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AAA Africa vocab

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ANC
African National Congress; opposed white denomination and aparthied
Apartheid
separation of all races; life of restriction for all non-whites;
Sharpeville
Police gunned down women, men, and children at a peaceful protest here
Biafra
Nigeria; the federal const. didnt work so Hausa tried to gain power; Igo declared themselves the independant state of biafra
Afrikaners
descendants of Dutch settlers; created Apartheid
chibaro
a system of taxes Africans could not pay so the payed debts off in mines; many died
The african Debt crisis
1970's soaring oil prices hurt the new governments causing increased unemployment and led to higher prices that the poor could not pay
uhuru
"freedom" in swahili
desertification
spreading desert; land that becomes unproductive and into desert land; a result of overgrazing, and drought
the African Diaspora
a group of people forced out of land
deforestation
destruction of forest land once forests were cleared, heavy tropical rains washed nutrients from the soil and destroyed its fertility
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania's first president; supported a govt. based on African traditional cultures and cooperation and shared responsibility
Ujamaa
or "family hood" in swahili; a result of everyone living together and collective farming not working
pass laws
women had to get permission from husband, guardian to move from one district to another
one party state
a country has one single political party, or only one party that has any real likelihood of winning elections; mostly authoritarion
AIDS epidemic
the disease was spread more to southern countries; this happened because people don't know of modern medicine; how it is transmitted or where it comes from
Archbishop Tutu and the reconciliation commitee
won nobel peace prize for opposition to apartheid

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