1) What were some early civilizations in East Africa? Why were these civilizations important? The Aksum,which is now referred to as Ethiopia. The Red Sea and Indian Ocean made it important because it was turned into a trading center and contributed to its expansion and power.
2) What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? European nations convened to lay down rules to divide Africa.
3) What African countries managed to remain free of European control? Ethiopia and Liberia.
4) How did colonialism cause conflicts in East Africa after independence? Ethnic boundaries created cultural division that hadn't been there before the Europeans came and divided everything up.
5) How did Ethiopia manage to defeat Italy in 1896? With weapons and great knowledge of the land.
6) What are some cash crops of East Africa? Tea, Sugar and coffee.
7) What is East Africa's most critical health-care problem. The huge amount of AIDS.
8) Research the Rwanda massacre (genocide?) and briefly discuss what happened and why. In 100 days, around 800,000 people were killed by the Hutus. The Hutus used this as an excuse for the genocide.
2) What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? European nations convened to lay down rules to divide Africa.
3) What African countries managed to remain free of European control? Ethiopia and Liberia.
4) How did colonialism cause conflicts in East Africa after independence? Ethnic boundaries created cultural division that hadn't been there before the Europeans came and divided everything up.
5) How did Ethiopia manage to defeat Italy in 1896? With weapons and great knowledge of the land.
6) What are some cash crops of East Africa? Tea, Sugar and coffee.
7) What is East Africa's most critical health-care problem. The huge amount of AIDS.
8) Research the Rwanda massacre (genocide?) and briefly discuss what happened and why. In 100 days, around 800,000 people were killed by the Hutus. The Hutus used this as an excuse for the genocide.
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