african history 2
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African
Independence
Vocabulary
KENYA SOUTH
AFRICANIGERIA
Definition Example
Non-example Picture or Last Word
SS7H1 The student will analyze
continuity and change in Africa leading
to the 21st century.
a. Explain how the European partitioning across Africa
contributed to conflict, civil war, and artificial
political boundaries.
b. Explain how nationalism led to independence in
South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.
c. Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South
Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W.de
Klerk.
d. Explain the impact of the Pan-African movement.
Independence(definition)
• Becoming a free country
• When the citizens or natives of a country
are in control of their government
Independence (examples)
• French Revolution – freedom from the monarchy (rule by one person, like a king)
• American Revolution – freedom from British rule
• War of Mexican Independence – freedom from Spanish rule
• Kenyan rebellion – violent rebellion against colonial rule, Jomo Kenyatta & the Mau Mau
• Nigerian - peaceful independence movement
• South Africa - independent from British in 1961, but non-whites did not have equal rights (Apartheid)
Independence(non-examples)
• colonial rule – of Africa, the
Americas
• Dictatorships - ex. Saddam
Hussein (Iraq), Omar Bashir
(Sudan)
Nationalism(definition)
• When people of a country have a strong
sense of pride or patriotism.
• Nationalism can also lead to members of a
country gaining their independence, freeing
themselves from colonialism or unjust rulers.
South Africa
• African National Congress -
called for equal rights for non-white
Africans, led to the end of Apartheid
• American colonies fighting the British
• Miguel Hildago’s call to resist the Spanish -
led to Mexican independence
• Nazi Germany - rise of Nazi party & Hitler
• Russian revolution against the Czar
Nationalism
(examples)
Non-examples
• Some African tribal leaders - bribed (for
money, land, power) by colonial rulers
to help them
• Tory party members - Americans loyal
to the British empire & didn’t want the
U.S. to be independent
Pan-Africanism
• A movement beginning in the late 1800s
• Points out the common bond African people share
• Encouraged unity among African people
• Called for the independence of ALL African nations
Pan-Africanism"The Red, Black, and Green”
this flag symbolizes the struggle for the
unification and liberation of African people.
• "red" stands for the blood that unites all
people of African ancestry
• "black" represents the color of the skin
of the people of Africa
• "green" stands for the rich land of Africa.
Pan-Africanism (examples)
1. Pan-African Congress
– five meetings held b/w 1919-1945
– called for an end to colonial rule and
racial discrimination
– demanded human rights and equality of
economic opportunity for Africans
Pan-Africanism (examples)
2. African Union (AU)
– organization of 53 African states established in
2002 from similar Organization of Afrian Union
that started in 1963
– Wants all Africans to have rights and
democracy
– Raise the living standards of all Africans
– Settles fights between members – not through
fighting but rather peaceful and diplomatic
negotiation.
– http://www.africa-union.org/
Pan-Africanism(non-examples)
• Civil war in Sudan
• Apartheid – blacks in South Africa did
not have the same rights as whites
• Rwanda – civil war b/w Hutu & Tutsi
(ethnic groups)
What did you learn?
1. What is the difference between nationalism and Pan-Africanism?
You have two choices for your
final box…
1. You can draw a picture/illustration that
shows the meaning of each vocabulary
word. • It must be accurate
• It must be neat
• You must take your time
2. Complete a last word summary for each
vocabulary word• See the board for example