History - Unit 8 Flashcard

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What industry is part of a movement of national renewal and economic revival in Rwanda?

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clothing

Front

During the colonial era in the 1890s, Rwanda was part of an area known as what?

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German East Africa

Front

During the 1990s, Rwanda became known around the world for a terrible incidence of what?

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ethnic genocide

Front

What large geographic feature runs through Malawi north to south?

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Great Rift Valley

Front

How did William Kamkwamba learn about windmills?

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by reading a used American science textbook

Front

Kenya is on the coast of what ocean?

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Indian

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About how many ethnic groups live in Kenya?

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40

Front

The “mindset of poverty” mentioned in the lesson about Kenya is the attitude that says:

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I am poor. My family has always been poor, and there is nothing I can do about it.

Front

What Ethiopian runner won the men’s marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics?

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Abebe Bikela

Front

Which of the following has NOT been suggested as a reason for the success of East African athletes in long distance competitions? diet, metabolism, training at high altitude, the long legs of East African runners

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the long legs of East African runners