Africa's Historical Understandings

South African statesman who fought against apartheid and was released from prison to become the nations' first democratically elected president in 1994.

• Nelson Mandela
• F.W. de Klerk
• Joseph Kenyatta

The legal separation of the races

• slave trade
• apartheid
• pan-Africanism

The South African president who, in 1990, freed Nelson Mandela from prison after he had served 27 years.

• Nelson Mandela
• Joseph Kenyatta
• F.W. de Klerk

The desire for people of African descent, no matter where they lived in the world, to think of Africa as a homeland.

• Triangular Trade
• Pan-African movement
• assimilation

A system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger country (also known as colonialism).

• imperialism

• nationalism

• indirect rule

The appointment of local chiefs (Africans) to be enforcers, collect taxes, run the businesses and put down trouble for non- local powers (Europeans).

• imperialism

• nationalism

• indirect rule

A war between citizens of the same country.

• indirect rule

• civil war

• nationalism

The division of much of Africa among European countries between 1885 and 1910.

• Triangular Trade
• Scramble for Africa
• Pan-African movement

Meeting among European Nations and the U.S. in Germany, to decide on how Africa would be partitioned up amongst them.

• Berlin Conference

• Scramble for Africa

• Pan-African Movement

A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.

• ethnic group

• religious group