This international agency provided support during the Rwandan genocide (wore the blue helmets)
Who is the United Nations
100
Approximately how many countries are within Africa
What is 50-60
100
The person that had a significant role regarding the Apartheid (separation / discrimination of people) in South Africa
Who is Nelson Mandela
100
Belgium split the people of Rwanda into these two groups
Who are Hutu's and Tutsi's
100
Those who worked in the Belgian Congo produced primarily this product
What is rubber
200
From its origins in Central Africa to its outlet on the Mediterranean Sea, this river flows for more than 4,000 miles.
What is the Nile River
200
This country consists mainly of the horn of Africa
What is Somalia
200
This desert is in northern Africa
What is Sahara
200
Identify the two major countries that held the most territories during the European colonization of Africa
What is France and Great Britain
200
This desert is in southern Africa
What is Kalahari
300
These two African tribes were hunter-gatherers
What is Bushmen of the Kalahari and Pygmies of the rainforest
300
Explain the concept of colonialism
What is when one country gains control over another in order to control its resources
300
A major reason why Europeans were interested in the African continent in the 1600’s
What is to obtain slaves for its colonies in the Americas
300
The way King Leopold ruled over the Congo
What is extremely harsh
300
The political situation in Africa shifted after World War Two because of ____________ European power and _____________ nationalism in Africa led to independence for many African nations.
What is weakened; increased
400
2 modern problems happening in Africa
What is civil wars, segregation, diseases, famine, lack of technology.
400
Explain how does a view of Africa by night compare to a view of the United States at night
What is not as much infrastructure / development, signaling a weaker economy
400
Explain how African societies were treated under European colonization
What is that many African societies experienced the hardship of European rule
400
Economic factors, such as low Gross ___________ ____________, has contributed to much of the unrest and civil wars in many African countries after independence
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
400
This country ruled over Rwanda after World War One
What is Belgium
500
Identify the 5 climate zones within Africa and explain the significance of the equator and African climate patterns
What is savanna, mediterranean, desert, rainforest, steppe, creates a symmetrical pattern
500
Explain the significance of the West African Kingdoms (Mali, Ghana) regarding religion and trade
What is the presence of Islam increased
and they traded gold and salt
500
Explain the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, including the goal of the meeting and the significance of who was not present?
What is European leaders independently established political boundaries for Africa that ignored ethnic divisions
500
Describe the Rwandan genocide
What is Rwanda had a history of ethnic tension before the genocide had begun and hundreds of thousands were killed
500
Starting in the mid-1900's until the early 1990s Nelson Mandela, in addition to many nations and international organizations, called for an end to Apartheid in South Africa. Explain the term Apartheid.