Africa History Vocabulary

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a legally separated society; the Afrikaans words for "apartness"

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Apartheid

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An approach to ruling in which people are forced to give up their own culture.

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Assimilation

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The process through which a country controls another country.

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Imperialism

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A war between citizens of the same country

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Civil War

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A movement that called for unity among African people

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Pan-African Movement

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Political border drawn by people not living in the area divided

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Artificial Political Boundaries

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A type of rule of Europeans in Africa wherein the country would appoint a local chief to be the enforcer.

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Indirect rule

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The competition between European countries to gain territory and colonies in Africa

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Scramble for Africa

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The transport of people from Africa across the Atlantic to become slaves in the Americas.

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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

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War between different tribes; usually within the same nation

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Tribal Conflict