Transcript Africa

Achieving Independence
Programs for Development
Three Nations: A Closer Look
Struggles in Southern Africa
Africa
Achieving Independence
 The Colonial Legacy
 Economics – Europeans introduced new crops/technologies/cash
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Politics – took over government, denied education to locals
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even when they left, the colonial powers controlled things
Independent African leaders did not see democracy as the way to go
Health Care and Education –Brought medical advances
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new transportation methods linked interior to ports
exporting raw materials to colonies paid for colonial rule
most Africans gained little – lost much from colonial rule
Western doctors developed vaccines (malaria, small pox, yellow fever)
Under pressure, colonial leaders built hospitals and schools
Access to education was very limited
National Borders – colonial borders remained
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Often, huge conflicts between ethnic/tribal groups
New independent nations tried to build unity from disorder
A Growing Spirit of Nationalism
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4 countries controlled Africa after WW2
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Impact of World War II
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Nationalist groups saw the colonial powers as beatable
Believed they deserved independence for supporting Allies
Colonial powers continued to treat native populations poorly
The Global Setting – European people done with war
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GB, France, Belgium, Portugal
New policies adopted by colonial powers for political reforms
Idea was to lead to independence, but when??
Nationalist Leaders – new leaders emerged
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Most new leaders were educated in the West/Europe
Political parties, led by powerful speakers, pushed for
independence
Used demonstrations, strikes and boycotts to push for change
Timetables for independence negotiated with colonial powers
 Ghana
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Algeria
Kwame Nkrumah organized a
radical political party
Pushed for independence,
used strikes, boycotts, riots
Imprisoned
Will be first prime minister of
independent Ghana
 Kenya
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Jomo Kenyatta led nonviolent faction but violence
will break out
Kenyatta imprisoned
(became hero)
Will be first prime minister of
independent Kenya
 Algeria
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9 year civil war for
independence from France
10,000’s French and 100,000’s
Algerians die before
independence won in 1962
Ghana
Kenya
Modernization and Change
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50+ nations were born during Africa’s “great liberation”
Great hopes for a better future, both economically and
politically
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Many different paths taken in trying to achieve their goals
Some made huge progress, despite obstacle
Other suffered civil wars in struggles for control/power
Natural disasters, military rule, corrupt leaders made progress In
some countries almost impossible
In some countries, the standard of living actually fell while a
small elite live in luxury/privilege
Civil War and Africa
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Cold War impacted development in Africa – even though
most African nations chose to remain neutral
Those who favored socialism were favored by the USSR and
mistrusted by the US
Those who favored capitalism were favored by the US and
mistrusted by the USSR
Cold War rivalries affected local conflicts as US/USSR support
rival groups
Weapons supplied have fallen into the hands of various
groups, thus armed conflict has continued
Other Developments
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Organization of African Unity (OAU)
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Regional and Global organizations have promoted
cooperation among African nations
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United Nations (UN)
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African nations have joined UN
They have contributed and benefitted from membership
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Healthcare, literacy and economic development
Disaster Relief
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Famine and other natural disasters often strike Africa
Many organizations have provided aid
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OAU – forum to discuss issues
African Development Bank – needed capital for development
Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Oxfam, UN/WHO
Many problems/issues still persist
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Somalia, Sudan, Congo, etc all dealing with huge problems
Programs for Development
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Seeking Unity and Stability
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Divisions – diverse cultures, languages & histories
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Civil War – colonial rule set tribes against each other
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Believed it created unity over multi-party systems
Party sometimes offered candidates within party (democratic?)
Military Rule – unrest often led to military rule
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Civil wars erupted when leaders monopolized power/money for their group or
themselves
One-Party Rule – only one party has political power
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Nationalism helped unify, but once colonial power left, their loyalties were to
their group
Ethnic and regional conflict (Ex – Sudan/South Sudan)
More than ½ African nations experienced military rule
“Motivated only by sense of duty, not power and wealth”
Often became brutal tyrants (Uganda – Idi Amin)
Reforms – demands for change from inside and outside
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People’s participation/democratic reforms before more loans
Opposition parties legalized, censorship lifted, open elections
Programs for Development
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Economic Choices
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Socialism or Capitalism
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Cash crops or Food
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Gov’t efforts to create cash crops (exportable) now unable to feed their
own people
Urban or Rural Needs
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Use scarce resources where most needed (not most profitable)
Hoped to end foreign gov’t influence, prevent inequality between rich and
poor
MIXED ECONOMY – relied heavily on loans from world banks
Developed some industry but heavily dependence on imports
Prices kept low to meet needs of city people, hurt rural farmers
Gov’t tried to help farmers by subsidizing their farms
The Debt Crisis
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Most in debt, borrowed to buy imported products like oil
Interest on loans wiped out their yearly budgets
Banks required tough reforms before lending more money
Aid to poor, farmers cut – people hurt & angry
Programs for Development
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population of Africa puts a tremendous strain
on the countries trying to develop
 Critical Issues
 Drought and Famine – prolonged drought
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Deforestation –cash crops cut down forests
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Livestock died, farmland blew away, millions become refugees
DESERTIFICATION – the spread of the desert (ethiopia, sudan)
War over scarce resources often follows
Environmental destruction to land
Drought intensified due to deforestation
AIDS – epidemic in Africa (Uganda & Tanzania esp.)
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Most treatments too expensive for nations/people to affort
WHO leading efforts to educate people to prevent HIV/AIDS
Programs for Development
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and New Patterns – new ways disrupted
traditional culture in Africa
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People want better standard of living/technology &
they want to preserve their culture
Impact of Urbanization – rapid migration to cities
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Weakened traditional cultures and mixed ethnic groups
Young who return to villages scorned for new ways
Effects on Women – few educated, most stuck in poverty
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As men move to city for work, women left to do everything else
Most constitutions promise equality, but rarely enforced
Programs for Development
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Christianity in Africa – Colonialism brought Christianity to
Africa
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Christian churches in Africa often combine teaching of their
church and traditional African beliefs
Religious leaders often the ones to stand up to dictators, violence
Occasionally, they are killed for standing up to the power
Islamic Revival – Heavily influences the northern half of
Africa and is spreading south
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Social Justice a main tenant of Islam, very popular
Rejection of western (colonial) ways also very popular
Government/military crackdowns have happened where Islam
seems to be strong enough to impact the government
Islamic Revival also created a deeper religious commitment –
those who see the world becoming more SECULAR. They see that
as bad/wrong and work to stop it
Three Nations: A Closer Look
 Pressures
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Independence in 1942 – hoped to develop quickly
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250 ethnic groups lumped together – competing for power
Constitution drafted to protect all, didn’t work
Bloody civil war after massacre/blockade
Economic Recovery
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Rich in resources, especially oil, good farm land
Diversity and Civil Strife
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for Change in Nigeria
Oil boom helped recovery, gov’t developed industries
Borrowed heavily from the West
Rural people flooded cities for jobs, farmers ignored
Military and Civilian Rule
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Military took over – in the name of reform – imposed rigid laws/rules
IMF intervened and demanded harsh economic reforms
Nigeria’s economy doing better, people being treated better
Three Nations: A Closer Look
 Dictatorship
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Belgium determined to keep the Congo
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Did nothing to prepare the people for independence
Civil War broke out when Belgium left
Rich in resources, Congo capable of economic strength
Struggle for control has left Congo in chaos
Mobutu in Power
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and War in Congo
US ended worst fighting
Mobutu took control, renamed Zaire
34 years of increasingly brutal dictatorship – backed by West for
strong anti-communist views
Conflicts Continue
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Ethnic violence in neighboring countries spilled into Zaire
Rebels overthrew Mobuto, renamed country Congo
Violence, civil war has killed over 1 million
Nigeria
Tanzaniza
Congo
Three Nations: A Closer Look
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Tanzania’s Experiment in Socialism
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Julius Nyerere – wanted to change his country
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One-Party Rule – lots of land, little capital or resources
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Main exports were cotton, coffee, tea and tobacco
Most worked as farmers
120 ethnic groups
Party ruled, but many candidates for office
Mutual Cooperation – UJAMAA
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Goals included improving rural life, building a classless society, and creating a selfsufficient economy
“African Socialism” – African Village traditions of cooperation and shared
responsibility
Introduced a command economy – nationalized all banks and foreign businesses
Encourage to farm collectively
Gov’t pledged to build roads, provide tools, clean water, health care and schools
IT DID NOT WORK – many forced to move, output went down not up
Reforms – Nyerere resigned, Mwinyi replaced him
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Cut gov’t spending, cut gov’t size, privatized businesses, moved to market
economy
Food output did not go down when rest of Africa was struggling
Gov’t provided basic services like water, school, healthcare
Struggles in Southern Africa
 Zimbabwe’s
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Road to Majority Rule
Armed Struggle
Rebuilding
Struggles in Southern Africa
 South
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Africa’s Long Struggle
Afrikaner Nationalism
Apartheid in Action
Black Resistance
Mandela’s Struggle
Toward Reform
Majority Rule
Struggles in Southern Africa
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New South Africa
 Other Nations in Southern Africa
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Namibia
Portuguese Colonies
Wars Continue
Struggles in Southern Africa
 Outlook
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and Gains
Education and Health Care
Economic Opportunity
Cultural Influence