The African Diaspora Movement Flashcards
1
Q
- Define what the African Diaspora movement is?
A
The term is used to describe the mass dispersion of African people during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
2
Q
- Where did the diaspora take millions of people from? Where did these people end up?
A
From Western & Central Africa to different parts of the Americas and the Caribbean islands.
3
Q
- What did the African diaspora cause?
A
A huge social, cultural, and economic vacuum on the African continent.
4
Q
- In which countries does the African diaspora exist? Name 6.
A
- Brazil: 50 million
- United kingdom: 2 million
- France: 4 million
- Haiti: 9 million
- United States: 41 million
- Canada: 1 million