Let's Map It - Independence of African Countries
Using the map on page #217 of your textbook answer the following question.
List the country that was not independent.
Who is the Western Sahara (Morocco)
African countries also struggled for independence. Who gave independence to Tunisia and Morocco?
Who is France.
Using the map on page #227 answer the following questions.
Is copper mined mostly along Latin America’s west or east coast?
Countries wanting a democracy needed experience, a ______________________, and educated citizens.
What is a middle class
At the top were the rich landowners. At the bottom were the poor peasants. This has made it difficult to build ______________________ and free nations.
What is stable
Using the map on page #217 of your textbook answer the following question.
List 5 countries that were independent between 1946-1960.
Who are:
Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya, Tunisia, Sudan, Somalia, Madagascar
The Mau Mau led a revolt against the British for independence of what?
What is Kenya
Using the map on page #227 answer the following questions.
What major crop grows in Suriname?
What is sugar cane
In Nigeria and other countries in Africa and Asia, _____________________ led to a civil war.
What is ethnic strife
Military ______________________ have overthrown many Latin American governments.
What are coups
Using the map on page #217 of your textbook answer the following question.
List 3 countries that were independent since 1960.
Algeria, Sierra Leone, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Swaziland, Lesotho
A civil war broke out in the Congo after the region gained independence from who?
Who is Belgium
Using the map on page #227 answer the following questions.
Name the major crops that grow in Colombia?
What are coffee and bananas
Many new nations wanted to be __________________ but had to open up their economies to the rest of the world.
What is self reliant
Most Latin American countries have ______________________ economies. In hard times, they have had to borrow money. This has caused them to go into debt.
What is one-crop
Using the map on page #217 of your textbook answer the following question.
List 2 countries that were independent before 1946.
Who are:
Liberia, Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa
In South Africa, the white leaders set up a system of what to separate blacks from whites.
What is apartheid
Nations with this type of economies are dependent on the selling of a single crop or mineral
What is a one crop economy
In foreign policy, many new nations tried to remain ______________________, but this was not easy during the Cold War.
What is neutral
Some poor Latin Americans have moved to cities to find better jobs. Others have ______________________ to the United States.
What is immigrated
Using the map on page #217 of your textbook answer the following question.
Which continent are we looking at?
What is Africa
Nkrumah was out of the country and who took over his government?
Latin America was rich in these?
What are natural resources.
When dealing with foreign policy what three choices did they have?
What are:
Side with the United States
Side with the Soviet Union
Remain Neutral
What are the choices that poor people in Latin America could make?
Work for a rich landowner
Move to a city and look for a better job
Immigrate to another country