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Prepare for the district post-assessment on imperialism and explore the legacies left behind. Discuss the problems of bad borders, foreign ownership, and political instability in Africa. Watch a video on decolonization and complete worksheet notes.
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No Warmup • Get out your Wars of Resistance worksheet from yesterday. • Ready 1 minute after the bell
Logistics • Tomorrow we will take the district post assessment • It is a multiple-choice test • It will act as quiz 8.2 in your gradebook. • Out of 15 points in the gradebook (20 questions total) • Still no extra credit • It is on imperialism and lines up pretty well to our 8.1 and 8.2 content (no china) • Expect the test to take all period. • Bring quiet things to do when you are finished.
Logistics • I will collect the following tomorrow after the quiz: • Century of Humiliation • Imperialism in Africa (textbook half-sheet) • Congo Free State • Wars of Resistance • Decolonization
Wars of Resistance • You will now fill out the back of your worksheet. • You need info from 3 other wars. • You have 10 minutes to be finished.
Decolonization • Decolonization: the process of gaining independence by former imperialized countries. • Took place in Africa (and globally) in the 60-70s
Decolonization • We are going to watch a video on decolonization. • The front of your worksheet is video notes. • Is in chronological order
Legacies of Imperialism • There are 3 problems that imperialism left in Africa. • As we go through them, answer the questions on your worksheet.
Problem 1: Bad Borders • Europe drew Africa’s borders without knowing what they were doing. • When Europe drew the borders of Africa, they grouped up hundreds of nations who had no previous history of working together. • Other nations were split between multiple countries.
Problem 1: Bad Borders • This has made it very difficult for African countries to build national unity. • Hundreds of civil wars and separation movements have been created by this problem. • Some of these conflicts have been settled as wars and peaceful movements have slowly unified nations.
Problem 2: Foreign Ownership • Most African resources (mines, etc) are still owned by foreign companies. • This means that even though Africa produces enormous amounts of money, most of that money does not stay in Africa. • Europe, America, and China still benefit from Africa’s resources more than Africa does.
Problem 2: Foreign Ownership • African countries have recently been attempting to recapture this wealth by charging enormous taxes on resource wealth leaving the country. • This is called “Resource Nationalism”
Problem 3: Political Instability • The suddenness and indifference with which Europe decolonized Africa left a power vacuum. • That power vacuum was filled by warlords, militias, religious fanatics, and rebel armies. • Many African countries have struggled to find lasting peace or political stability.
Problem 3: Political Instability • As national unity and the power of central governments increase, wars against the government have continued to decline. • Most countries in North, South, and West Africa have settled these problems. • Many any countries around the Congo or Horn of Africa continue to struggle.