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Map Activity: African Independence
1. Label the following countries on the map of Africa with their name and the date (year) they gained independence:
a. Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali
2. Color
Algeria,
Sudan, and
Mali the same
color. They
all won their
independence
from France.
3. Color Kenya,
South Africa,
and Egypt
the same
color. They
all won their
freedom from
Great Britain.
4. Color the
Democratic
Republic of
the Congo a
different
color. It won
independence
from
Belgium.
5. In what
decade does it
seem most
African
countries
gained
freedom?
6. According to the map, what two countries are without an independence date? Why is this?
7. According to the map key, the “independence status” of what African nation is in dispute?