africa Flashcards
which country first had control of D.R of Congo?
Belgium
which country first had control of South Africa?
Britian
which country first had control of Angola?
Portugal
which country first had control of Sudan?
Britian
which country first had control of Tanzania?
Germany
which country first had control of Algeria?
France
which country first had control of Libya?
Italy
which country first had control of Egypt?
Britian
which country first had control of Rwanda?
Belgium
which country first had control of Somalia?
Brussels
2 countries that were not colonized by the Europeans in Africa
Ethiopia and Liberia
why were african countries so susceptible to being colonized?
they were weak, undeveloped, ‘tribe-like countries’
who fought in the Boer war?
Dutch and British
which african tribe fought against the British in South Africa?
the ZULU tribe
what’s an Apartheid?
Large scale RACISM stage in South Africa
Nelson Mandela?
african man who fought to remove the policy of Apartheid
who is F. W. De Clark?
was president of South Africa before Mandela
which region of Africa has had the most problems with preventing the spread of HIV?
Zimbabwe, and Botswana
describe the programs in places that helped the stopping of the AIDS epiemic
they were educational programs that educated the people on the disease which in turn lowered the % of infected
what is a one-commodity country? and why is it bad for the country?
a country that only makes one specific product and if that product doesn’t grow anymore, neither does the country
where is the Aswan High Dam?
Egypt
desertification?
the process in which good land turn into deserts
what country is the serenghetti plain in?
Tanzania
what is UNAIDS?
United National program to prevent the spread of disease
