Regression analysis: Simple Linear Regression Multiple Linear Regression
African Independence II
1.
2. Important Info
It is a geographically diverse continent:
Tropical rainforests cover central Africa;
East, West and Southern Africa are covered by vast
savannas;
One of the world’s largest desert in the north, the Sahara.
Africa’s people are concentrated in the most fertile areas such
as the savannas and forests.
These regions produce enough food to support large
populations
Africa also has rich deposits of minerals such as gold, copper
and diamonds.
Cash crops such as coffee an cacao are also produced.
Huge petroleum reserves.
3. Important Info
The Europeans did not want to lose control of these
valuable resources.
4. Colonies Demand Independence
More and more Africans demanded
freedom.
Independence movements were led by
skilled speakers such as:
Kwame Nkumah in the gold Coast
(Ghana)
Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya
Political pressure was sometimes enough
to win independence, such as most of the
French colonies in West Africa and the
British ones too.
They turned violent however, in places
where they were many European
colonists., such as Kenya and Algeria.
5. Building New Nations
Some African nations
enjoyed peace and
democracy. Others
were plunged into crisis
by civil war, military rule
or corrupt dictators.
6. Ethnic Divisions
When Europeans drew
boundaries to separate each
other, they did it geographically
and had not considered the
different ethnic groups.
New countries were made of
different people with different
customs and languages.
They felt more loyalty towards
their people and not a faceless
government.
Soon ethnic conflicts plagued the
continent.
7. Dictators Seize Power
Dictators usually used their positions to
enrich themselves and a privileged few.
If it was a bad government, and unrest
was felt in the streets, it was very
common for the military to seize power.
Coup d’etat: is the forcible overthrow
of a government.
Some military rulers were brutal
tyrants, other sought to improve
conditions.
They always promised they would return
the government to civilian hands, but this
was rarely the case.
8. Moving Towards Democracy
More and more Africans
demanded and end to
the “strong-man” rule
and move towards
greater democracy.
Even after some years
of self-
determination, Western
powers were still
competing for influence
in the young African
nations.
10. Ask Yourself
Identify:
What geographic strengths
and weaknesses does Africa
have?
Analyze:
Why did many Africans lack
loyalty towards their new
governments?
Summarize:
Why did dictators gain their
power so easily and could they
loose it in the same way?
11. Bibliography
Ellis, E. G., & Esler, A. (2009). World History. (P.
Hall, Ed.) Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, US:
Pearson Education INC.
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