Post Imperialism in Africa Assignment - Beemon's Blog



Post Imperialism in Africa Assignment

I. Read the handout: Africa in the Collapse of Imperialism

a. What role did Pan-Africanism play in independence movements?

b. Create either a chart or diagram that addresses all of the issues facing Africa as a result of the collapse of Imperialism.

II. Read the Upfront article October 6, 2008: “The Charge Genocide” Darfur

a. What is the role of the Sudanese government with the crisis in Darfur and its relationship with the janjaweed? [Janjaweed-nomadic Arabic-speaking African tribes organized by the Sudanese government to attack sedentary African tribes in the Darfur region of Sudan.]

b. How does Darfur compare to other genocides in history?

III. Read the handout: “Case Studies in Africa and Independence”

a. Complete the activities at the end of the handout

i. A newspaper headline read, “Looking at Darfur, Seeing Rwanda”

1. Explain what that headline meant.

2. How did the world community respond to genocide after the events in Rwanda?

b. What patterns and results of decolonization do you see?

IV. Read the Upfront Article December, 2012: “The Africa You Haven’t Heard About”

a. What geographic areas in Africa are seeing progress?

b. What economic sectors are seeing growth in Africa?

c. How do these regions differ from that of Darfur/Rwanda/South Africa?

V. Read the Upfront Article October, 2013: “2014: Challenges – Africa” (pg. 20-24)

a. Generate a list of concerns for Africa today.

b. Do you see a correlation between literacy rates and life expectancies? Provide examples.

VI. Read, “Imperialist Ideas about Women”

a. Write a thesis statement for the following prompt: Compare and Contrast gender relationships in Africa and India in the 19th-20th centuries due to European imperialism.

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