Africa Flashcards

1
Q

Who is Nelson Mandela?

A

The FIRST Black President after the Apartheid

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2
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What does Apartheid mean?

A

APARTNESS

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3
Q

Darfur

A

The specific area where the majority of violence is happening in Sudan

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4
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Refugee

A

Person who is displaced from their native country because of unrest or violence

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5
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Middle Passage

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A slave ship’s journey from Africa to the Americas

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6
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The majority of South Africa’s population

A

Black

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7
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A stronger country expanding its power over weaker countries, expansion of empires

A

Imperialism

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8
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ID Card passes

A

black Africans were forced to carry them during apartheid

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9
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Genocide

A

deliberate execution of a particular racial, cultural or political group

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10
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reasons of Imperialism

A
  1. Markets - more places to sell goods
  2. Nationalism - having more lands makes the empires more powerful
  3. Moral - convert natives to Christianity
  4. Natural Resources - taking natural resources from Africa back to Europe to use in factories
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11
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AIDS

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disease orphaning African children and spread by human to human contact of bodily fluids

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12
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Malaria

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disease caused by infected Mosquitos

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13
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Paul Rusesabagina

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Hotel manager who saved 1200 Rwandans during the genocide

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