Africa

Africa


 * __Beginnings of the Liberation Struggle in Africa__**
 * Most of Africa had been under colonial rule only for decades before WWI
 * Through colonization though, they educated the native populations.
 * **Marcus Gavey** and **W.E.B. Du Bois** were African Americans that helped start a pan-African movements.
 * A culture is created where black is considered to be beautiful as a way to stir national pride.


 * __The Liberation of Nonsettler Africa__**
 * Although we see that Africa gains freedom from European control, a lot of the places still remain undercontrol of the Europeans that settled the area.
 * Ghana - was the product of letting the Gold" Coast take control of itself
 * Algeria
 * Kenya
 * South Africa
 * The last three countries above had to form some sort of resistance against the European powers.
 * South Africa had to battle a racial system that kept blacks at a 4th class citizen status. **Apartheid**
 * __Apartheid__**
 * The system in which kept African's in a fourth class status.
 * This was similar to the Jim Crow law's in the United States.
 * would give way to militant groups that were willing to fight for equality.
 * Nelson Mandela

Rising dissent ||
 * Nation || Date || Colonial Power || Nature of Movement || Key Leader(s) || Success? ||
 * Algeria || 1962 || Was under the French Rule || Militaristic/War || Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella (President after war) || Successful gained 1962
 * Angola ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Belgian Congo ||  || Belgium ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ghana ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Guinea ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Kenya ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Madagascar ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * South Africa ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||