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1. Objective (READ) - H SWBAT explain why Africa is underdeveloped.

1. Objective (READ) - H SWBAT explain why Africa is underdeveloped. 2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION) 3. Warm-up (ANSWER) A. How did nationalism contribute to the colonization of Africa? (Nationalism = extreme pride in one’s country)

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1. Objective (READ) - H SWBAT explain why Africa is underdeveloped.

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  1. 1. Objective (READ) - H SWBAT explain why Africa is underdeveloped. 2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION) 3. Warm-up (ANSWER) A. How did nationalism contribute to the colonization of Africa? (Nationalism = extreme pride in one’s country) B. Give an example that demonstrates investment capital.

  2. 1. Objective (READ) - L SWBAT explain why Africa is underdeveloped. 2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION) 3. Warm-up (ANSWER) A. How did nationalism contribute to the colonization of Africa? (Nationalism = extreme pride in one’s country) B. I get a loan from a bank of $10 Billion to open two water treatment plants for Orsarka. What is the $10 Billion? A. Imperialism B. Investment capital C. Apartheid D. Infrastructure

  3. Table of Contents 1. Create a new page called Colonization.

  4. 1. Berlin Conference: - Europeans divided Africa, drew in borders how they wanted it Map showing the location of African ethnic groups.

  5. Political Effects 2. Borders created by Europeans causes conflict today between ethnic groups Currently ongoing Civil Wars in Africa that have not been resolved: - Angola, Algeria, Burundi, Congo, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe

  6. Political Effects 3. Africans struggled to create effective governments. - Africans weren’t used to the nation-state model used by Europeans - Africans lacked experience in diplomacy, law-making, etc. - Tribes were autonomous (meaning they made their own rules, were self-governing) before colonization - Tribes were lumped together in countries laid out by the Europeans

  7. Political Effects 4. Apartheid – racist policies in South Africa that separated people by race

  8. Social Effects Political Effects Copy this chart Economic Effects 1. European Languages 2. Christianity spreads to Africa. 3. Slave trade destroys African…

  9. Economic Effects #1. Built some infrastructure - Europeans built roads, ports, and railroads to get natural resources back to Europe to create finished goods

  10. Economic Effects #2. African countries lack INVESTMENTCAPITAL - cash used to start businesses, factories, mines, etc. Why? - Europeans took their ways to make money (crops, natural resources, minerals, etc.) - Europeans left and did not set up governments causing wars and chaos - Many European companies remained in Africa the money from natural resources is still going to Europe - International organizations like the IMF provide African nations with enormous loans that they cannot repay so they have to use a huge portion of their GDP to pay off debts.

  11. 1. IMPERIALISM (same as colonization) – when a country takes control of another region to take their resources and set up new markets 2. INVESTMENT CAPITAL – Money used to start a business, factory, mine, or major project that will increase jobs. Directions: - Create a vocab box for each term above. - Use the example on the right for your vocab boxes. - Your group can not receive directions for the game until EVERY student has completed this in their notebook and you get it approved.

  12. Economic Effects Why it happened: - Berlin Conference divided land according to natural resources. - Land was used during colonization to harvest natural resources. - Europeans left without setting up any other ways to make money. #3. Land policies during colonization cause one-commodity countries today. Why it’s bad: - Country’s entire economy depends on high prices of that commodity - Droughts or other disasters destroy entire economy

  13. #4. CONCLUSION: African countries are under-developed

  14. Colonization Conclusion – Paragraph - H Option 2 1. Explain why Africa is considered underdeveloped. 2. What role does investment capital play in Africa’s economic development? 3. How would you address Africa’s economic issues? Include at least two strategies or policies you would use to help Africa economically. Directions: A. Choose option 1 or option 2 and write it. B. Complete any missing assignments: 1. Diseases Assignment 2. Colonization Perspectives Assignment 3. Africa Map 4. Colonization E, S, P Chart Worksheet C. Complete the African Art Assignment Option 1 1. How does the Imperialism Game represent Europe’s Scramble for Africa (colonization)? 2. Did you exhibit nationalism during the game? Explain. 3. Instead of fighting wars what could you and your group done to divide Africa?

  15. Clip – European Imperialism in Africa Clip Questions: 1. How did the Europeans feel about Africa? 2. What impact did imperialism (colonization) have on Africa?

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