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1400
The Golden Age of Europe
They sailed around Africa to get the wealth of silks and spices. -
1500
The Great trade and exchange
They traded guns and goods for slaves then made them work in the fields. -
The Great colonization
They took over countries for their resources. -
Africa Divided
All of Africa but two countries were colonized and Africa was suffering because of it. -
Freedom
South Africa was granted independence from Great Britain. -
Kenya
The Kikuyu people of Kenya began a political organization to fight for freedom from Great Britain. -
The Great Uprising
After ww2 there was a bunch of uprising due to colonization. -
Pan-Africanism
In Ghana Kwame Nkrumah introduced the idea of Pan-Africanism which was a belief in the unity of all Black Africans worldwide. -
Raciest
White South Africans known as Afrikaners made apartheid law. Apartheid is a policy of legal separation based on race. -
Sudan Independence
Sudan gained its independence from Great Britain. -
2 Civil Wars
After independence, the people in the south rebelled against northern rule leading to two civil wars from 1956 to 1972 and from 1983 to 2005. Millions of people died. -
Ghana Independence
Ghana would gain its independence. -
Nigeria Independent
Nigeria became independent after a fierce struggle against the British. -
Belgium Congo
Belgium Congo became independent and the country was unable to create a stable, fair government. -
Rwanda
Independence came to Rwanda after which violence broke out and the Hutu took control. -
Kenya Freedom
Kenya became independent Jomo Kenyatta would become the newly independent Kenya’s first leader. -
Mandela
Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life
in prison for his actions. -
Power is not key
As a result Joseph Mobutu seized power. He renamed the country Zaire and ruled uninterrupted for 32 years. The suffering of the people of Congo continued due to his corruption and violence. -
Civil War
The Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent from Nigeria. They named their new country Biafra. The actions of the Igbo launched a civil war in which millions of people died before the Igbo agreed to remain part of Nigeria. -
Kirk
W. de Klerk was elected president of South Africa -
Go Nelson
De Klerk he announced the end of apratheid and
released Nelson Mandela from prison. -
End of apartheid
Mandela and de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in ending apartheid. -
New president
South Africa held its first open elections in which Nelson Mandela was elected the new president. -
Violence
The country continued to experience violence until the Hutu began to engage in genocide against the Tutsi people. -
The Arab Spring
People in Tunisia began to agitate for a more democratic government. This movement became known as the Arab Spring. -
South Sudan
Sudan recognized South Sudan’s independence. -
They Take a Hit
President Ben Ali resigned and a democratic government was elected. Similar victories occurred in Algeria and Morocco. -
Death of a Dictator
Qaddafi was captured and killed -
Overthrown
Mubarak was a dictator who had controlled Egypt for 30 years. He was forced to resign -
New Government
Mubarak was replaced by an Islamic fundamentalist government led by Mohammed Morsi -
Military take over
Morsi’s term was short because his government was overthrown by the military.