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WORLD MAP: CAMEROON

COLONIZATION OF CAMEROON

• Colonized by the Germans

• 1884-1916

• New imperialism

• Exploited for economic benefit

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE EFFECTS (POSITIVES..)

• Improved railway systems

• Modern hospitals

• Education

• Modern farms

• Mining

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE (NEGATIVES…)

• Forced Labor

• Unfair fight

• Slavery

INDEPENDENCE

• October 24th, 1958

• March 16th, 1959

• January 1st, 1960

• Independence from France

INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

• No specific leader

• Group: UPC

• Rebellion

• Fought for freedom

ECONOMIC

• 2,300 GDP Per capita

• Trading improved

• People worked for longer

• Germany invested in Cameroon

• Infrastructure improved

POLITICAL

• Organized government

• Multiparty presidential regime

• Trust in government

SOCIAL

• Women treated bad

• No respect

• Children receive education

CONCLUSION

• Cameroon benefitted

• Harsh treatment

• Negative way of achieving something positive

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