AAA- africa test 1
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wonderfulworld on January 11, 2012
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 berlin conference | 1884 |
| boer war | 1899-1902 |
| opening of the suez canal | 1869 |
| WWI ends | 1919 |
| WWI begins | 1914 |
| WWII begins | 1939 |
| WWII ends | 1945 |
| Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa | 1994 |
| Imperialism | domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
| Protectorate | country with its own government but under the control of an outside power |
| Sphere of Influence | area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges |
| Elite | upper class |
| Paternalistic | the system of governing a country as a father would a child |
| Apartheid | a policy of rigid segregation of nonwhite people in the Republic of South Africa |
| Zulus | - Located in Southern Africa - Fought long with the Boers - Shaka was their ruthless leader - Spent their time conquering land |
| Boers | - Well-armed descendents of the Dutch farmers - Migrated from north from the Cape Colony into South Africa where they fought the Zulus - Resented the British laws that interfered with their life, like abolishing slavery |
| Shaka | - The leader of the South Africa and the Zulus - Conquered many lands between 1818 and 1828 - Ruthless but brilliant - Created a growing pride in the Zulu kingdom - His wars created mass chaos |
| David Livingstone - | Best known explorer and missionary - Was more sympathetic than most bias Europeans - Hated the slave trade and thought the only solution was Christianity and trade - Traveled across Africa for thirty years |
| King Leopold II | - King of Belgium - Secretly hoped for conquest and profit of Africa |
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