Berlin Conference
Some African Tribes were invited to the Berlin Conference?
False - No African Tribes were invited to the Berlin Conference due to the unfair division of resources, power, and people.
T/F
Ethnic groups were split up or forced into the same country as rival ethnic groups during the Berlin Conference (Scramble for Africa)
True - European leaders ignored all tribes when splitting up the land.
T/F
After gaining independence African Tribes still had to fight for who would lead the African people?
True - due to Rival tribes and groups being together, they had to fight for who would become the next ruler after European leaders left.
Leader of the fight for freedom in Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
What is Ms.Cosby studying in graduate school?
School Psychology
What year did the Berlin Conference last until?
1885
European leaders drew these on maps in Africa without any care for tribes.
Artificial Borders / Boundaries
The Berlin Conference led to this in some African countries
Civil Wars
Leader of the fight for freedom in Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
What is the name of the Anchor School mascot? (The Blue Jay)
Azul
Name one COUNTRY that participated in the Berlin Conference
Accepted Answers :
Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway, Britain, USA
What were European leaders looking to gain from the people in Africa?
(Clue : Why did they want Africa? section of notes)
Cheap Labor
This Ethnic group was split up into different countries during the Berlin Conference
Somalis
Leader of the fight for freedom in Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikwe
Which director has lived and taught in Taiwan
Mrs.Spinelli
Gold, Diamonds, Oil, Rubber, Palm Oil, Ivory, Copper, Cotton, Various other Minerals
When European leaders draw artificial borders / boundaries, they did not take into consideration these :
Tribes, Cultures, or Languages
These two rival ethnic groups were forced into the same countries during the Berlin Conference
Hutus & Tutsis
Mau Mau Rebellion
Which TWO teachers on this hallway attended Spelman College?
(Double Points if you know ALL teachers who went to Spelman)
Ms.Cosby & Ms.Rose
Double Points -
What is another name for the Berlin Conference?
The Scramble for Africa
What did the European leaders gain from partitioning Africa?
(Clue : Why did they want Africa? section of notes)
Power & Competition
After gaining independence, the borders stayed the same, leading to what two things throughout Africa? (Besides Civil War)
Conflict and Power Struggles
When did Kenya gain independence?
1963
What House (Blue, Green, Gold, Orange) won field day last year?
Orange
(Blue - 2nd)