Economic and Border Consequences of Colonialism
This term refers to when the economy often focuses too much on one resource, and is underdeveloped in other sectors.
What is the resource curse?
This rivalry occurred between the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold war, pressuring other countries to form allegiances with one of the sides.
What was the superpower rivalry?
This term describes a government that has lost control of parts of the country it governs.
What is a failed state?
Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Indigenous Religions are examples of what?
What are the religions of Sub-Saharan Africa?
This organization protects US interests in Africa, diverts terrorist and piracy acts, and counters Chinese influence in the region.
What is US African Command (AFRICOM)?
This term describes a form of farming that produces only enough food for that farmer and their family.
What is subsistence agriculture?
African countries experienced almost 200 coups since independence, most of them were an attempt to overthrow _______ regimes, which themselves had come to power through a coup.
What are military regimes?
This is the most widely practiced religion in Sub Saharan Africa.
What is Christianity?
This region imports African oil, has consular and trade offices in almost every African capital, and has worked to increase trade with African countries by reducing barriers to trade.
What is Europe?
This act gave African Countries duty free access to US markets to help grow their economy.
What is the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)?
This term describes the emigration of highly trained people away from their home country.
What is ‘Brain Drain’?
The event involved proxy wars fought in developing countries, including those in Africa, killed 25 million people. The West and the Soviet bloc supplied their clients with sophisticated weapons that increased the length and lethality of civil conflicts in African countries.
What is the “Long Peace” (Cold War)?
This system includes colonizers taking land and controlling the government in a segregated and discriminatory way.
What is Apartheid?
Afro-Asiatic, Niger-Congo, Khoisan, Nilo-Saharan, Malagasy are examples of what?
What are the language families of Sub-Saharan Africa?
This is a blueprint for transforming the continent into a global powerhouse. Focused on sustainable development.
What is Agenda 2063?
This term describes when Western economic aid was a reward for political loyalty, and went right into the coffers of corrupt elites and their cronies.
What is Kleptocracy?
These systems occur when leaders distribute resources (like jobs, contracts, and favors) to loyal supporters, reinforcing their power and creating dependency. They also rely on personal relationships to maintain power.
What are Neo-patrimonial systems?
This event took place in Kenya from 1952-1959. They were a militant group of the Kikuyu who demanded land reform and freedom from British colonialism. Thousands of people were killed.
What is the Mau Mau rebellion?
Oil, gold, diamonds, copper, iron, natural gas are examples of what?
What are primary commodities
This organization hoped to maintain the independence of African states in the wake of immense Soviet and American pressure to take sides in the Cold War. It was also an attempt to find a common African bond of freedom, justice, and equality.
What is the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?
This event finalized imperial borders, most of which still exist today. These borders were made with little regard to ethnic groups of the people living there.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This country bravely resisted European colonization, remaining of the few areas of Africa to never fall under European control.
What is Ethiopia?
“Historical events and decisions can shape the trajectory of future developments. For example, colonial legacy; many African nations inherited institutions that were designed to extract resources rather than promote development.”
What is Path Dependence?
This country is currently the largest trading partner that imports primary commodities from Africa.
What is China?
A set of eight goals aimed at education, gender equality, and eradicating extreme hunger/poverty.
What are the Millenium Development Goals?