Development of Africa

Unit 1: Lesson 1

Objectives

I can…• distinguish the roles of European

nations in African society• explain the policies of different forms

of government in Africa• determine the importance of Africa to

society today

African Colonialism

Vocabulary

• Barbary state - country on the Western Coast of Africa which were colonized by European countries in the 1800’s

• Economic Outlook – the rising, falling, or stable attitude of a country

• Continental tendency (cT) – the economic outlook of all of the countries in a continent (Africa’s cT is rising)

Vocabulary

• Occupation – the country that occupies a country/piece of land and its people

• Colonization – the practice of a country aiding a region to become successful for the purposes of the country that is colonizing the land

• Cultural influence – what European or Asian country influenced the culture of the region

Culture & Language

• With the colonization of African territories by European government, European concepts began to flow into African society such as slavery, disease, socialism, monarchy, and industry.

• In places such as South Africa, Swahili began to give way to English, French, and Spanish

Decolonization

• How have European countries contributed to the decolonization of Africa, India, Pakistan, and Indonesia?

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Government in Africa

Governmental Figures in Africa

• Nelson Mandela - achieved democracy for South Africans

• Malala Yousafzai – helped achieve education for girls in Taliban occupied Middle East

• Haile Selassie – resisted Italian occupation of Ethiopia, later became emperor

Tiers of Society

• First world country- fully industrialized; fully developed; does not rely on aid from other countries; usually Democratic or Socialist

• Second world country – self reliant; less industrial than first world countries; usually Communist, Monarchist, or Imperialist

• Third world country – completely dependent; usually Dictatorial or Imperialist; many African countries

Misrepresentations of Africa

• It is a common misconception that all African countries are third world. In fact, some countries and Africa are somewhat more industrial than the United States.

• South Africa is a key player in the automotive industry, with 12% of its exports being automobile parts, while only 3.5% of America’s exports are automobiles

Conflict in Egypt

• Islamic radicals and the Egyptian semi-democratic military are at odds on what to do about Egypt’s role in world economy

• Egypt is an example to show that some parts of the world are still developing, recovering from the decolonization of the 1800’s

Conflict in South Africa

• Apartheid is a system of discrimination between races of Africans in the 1900’s

• Discriminated South Africans stood up to their supposed democratic government in order to achieve equality

• Now, South Africa has a non-discriminative, booming economy

Political Borders of Africa Today

• BE SURE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ETHOPIA, DRC, SOUTH AFRICA, EGYPT, MADAGASCAR, SOUTH AFRICA, AND SOMALIA

Ties Between US and Africa

• Security• Detection of terrorist

threats• Food security• Prevention of child

labor• Prevention of human

trafficking• Prevention of drug

smuggling

• Financial aid• Chief exports (wood,

cotton)• Chief imports (ivory,

grain)