Causes of the War
What year did the Nigerian Civil War begin?
What is 1967?
What was the name of the breakaway state?
What is Biafra?
What theme is connected to this lesson?
What is Justice?
What year did Nigeria gain independence?
What is 1960?
Who was the leader of Nigeria?
Who was Yakubu Gowon?
What agreement was created during the 1967 meeting in Ghana?
What is the Aburi Accord?
What part of Nigeria was Biafra located in?
What is southeastern Nigeria?
Many people felt they were treated unfairly in terms of what?
What is power, equality, or human rights?
What happened in 1967?
What is Biafra declared independence/ the war began?
Did the war strengthen or divide Nigeria?
What is divide?
Name one major cause of the war.
What is political tension, ethnic conflict, or arguments over power/resources?
What was Biafra fighting for?
What is independence/self rule?
What question did the war raise about leadership?
What is who should hold power/what is fair leadership?
About how long did the war last?
What is 3 years?
Who supplied Biafra with weapons and ammo?
What is France, Portugal, and Israel?
Which ethnic group was heavily targeted before the war?
Who are the Igbo people?
True or False: All Nigerians supported Biafra?
What is false?
What does displacement mean?
What is being forced to leave your home?
What year did the war end?
What is 1970?
What were the different ethnic groups?
Who are the Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba and the Igbo people?
Why did many people support Biafra’s separation?
What is they believed it would protect their rights and safety?
What resource made the region economically important?
What is oil?
Why did Gowon divide Nigeria into 12 states in 1967?
What is it weakened the eastern region and reduced the Igbos control over oil?
What is a major crisis happened during the war?
What is starvation/famine?
Who was the leader of Biafra?
Who was Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu?