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Fisher Global Era 3G
Global Era 3 G: Africa
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Afrikaaners and Boers | Dutch settlers in South Africa |
| Transvaal and Orange Free State | Areas of South Africa under Dutch control after British takeover |
| Boer Wars | War between Dutch and British over South Africa, Britain wins, South Africa become independent |
| Afrikaaner National Party | Established apartheid policies in South Africa |
| Apartheid | Legal and social discrimination against blacks in South Africa |
| African National Congress | Created to end apartheid, leaders include Nelson Mandela |
| End of apartheid | International pressure including trade restrictions ends causes end of apartheid |
| Nelson Mandela | Leader of independence movement in South Africa, elected President, wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| F.W. de Klerk | President of South Africa who ends apartheid |
| Kenya | Gains independence after British colonization ends |
| Jomo Kenyatta | Anti-colonial activist, "father of Kenya", became President |
| Ethnic rivalry | Conflict between two or more ethnic groups for superiority in a society |
| Ethnic rivalry in Rwanda | Hutu and Tutsi tribes fight for control of Rwanda after independence. |
| Rwandan genocide | Hutus commit genocide against Tutsis, 500,000+ killed |