Colonialism & its Legacy
This event finalized imperial borders, most of which exist today
What is the Berlin Conference (1884-1885)
The military seizure of power through undemocratic means
What is a military coup
Oil, gold, diamonds, copper, iron, and natural gas
What are primary commodities
When two major powers are at war, and they start to pressure other countries to form alliances with one of the sides
What is a superpower rivalry
Of 1.6 billion people, 1.3 billion people live in _______.
What is the population of Sub-Saharan Africa?
The impact of the European political, economic, and cultural domination on the continent
What is the legacy of colonialism
A regime that loots government coffers and the national economy for the leader's personal gain
A form of farming that produces only food for the farmer and their family
What is subsistence agriculture
The West and the Soviet bloc supplied their clients with sophisticated weapons that increase the length and lethality of civil conflicts in African countries
What is the Cold War in Africa
Afro-Asiatic, Niger-Congo or Bantu, Khoisan, Nilo-Saharan, Malagasy
What is the language groups of Africa?
Constructed by 19th-century European imperialists that divided ethnic groups, leading to disputes that made it harder to build a nation
What is issues of borders
This is prevalent among some African leaders who use their political power to enrich members of their own ethnic groups rather than act in the interests of the country as a whole
What is neo-patrimonial systems
Another challenge to economic development where countries export their raw materials and import manufactured goods
What is dependence on primary commodities
This organization hoped to maintain the independence of African states in the wake of the immense Soviet and American pressure to take sides in the Cold War
What is the organization of African unity
The most practiced religion in Sub-Saharan Africa
What is Christianity
A militant group of the Kikuyu community that demanded land reform and freedom from white settlers and British security forces
What is the Mau Mau Rebellion
A place with limited government control of territory poses a security threat to other nations; a government that has lost control of parts of the country it governs
What is failed states
This concept refers to the failure of many resource-rich countries to benefit fully from their natural resource wealth
What is the resource curse
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 treaty gave African countries duty-free access to US markets.
What is the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)?
When colonizers take land and control the government in a segregated and discriminatory way. For example, the legal system of white rule in South Africa denied black South Africans equal rights.
What is an Apartheid
The tendency of institutions to develop in certain ways based on structure or previous decisions
What is path dependence
The emigration of highly trained people away from their home country
What is a brain drain
The blueprint for transforming the continent into a global powerhouse, focused on sustainable development
What is Agenda 2063
The long-term economic development assistance to those countries that displayed solid democratic practices
What is millennium challenge corporation