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Chapter 11
7th grade SS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who wanted to control Africa's resources? | Europeans |
| Second longest river in Africa- | The Congo River |
| What country's wanted to divide the Congo River? (3) | Belgium, France, and Portugal |
| An overthrow of a government by force- | Coup d'etat |
| Who was the 1960 leader of Zaire? | Joseph Desire Mobutu |
| What did Laurent Desire Kabila do in 1994? | overthrew Mobutu and changed the name of the country to Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Who was the first president of the Dem. Republic of Congo? | Joseph Kabila |
| First independent African colony was- | Ghana |
| Who was the first leader of Ghana? | Kwabe Nkrumah |
| What did Nkrumah do to make trade easier? | built ports, roads and railroads |
| the OAU promotes what? | Unity among all Africans like one currency and other disagreements |
| What did ECOWAS do? | improved trade within Western Africa and other countries and tries to end government corruption. |
| Traditional Economy- | follows old trading customs |
| Market Economy is- | when goods are bought and sold according to supply and demand |
| Command Economy is- | government controlled |
| Most countries in Africa have a ________ Economy | Market |
| Subsistence Farming (remember this!!!) - | growing just enough food to feed their own household |
| Cash Crop (remember this!!!) - | a crop grown only for sale |
| Who is the largest producer of Cocoa Beans? | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Artisans- | are people who craft items out of metal, leather, or wood |
| Africa's mineral wealth was used to pay for- | wars |
| Diamonds are used to- | buy weapons illegally |
| Elder men have a- | higher status |
| Right of passage marks what? | the transition from one stage of life to another. |
| The earliest known group in Nigeria- | Nok |
| 60% of all Nigerians belong to- | Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa |
| Yoruba live in the _______ and are known for their crops, artists, poets, and business ran by women | southwestern |
| Igbo live in the ______ and are known for metalworking, weaving, and woodcarving | southeast |
| Hausa are the largest and live in the ______ and are known for farming villages, leatherworking, weaving, and blacksmithing | North |
| Nigeria gained independence from Europe in: | 1960 |
| Eastern Nigeria where the Igbo people lived started a civil war because _____ was found there | oil |
| Nigeria had their first free election and _____________ was elected president | Olusegun Obansanjo |
| Largest population in Africa | Nigeria |
| Nigeria is rich in oil and natural gas and ____ is how the government makes 90% of their money | oil |
| ______ is a folktale writer in Africa | Wole Soyinka |
| Who was the leader of Zaire as a dictator in 1960 | Joseph Desire Mobutu |
| Who was the first leader of Ghana as a dictator and built roads, ports, and railroads | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Who took power in 1979 and allowed a stable government in Ghana | Jerry Rawlings |
| In 1994 who overthrew Mobutu and changed the country's name to Democratic Republic of the Congo | Laurent Desire Kabila |
| Who took over the Democratic Republic of the Congo when the leader died and he ruled as the first president | Joseph Kabila |
| During what time period did the civil war in Nigeria happen | 1966 to 1970 |
| Who was involved in the Nigerian civil war? | Igbo |
| What resource was found in the Igbo region that caused them to want to be independent | Oil |
| What happened in the end of the civil war? | Military rulers took over and the first president was elected |
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