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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| false generosity definition | the means of giving the oppressed a false sense of security. a means to soften the power of the oppressor to help the weakened state of the oppressed |
| suboppressor definition | identifies with the oppressor, although they are members of the oppressed group |
| marxism definition | a theory that history is a struggle between classes: the rich owners (bourgeoisie) and the working class (proletariat) who are exploited for profit |
| communism definition | political and economic ideology aiming for a classless society centered on common ownership of the means of production |
| neocolonialism definition | ongoing influence that countries exert over others, often manifesting in economic, political, or cultural control that prioritizes the interests of the dominant nation. |
| capitalism definition | an economic system based in private ownership where the means of production and operation are for the purpose of profit |
| what does capitalism critique? | castes and feudalism |
| what are characteristics of capitalism? | wage labor, private property, competitive markets |
| colonization is a result of which economic practice | capitalism |
| communalism definition | land and means of production belong to the community |
| slavery definition | |
| feudalism definition | |
| socialism definition | |
| What factors led to the decolonization of Africa? | violence and political unrest debts from WWI and WWII rise of civil rights in America |
| What was the "year of Africa" | (1960) many African countries gained their independence |
| how does neocolonialism usually occur | through international economic arrangements w/ former colonies i.e. multinational corporations continue to control the national resources of country foreign aid, loans, trade, and banking |
| Under neocolonialism, once a country is independent do they have control overhear government and economy | they have superficial control |
| Kwame Nkrumah definition | Ghanian nationalist leader who led Ghana's independence from Britain |
| Was Kwame Nkrumah a believer in Pan-Africanism | yes, he was an advocate |
| Organization of African Unity definition | |
| UGCC definition | first nationalist party of British ruled Gold Coast aiming for self-government |
| CPP: Convention People's Party definition | mobilized support for self- governance (Ghana) |
| Who was the first Prime Minister of Ghana | Kwame Nkrumah |
| What year was Ghana independence | 1957 |
| What was the economic vision for Ghana after independence gained | socialist and pan-africanist |
| why did class struggles develop | colonization, imperialism, neo-colonialism |
| The African Revolution used what economic theory | Marxism |
| what created the African bourgeoisie | colonization |
| Who was the hidden hand of neocolonialism and imperialism | African bourgeoisie |
| Who does the bourgeoisie exploit? | the proletariats |
| What created class struggle in Africa? | an increase in private property relationships emerged and opened the door for slavery and feudalism |
| indirect rule | former chiefs were tools and paid agents of the colonial administration to carry out their agenda |
| what was abolished in Africa with colonization | comunal ownership |
| what did africans sell to colonists | labor power |
| Indigenous bourgeoisie definition | former chiefs emerged as the first petty bourgeoisie class |
| What is the order of bourgeoisie classes? | indigenous, urban, intellectuals |
| generational class struggle definition | indigenous bourgeoisie educated their children in schools embedded in western ideologies |
| class definition | a group of individuals bound together by certain economic, social, and political interests |
| ruling class definition | possess major instruments of economic production and distribution |
| subject class definition | serves the interests of the ruling class |
| bourgeoisie ideology | laissez faire, free enterprise, economic freedom, government protects private property and ownership, liberalism, elitism, 'law and order' |
| proletariat ideology | striving towards socialism and equality |
| who always controls power | the majority ruling class |
| who is in the bourgeoisie | professionals, intellectuals, bureaucrats, military, business and political elites, teachers, clergy, and small business owners |
| who is in the proletariat | petty traders, manual workers, market women, migrant laborers |
| who is in declasses | beggars, prostitutes, and drifters |
| what is the hierarchy of African towns/ cities | bourgeoisie, working class, declasses = migrant workers |
| petty bourgeoisie | committed to colonization and capitalism |
| revolutionary bourgeoisie | committed to end colonial rule but do not see transformative societies |
| on lookers | individuals who sit on the fence |
| intelligencia definition | intellectual indigenous persons educated in western ideologies |
| new privileged indigenous class (intelligencia section) | promoters of anti-socialism and capitalism |
| mixed economy promoter (intelligencia section) | open to capitalism or socialism |
| revolutionary intellectuals (intelligencia section) | provide leadership and intellect of the worker- peasant struggle for socialism |
| urban proletariat definition | workers go to cities or other African countries for work |
| rural proletariat definition | small famers/ plantation workers producing raw materials for international trade and industry |
| level I (peasants) | local absentee land owners who live in urban areas: live by exploiting farmers |
| level II (peasants) | farmer, usually indigenous landowner who stays on farm with family |
| level III (peasants) | petty farmers, small property owners |
| level IV (peasants) | peasant |
| traditional feudal landlords definition | the exploitation of peasants capitalist landlords who are dependent on the exploitation of wage labor |
| rural bourgeoisie definition | clergy who live in the feudal and capitalist exploitation of peasants: live on large farms, own capital, exploit wage labor, and specialize or export cash crops |
| petty rural bourgeoisie/ small farmers definition | posses little capital and cultivates land while they either own or rent. they employ family members clan and or wage laborers if land is rented some of the profits go to land owner |
| peasants definition | those who cultivate land, often forced to sell their labor power to become seasonal workers |
| agricultural labors definition | wage laborers |
| who are the privileged | bureaucratic bourgeoisie, officers of armed forces and police, intelligencia, professional class, compradores |
| who are the oppressed | workers, peasants, and small farmers/ traders |
| prescription definition | synonymous with stereotype; oppressed ends up conforming to the prescribed behavior of the oppressor |
| self-depreciation definition | characteristic of the oppressed that derives fringe the internalization of the opinion of the oppressor holds of them |
| liberation definition | a level of freedom through thought or action |
| autonomy definition | the state of being self-governed |
| praxis definition | action that follow a particular theory |
| What greek word does diaspora originate from | dispersal |
| African Diaspora was analytical | discussions of black communities across national boundaries |
| African Diaspora was political | emphasizes the unifying experiences if African people dispersed as a result of the slave trade |
| cultural survivalists definition | focus more on. differences than similarities among black cultures |
| what does the diaspora represent? | the persons lived experiences with these systems of domination and hierarchy |
| what is the result of the diaspora | connection between identity and consciousness |
| Pan-Africanism belief | our connection is linked to our collective identity, history, and consciousness |
| Pan-Africanism | addresses the collective identity of African people regardless of geographic location |
| What was Marcus Garvey imprisoned for | mail fraud |
| Where was Marcus Garvey deported back to? | Jamaica |
| What organization did Marcus Garvey create? | Universal Negro Improvement Association |
| What Organizations were associated with the Universal Negro Improvement Association | Negro Factories Corporation, Black Star Line, Negro World |
| Who were Pan-Africanists before Garvey? | Paul Cuffe, Henry McNeil Turner, Prince Hall, Edward Wilmot Blyden |
| Paul Cuffe | assisted in Sierra Leone becoming a U.S. territory |
| Edward Wilmot Blyden | father of pan-africanism |
| Henry McNeil Turner | helped organize Back to Africa Movement |
| Prince Hall | believed black people should return to Africa for freedom |
| Universal Negro Improvement Association | organization developed to promote rural uplift and establish educational and economic opportunities for black people |
| Negro Factories Corporation | economic program for race improvement, established, the autonomy of black business ventures |
| What are results of Negro Factory Corporation | developed a chain of black owned grocery stores, restaurants steam laundry, and public housing |
| Black Star Line | developed a shipping line to other black businesses throughout the U.S., Caribbean, and Africa. |
| Garvey believed... | racial solidarity through Diaspora, knowledge of tradition/history/culture of Africa, building free/united Africa w/ black people, racial pride, freedom of Africa, economic political independence. |
| Black Cross Nurses purpose | give health and hygiene education and medical aid to black people |
| Who founded Black Cross Nurses | Henrietta Vinton Davis |
| Amy Jacques Garvey definition | associate director of the Negro World and advocate for black women's rights through journalism |
| Who helped run Universal Negro Improvement Association while Garvey was incarcerated? | Amy Jacques Garvey |
| purity of race | black people should create a more pure race |
| invisibility of colonized | challenge assumptions that the identity of black people are inferior because contributions from black people are often disregarded |
| recognize that Africa belongs to African people | black people should return to Africa to establish economic, political, social independence |