7th Grade Social Studies Cumulative Assessment #1

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What does "partitioning" mean?

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Splitting something into parts

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SS7H1a - Why did European countries divide up Africa?

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To take land and resources

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SS7H1a - What was wrong with the new borders made by Europeans?

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They didn’t respect African groups

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SS7H1a - What happened when groups that didn’t get along were put in the same country?

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They started fighting.

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SS7H1a - What is a civil war?

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A war between people in the same country

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SS7H1a - Why are some African countries still having problems today?

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The borders were unfair

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SS7H1a - How did the new borders hurt African families and tribes?

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They split them apart

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SS7H1a - What is a problem that still happens today because of partitioning?

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Fighting and unfair governments

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SS7H1b - What is Pan-Africanism?

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The idea that all African people should work together

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What is nationalism?

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Pride in your country and wanting to rule yourself