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Serengeti Plain
A part of the Savanna in Kenya and Tanzania, home to many animals such as elephants and gazelles
Mau Mau
A violent movement against European settlers that eventually led to Kenya’s decolonization from Britain
Apartheid
An official government policy of keeping white and blacks South Africans apart
African National Congress (ANC)
A political party that worked for black civil rights
Genocide
Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
Aids
An often-deadly disease caused by the HIV virus. It attacks the immune system
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
Groups that operate with private funding that help deal with environmental problems, poverty, disease, and conflict
Scramble for Africa
European powers racing to seize giant pieces of territory before their rivals arrived in the region
Abolish
Cancel; put an end to
How did colonialism lead to conflict in southern and Eastern Africa?
European drew borders without regard to where different ethnic groups lived
What is a major social problem in South Africa after the fall of apartheid?
Blacks are much poorer that whites in South Africa inequalities in healthcare, land ownership, and education
In what two countries has genocide occurred?
Sudan and Rwanda
What are two successes in South Africa since the end of apartheid?
Free and fair elections and stable government
What is the main resource in conflict in Sudan?
Water
Who are the two groups in conflict in Sudan?
Black farmers vs. Muslim herders
What group in Kenya won it’s independence from Britain in 1963?
The Kikuyu
When did many African nations become independent from European colonial rule?
1960’s
Who are the two men who came together and helped end apartheid?
Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Klerk
What are two ways black South Africans were discriminated against during apartheid?
Blacks could only live and work in certain places. Schools and hospitals were segregated
How did foreign nations try to help end apartheid in South Africa?
Some refused to trade with South Africa, hurting its economy
Describe the Great Rift Valley?
Long, usually flat area of land between areas of higher ground in Eastern Africa
Describe the Serengeti Plain
The most famous part of the African savanna. It’s flat, grass-covered, and has few trees
Which part of the Southern/Eastern Africa region has the most mineral resources? Which types are found there?
South Africa. Diamonds, gold, platinum. Also copper, tin, iron, uranium
What problems does the tsetse fly cause?
Sleeping sickness, which can be deadly
What happened between the Hutu and Tutsi in Rwanda?
Titsi ruled the Hutu before colonization. Belgium favored Tutsi, and used them to keep control of the Hutu. After Belgians left, Hutu military killed almost 1 million Tutsi in a horrible genocide