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1400
Slavery
Slavery occurred in Africa during the golden age of exploration. -
1500
European trades
European traders began to sell guns and European made goods in exchange for slaves. -
1500
Trade post.
The Europeans began to build trading posts in Africa -
1500
1500
They were taken away from their homes and taken across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Period: 1500 to
Europe
Europe had taken over nearly all of Africa. -
Colonization
They were colonizing or taking over another country for the resources it could provide. -
African hardships.
nearly all Africans suffered under colonial rule as their land was taken they were forced to work for little or no pay and any attempt to rebel was violently crushed. -
South Africa
South Africa was granted independence from Great Britain. -
Fighting back.
The Kikuyu people of Kenya began a political organization to fight for freedom from Great Britain. -
Ethiopia
Ethiopia was the only country not taken over by Europe until it was taken over by Italy. -
Unity
Kwame Nkrumah introduced the idea of Pan-Africanism which was a belief in the unity of all Black Africans worldwide. -
Belgium Congo
the worst of the colonies established by European countries was the Belgium Congo. -
Rebel
inspired by the events of World War II Africans began to seriously rebel against colonization -
Freedom
Pan-Africanism inspired Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya and Nnamdi Azikiwe in Nigeria to agitate for freedom. -
Belgium Congo
The Belgium Congo became independent soon after Kenyas. -
Independent
Jomo Kenyatta became the first leader of a newly free Kenya -
Mandela’s sentence
Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for his actions. -
Belgium
Because Belgium was not able to create a stable, fair government. Joseph Mobutu seized power. -
Period: to
Zaire
Joseph Mobutu ruled uninterrupted for 32 years. -
Independence
After Africa got its independents back Countries that had been colonized were economically devastated. -
Country lines
Things were made more complicated because the Europeans had drawn country lines. -
Nigeria
Nigeria suffered from violence among its many groups -
Biafra
the Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent and named their new country Biafra. -
Civil war
The actions of Igbo caused a Civil war which over one million people had died before the Igbo Agreed to remain part of Nigeria.