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1400
The Golden Age of Exploration
The Europeans sailed south around Africa to get their wealth -
1500
Trading Post
The Europeans started building a trading post -
1550
Enslaving of people
Europeans began to trade slaves -
Colonization
Europeans were taking over other countries for resources -
Refers to European
Refers to European colonial expansion between the 1870s and world war 1 -
Suez canal
The British brought the Suez Canal in Egypt -
Two most Important European holdings
The two most important European holdings in Africa were French controlled Algeria and Britains cape colony -
Taking control of Egypt
The British took total control of Egypt -
Berlin conference
The Berlin conference was in Germany to regulate the competition for Africa -
Britain took Africa
Britain took over 30% of Africas population under their control -
Taking South Africa
Britain took over South Africa after defeating the dependents of the original dutch settlers -
Taking africa
The Europeans took over Africa -
South Americas Independence
South America gained their independence from Great Britain -
Under European control
Ethiopia and Liberia were the only countries that weren't controlled by europeans -
Uncolonized
The only country that was uncolonized was Ethiopia though Italy did invade the country -
Ghana introduces
Ghana introduces kwamen Nkrumah a idea of pan afcanism -
Afrikaners
South Africans made apartheid law based on race -
Sudan
Sudan gained independence from Great Britain -
Independence came to Rwanda
Independence came to Rwanda after violence broke out and Hutu took control -
Mandela was arrested
Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison -
F.W de Klerk
F.W de Klerk got elected for president after Mandela went to prison -
Released
After Mandela announced the end of apartheid they released him -
Noble Peace Prize
Mandela and de Klerk were awarded the noble peace prize. -
Open elections
South Africa had its first open election in witch Nelson Mandela was elected for president -
Violence Continued
The violence continued in Rwanda until the Hutu began to engage in genocide the Tutsi people -
The agitate
People in Tunisia began to agitate for a more democratic government -
Democratic government election
President Ben Ail got elected and made the government a democratic government -
Qaddafi
Qaddafi was captured and and killed then and new government was elected -
Mubarak
Mubarak was forced to resign -
Mubarak Was Replaced
Mubarak got replaced by an Islamic Fundamentalist government