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Africa Since 1945

A Web-Based Scavenger HuntCreated by Gina Beirne,Southside High School

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African Independence

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NationalismImpact of World War II• soldiers who served in the war came home and

became involved in the nationalist movementGlobal Setting• Powers that controlled the African colonies were

unwilling to fight to hold onto their colonies.• Introduced political reforms that would lead to

independence.• After independence of India, African leaders

were more eager for their countries to become independent.

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Strong Nationalist Leaders

What is Pan-Africanism?

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Independence for Ghana

Ghana History Timeline

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Independence for Kenya

Kenya Independence Timeline

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Independence for Algeria

Algerian Independence Timeline

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Post-Independence

Create a graphic organizer using the Inspiration software program regarding the obstacles facing newly independent African nations.

Click here for the Inspiration template. Fill in the blanks with information from pages 927-932 in your texboox. (Hint: Read the bold-titled sections.)

Print out your graphic organizer when you are finished.

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Nigeria

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Key Dates

Using the Motherland Nigeria web page, fill in the following information. (Hint: Use the Edit>Find command to locate keywords on the web page.

• When did Nigeria become independent?• When did Nigeria join the United Nations?• What were the effects of the drought in

1973?

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Facts about Nigeria

Using the Wikipedia article on Nigeria, answer the following questions:

• How many ethnic groups does Nigeria have?

• What are four major groups?• What kind of government does Nigeria

have?• Where is Nigeria located?

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Civil War in Africa

Use this link Answers.com to answer the following questions. (Hint: Use the encyclopedia entry.)

• What was the nation involved in the civil war in Nigeria?

• What was the name of the people involved?

• How many people died of malnutrition during this civil war?

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The Congo

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Important DatesUse the BBC Country Profile of the Congo to

answer the following questions:

• In what year did the Congo become independent?

• Who was the first prime minister?• What was the country renamed in 1971?• In what year was the coup led by Joseph

Mobutu?• In what year did Laurent Kabila take power?

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Joseph MobutuUse the Infoplease article to

answer the following questions:

• How did he rise to power? (Hint: Look at events in 1960 and 1965.)

• Mobuto was a harsh dictator. What were three characteristics of his rule?

• What three effects did the nation suffer as a result of his rule?

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Tanzania

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Nyerere and TanzaniaRead the NY Times article

on Julius Nyerere and answer the following questions:

• In what year did Tanzania become independent?

• Did he relinquish control of the country voluntarily or involuntarily? Why was this unusual?

• What positive changes took place during his rule? List four.

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ZimbabweUse the Zimbabwe Country Profile

to answer the following questions. Use the timeline in the middle of the page.

• Who became prime minister in 1964?

• When did he declare independence from Britain? Was the legal or illegal?

• When were the first independent elections held?

• What was the result?• What was Zimbabwe’s officially

declared date of independence?

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South Africa

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Apartheid

Use dictionary.com to define apartheid.Read about The Apartheid Era. • When did the policy of apartheid begin?• List 8 policies of South African apartheid.

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African National Congress (ANC)

Read about the ANC on InfoPlease.com and answer the following questions:

• What year was the ANC founded?• What types of activities was it involved in

during the 1940s and 1950s?• Who was the ANC leader imprisoned in

1964?• When did apartheid end?

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Nelson MandelaUse Who2 to read about

mandela and answer the following questions:

• During what years was Mandela jailed?

• What did he oppose?• Of what was Mandela a

symbol?• Who released him from

prison? Why prize did they win together?

• What role did he serve between 1994 and 1999?

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The last countries to win independence…