Ethiopia is located here
Horn of Africa
What percentage of Somalians are Muslim?
99.8%
Uganda is located in this region
African Great Lakes
Under Germany & Belgium, this ethnic group served as the colonial ruling class of Rwanda
Tutsis
South Africa was originally colonized by this nation
The Netherlands (Dutch)
Ethiopian civilization dates back to this ancient kingdom
Axum/Aksum
Somalia's two regions were once the colonies of these two European powers
Britain & Italy
This is how Idi Amin came to power
Military coup
These are Rwanda's three ethnic groups
Hutu, Tutsi, Twa
This is a system of full racial segregation and legal inequality
Apartheid
Although Ethiopia was never colonized during the Scramble for Africa, it was briefly occupied by this nation during World War II
Italy
This event caused the rise of piracy on the Somalian coast
Somalian Civil War
This group was expelled from Uganda with 90 days notice under Amin
Asians/Indians
This organization planned and directed the genocide
Hutu government
This was the leading organization in resisting apartheid
African National Congress
What two characteristics of Ethiopia made Europeans believe that it was "civilized?"
Monarchy, Christianity
Somalian pirates claim to be stopping European ships from doing these two things
Waste dumping & overfishing
Imin provided sanctuary for a plane full of hostages from this country
Israel
These two foreign agents did nothing to stop the genocide
UN & France
What are two examples of places they were kept separate under apartheid?
Schools, hospitals, buses, trains, hotels, etc.
One compromise Ethiopia made with European powers was the creation of this country
Eritrea
What are two reasons that most countries do not recognize the government of Somaliland?
Fear of instability, preference for a weak or united Somalia, not encouraging other independence movements
Following Amin's downfall, Uganda's current president came to power in this war
Uganda Bush War
This event was the catalyst of the Rwandan genocide
President's plane shot down
He became leader of South Africa after the end of apartheid
Nelson Mandela