Ivory Coast DBQ Recap

The Ivory coast produces:

• 75% of world chocolate

• 38%

• 10%

• 45%

Where did Cocoa orginally come from?

• Originally grew in South Asia. Was discovered by conquistadores who enjoyed it as a drink.

• Originally grew in Africa. Was discovered

  by conquistadors who enjoyed it as drink.

• Originally grew in South America. Was discovered

  by conquistadors who enjoyed it as drink.

All of these are required for Cocao trees to grow and produce the pods EXCEPT:

• Lots of rainfall

• Shelter

• Shade

• Dry heat

Which European nation colonized the Ivory Coast from 1893-1960

• France

• United States

• Italy

• Great Britain

Cash crops are:

• Crops that are grown to help sustain the people in the area.

• Crops that are grown to be sold to companies to produce food

• Crops that traded for gold and cash

All of these are cash crops except:

• Cocoa

• Coffee

• Tobacco

• Oreo

Côte d'Ivoire became __________________ upon Europe, since it was

Europeans, not Ivoirians controlling their

economy.

• Economically dependent

• Economically independent

• Economically failure

Following independence in 1960, the Ivory Coast continued to grow Cocoa because:

• it could make a good profit by selling commodities

• it could make a good profit by getting 100% of all the profits

What event(s) happen between 2002-2011 that led to a drop in production and delay in planting new Cocoa trees?

• Decades long drought

• Disease that killed many Cocoa trees

• Civil War in the country

Based on this document, what are some main conclusions that we can make?

• Most chocolate is consumed by Asia countries while a few by Europeans

• Most chocolate is consumed by Europeans while a few by Asians.

• Most chocolate is consumed by North Americans than Europeans