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Modern Africa – Study Guide
Chapter 5 Section 1: Winning Independence
 Materials: 5.1 questions, 5.1-5.2 PPT Review
Key Terms:
Nationalism
Pan-Africanism
Leopold Sedar Senghor
Negritude movement
Cold War
Boycott
Guerilla warfare
Key Concepts:
1. What were the causes and effects of the growth of nationalism in the 1900s?
2. When and how did African nations gain independence?
3. What long-lasting effects has colonialism had on African nations?
Chapter 5 Sections: Steps towards Development
 Materials: 5.2 Notes, 5.2 Reading Quiz, 5.1-5.2 Review PPT
Key Terms:
Secede
One-party rule
Military rule
Democratization
Socialism
Mixed economy
Multinational corporation
Key Concepts:
1. What political challenges have African nations faced post-independence? How have they led to civil
war, one-party rule and military rule?
2. What economic challenges have African nations faced post-independence? How have they attempted to
resolve these problems?
3. What are the causes and effects of rapid population growth in Africa?
Rwanda: Case Study
 Materials: “Rwandan Genocide” reading and PPT, Hotel Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide questions
Key Terms:
Genocide
Hutu
Tutsi
Government of Rwanda
Key Concepts:
Rwandan Patriotic Front
Hutu Power
Interhamwe
Paul Rusesabagina
1. What tensions and events led to the Rwandan genocide? (Think about both short-term and long-term
causes.)
2. What occurred during the Rwandan genocide?
3. What role did the UN and western nations play in the Rwandan genocide? Paul Rusesabagina?
4. How did the Rwandan genocide end and what were its effects?
Health Care in Africa
 Materials: AIDS in Africa handout/chart
Key Terms:
HIV
AIDS
Key Concepts:
1. How has AIDS developed into a major problem in Sub-Saharan Africa?
2. How has AIDS affected African nations and their people? Explain how it has impacted various aspects of
society?
4. How can the effects of AIDS on Sub-Saharan African nations be limited?
5. What other diseases and health problems are affecting Africa today?
Chapter 6 Section 2: The Republic of South Africa
 Materials: 6.2 Notes, 6.2 PPT Review, “Apartheid’s Long Shadow”
Key Terms:
Apartheid
Nationalist Party
Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
African National Congress
Sanctions
Key Concepts:
1. What led to the rise of apartheid?
2. How did apartheid affect South Africans?
3. What led to the end of apartheid?
4. What successes and challenges does South Africa face today?
Other Current Events and Issues in Africa
Key Concepts:
1. What other major events/issues are affecting African nations today? What are their causes and effects?
Event/Issue
Possible Causes
Effects So Far