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Afrikaans
in South Africa, Dutch was combined with African terms and became the language of
Egypt
89% of ppl are Muslim in which African country?
1870s
when did imperialism start?
The British Society for the Abolition of Slavery
1788, accepted any slaves that escaped from US colonies in Sierra Leone
emotional
attitude among Europeans that they were superior to Africans
The Great Trek
the Dutch lost Capetown colony British took it over told Boers to stop having slaves, teach children in school English, Boers spoke Afrikaans, Boers decided to leave, put stuff in covered wagons, 10,000 wagons left that area
South Africa
which country led the world in production of gold?
Entebbe, Uganda
where did this occur in 1976?: Palestinian terrorists/freedom fighters (2 german terrorists included) hijacked AirFrance flight, they ended up in Entebbe, number of Jews on board (Israelis), terrorists wanted some ppl freed from Israeli jails, held these people for several days, Israel sent in a rescue squad and freed every captive but one older woman who got sick (hospital), head of the rescue squad was killed, squad killed all of the terrorists, mourned the loss of the head squad guy who got killed, no one ever saw the old lady again
Bantu
a family of negroid people, the largest group of African Christianity, and the largest language family in Africa
Menelik II
a previous leader of Ethiopia
Kikuyu
dominant tribe in Kenya
900 million
approximately the number of people who live in Africa
Mongoloids
Asians, primarily located in E and S Africa
Julius Nyere
Which Tanzanian leader came up with his own type of socialism, developed "ujamaa", collectivized farms in small villages and nationalized businesses, and died in 1999?
95%
percentage of people in Sub-Saharan Africa who are black
Zulu
black Africans, incredible warriors
Fulani Rebellion
What was the name of the rebellion against the British in Nigeria in the 1890s?
National Islamic Front
1989- took control of Sudan in a coup, extremist Islamic group/party that wants to create the first African all-Islamic nation (purge out anything that isn't Islamic)
Swahili
(a Bantu language) is the language that helps unite East Africa
1960
- African National Conference- Nelson Mandela- protest against apartheid, in on the of the protests in Sharpeville, as blacks were protesting, police start shooting into the crowd, kill 69 people
1994
Rwandan civil war broke out, people fled to D.R. Congo
Dutch East Indies
In 1652 the Dutch established Capetown (southern tip of Africa) to resupply ships going where?
70
How many years did Europeans control most of Africa?
Ethiopia
Mussolini's economic policies weren't working in fascist Italy, so he invaded and defeated which country in 1936 and 1937?
Kenyatta
Leader of Kenya in the Mau Mau Rebellion
53
number of countries in Africa
Mau Mau Rebellion
Which rebellion was led by a secret society made up of Kikuyu, and was suppressed by the British?
70%
percent of people in South Africa are farmers
Kabila
what rebel leader had a power struggle with and in 1997 overthrew Mobutu?
1945
What year marked the biggest turning point for most African nations in their struggle for independence?
Tanzania
Which country used to be called German East Africa?
King Leopold II
king from Belgium who was disgraced in front of the world when it was discovered how he was making people in the Congo work in the mines for his own personal gain
Janjaweed
Arab militia that attacked black villages, have killed thousands (want to get out non-Muslim elements), refineries in North Sudan, trying to fund their practice, money from trading with China
Ashanti
Which african group fought the British in, what today is known as Ghana, in 1874?
Boer War
Shaka coveted the Boer Republics, found excuses to send the army into the Boer Republics, Boers firing at them, give British excuse to go in there, Boers were put in concentration camps
Moi
previous president of Kenya, at beginning looked good, 1989- confiscated 200 million dollars worth of ivory (elephant tusks), became corrupt, president until 2003- finally forced out of office by Kibaki
Doe
President for about 20 years in Liberia, overthrown in 1990 coup d'etat, executed him
1950s
whites control south Africa
Cameroon and Gabon
which two countries have a higher standard of living than other countries in sub-Saharan Africa?
Idi Amin
1971-1979- dictator of Uganda
Shariah
What is a term for "Islamic law"?
Caucasoid
(primarily Arabs and Berbers) make up 25% of Africa's population
Masai people
Who are the people in Africa who are nomadic herders who herd cattle?
Mbeki
current, 2nd black president of South Africa
Mozambique and Angola
What are the two main colonies of Portugal? (for slaves)
Qaddaffi
leader of Libya
1994
when was the first free election (in South Africa) in which Nelson Mandela became the first black president
D.R. Congo
which country has 60% of world's cobalt?
Somalia
which country has an anarchist government? (warlords have the control)
emperor of Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Sierra Leone and Liberia
What two countries are known in Africa for admitting free slaves?
Islam
Somalia is 94% what religion?
Nigeria
most populous country in Africa
Liberia
which country's constitution is modeled on the Constitution of the USA?
terrorist bombing
What happened in Tanzania in August 1998?
Luo
other tribe in Kenya
Christianity
most widely-practiced religion of Negroid ethnic groups
Berlin Conference
Which conference occurred in 1884-1885?
Boers
As things got better (Industrial Revolution, etc.) population got bigger, there came a group of poor white people called WHAT
90%
what percent of Libya is desert?
jingoism
a form of nationalism with militarism involved
Olduvai Gorge
located in Tanzania, where Louis and Mary Leakey found some of the oldest remains of humans
Nelson Mandela
leader of ANC (African National Conference)
Islam
northern half of Africa is what religion? (was dominated by religion until 1500 years ago)
Egypt
Coptic Christians are a minority at 10% in which African country?
standard of living
S Africa has the lowest WHAT in the world
Zulu
What black African tribe fought the British in the 1870s and 1880s in S Africa?
Negroid
make up 70% of Africa's population
Desmond Tutu
Anglican archbishop who won a Nobel Peace Prize for trying to keep everyone calm
Charles Taylor
former rebel leader in Liberia who became president in 1997
Black Hawk Down
Oct. 1993- helicopter shot down, ambush, Al Qaeda behind the attack, killed 18 of US troops, killed over 500 Somalis in a firefight, pulled out March 1994
LRA
have abducted 30,000 children over the last decade
Mobutu
took over Zaire in 1965, created a socialist economy, nationalized businesses
Otto von Bismarck
who called together the Berlin Conference?
1984
drought (under Commis) didn't want to admit what was going on, Ethiopian gov't didn't help, people starved to death
chauvinism
extreme nationalism
Christianity
southern half of Africa is mainly what religion?
South Africa
first country to dismantle nuclear weapons
1993
Eritrea gained independence, so now Ethiopia is landlocked
Orange Freestate and Transvaal State
two Boer republics
Joseph Kony
leader of LRA
Battle of Adowa
March 1st, 1896- Italians were defeated by Menelik's Ethiopians- only successful defeat of a European country in Africa
Shaka
leader of the Zulus, coveted the Boer Republics
Ethiopia
what country did the French and Italians want?
Afrikaan
what language did the Boers speak?
Haile Selassie
Overthrown in 1974, declared a communist/Marxist state, stayed in control until 1991
Sudan
largest country in Africa
France
What country took over biggest parts of Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa
has one of the world's youngest populations, about half are no more than 15 years old, region has world's highest population growth rate, and world's lowest economic growth rate
France and Portugal
After 1945, which European countries fought to keep their African colonies?
2001
what year was Kabila assassinated?
John Garang
2005 became vice-president of Sudan, short time afterwards, in a plane crash (suspicious)
civil war
what happened in Nigeria from 1967-1970? (Tribe named Ibo wanted to secede from the rest of Nigeria (thought they were being discriminated against), created Biafra (never existed, no one else in world recognized it), sleeping sickness- tsetse fly spreads it)
Christianity
5% of Sudan is what religion?
after 1945
many African countries developed socialist economies and nationalized a lot of industries (under government control)
Cairo
capital city of Egypt, most populated city in Africa- 16 million ppl
F.W. deKlerk
worked with Nelson Mandela to figure out an end to apartheid
Prime minister of Cape colony
Cecil Rhodes
Union of South Africa
British combined all different republics in south Africa into one country called WHAT
Nigeria
which country is the world's biggest oil exporter in the world?
Sudan and Mauritania
two African countries where slavery has persisted into the 21st century
Ethiopia and Liberia
countries in Africa never taken over by Europeans

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