 1)
1) Kwame Nkrumah
2) Julius Nyerere
3)Kenneth Kaunda
What was unfair about the Europeans splitting up Africa? (2 reasons)
1) uneven land distribution
2) unequal natural resources
What was the problem with the transportation and communication infrastructures?
The transportation and communication was not evenly distributed in the colonies.
What African animal is the largest living land mammal? It weighs up to 7 tons and is endangered.
The African elephant
Name one of the three ways African leaders act as dictators.
1) The leaders act as if they own the country.
2) They force people to follow them, this included bribing and threatening the citizens.
3)They feared losing power and being exposed.
How did the Europeans, as well as Indians, disturb African production?
The Europeans and Indians took over preexisting African industries, which pushed the Africans out of that field.
How was African nationalism affected by colonialism?
Colonialism had a negative affect on nationalism by the leaders making the nations angry, frustrated, and humiliated.
RIDDLE:
I have cities, but no houses.
I have mountains, but no trees.
I have water, but no fish.
What am I?
(HINT: it is a 3 letter word)
a map
What were the three ways ("scenarios") to remove African Tyrants?
1) "Doe Scenario" - if they refuse to leave they will be killed
2) "Kerekou Scenario" - The leaders do what is asked and are able to leave peacefully
3) "Eyadema Scenario" - The leaders do what is asked by the citizens, however they return to the original laws and are forced to leave.
What was the problem with the monetary policies? Explain.
Foreign exchange money was not used for internal development, because of this no nation was able to establish a real economic takeoff because they lacked a strong industrial or economic base.
What were the Africans encouraged to do in a mono crop economy?
"Africans were encouraged to produce what they did not consume, and to consume what they did not produce."
Name five cash crops that Africans produced during the colonial era.
1) Cotton
2) Peanuts
3) Palm oil
4) Coffee
5) Tobacco
6) Rubber
7) Cocoa