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Social Studies Sec.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What has been mined in present day Democratic republic of the congo since ancient times? | copper |
| What do Congos many natural resources include? | gold, diamonds, forest, water, and wildlife. |
| What are the Congos four major geographic regions? | The eastern highlands , the congo basin, the northeren uplands, the sothern uplands. |
| What industry produces most of the country's wealth? | Mining |
| Why did foreign countrie help Josheph Mobutu take power in the Congo in 1965? | Because the foreign countries that controlled the congos mines and was afrid that the unrest would hurt there buisness's. |
| Why did Mobutu change the countrys name? | its a word with traditional african roots |
| Why did most of Mobutus attempts to [rove the countrys economy fail? | Many kept much of Zairs wealth for themselves |
| What factors led to the collapse of the countrys economy in the mid 1970's? | The world price for copper fell sharpley and he could not pay back all the money he owed |
| What caused Mobutu to fled out of the country? | A rebellion started against his government |
| Why did the second rebellion occur in 1998? | Monthes went by without promised reterms |