Algeria
Kenya
Ghana
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
AFRICA
Angola
World History
Chapter 34: Section 3: New Nations in
Africa, pages 1012-1016
Focus: Algeria Struggles with Independence,
PAGE 1015
 Objective
: By the end of the lesson,
students will be able to:
•
Describe the independence of
Algeria.
Chapter 34: Section 3: New Nations in Africa, pages 1012-1016
Relevant questions:
Focus: Fighting for Freedom
1. Who and when was Algeria colonized?
The French invaded Algeria in 1830.
2. When did Algeria achieve its independence and how?
July 5, 1962 through a revolutionary war led by the Algerian
National Liberation Front.
3. Who was the leader of the ANLF who became the
first president of Algeria after independence?
Ahmed Ben Bella (he attempted to make Algeria a
socialist state, but was overthrown in 1965 by his army commander)
4. How did Algerians try to rebuild their nation after independence?
Algerians tried unsuccessfully to modernize and industrialize the nation.
5. What were the challenges that Algeria faced after independence?
Unemployment, dissatisfaction with the government, civil war, religious
tensions, ethnic conflicts, and other economic and political issues. The
war continues, on and off, to this day.
World History
Chapter 34: Section 3: New Nations in
Africa, pages 1012-1016
Focus: Algeria Struggles with Independence,
PAGE 1015
 Objective
: By the end of the lesson,
students will be able to:
•
Discuss the people of Congo’s
struggle for independence.
Chapter 34: Section 3: New Nations in Africa, pages 1012-1016
Relevant questions:
Focus: Civil War in Congo
1. Who and when was Congo colonized?
The Belgian King Leopold II brutally seized the Congo in 1885.
2. When and how did Congo gain its independence?
on June 30, 1960, as a result of a grant from the
Belgian government.
3. What caused Belgium to give up on the Congo?
There was a brewing revolution, and war would be costly
for Belgium, which had suffered a devastating defeat in
WWII and was under increasing international pressure from the United
States and other allies to abandon its colonies.
4. Who was Mobutu Sese Seko?
As an army officer, he took power in Congo in 1965 through a coup. He
renamed it Zaire & ruled with an autocratic government for 32 years.
5. Who was Laurent Kabila?
He was the rebel leader who led the overthrow of Mobutu, became president in
1997, and renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
6. What were the challenges that the Congo faced after achieving their
independence?
They were confronted with rebellion, civil war, corruption, autocratic rule, and
economic and political instability.
Analyzing Historical
Decisions Activity

Task: Developing opinions in response to
decisions made by a historical leader

Purpose: To practice the skill of evaluating
decisions and courses of action

Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana)

Do you think the criticism on Kwame for
spending so much for building roads, schools,
health facilities and others was justified?

Ahmed Ben Bella (Algeria)

Was the attempt to make Algeria a socialist
state a good idea?
Classwork
Written Activity

Choose one of the following and write at least 5
sentences about it.

Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana)

a. Do you think the criticism on Kwame for
spending so much for building roads, schools,
health facilities and others was justified?

Ahmed Ben Bella (Algeria)

b. Was the attempt to make Algeria a socialist
state a good idea?