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The Europeans sailed South around Africa in search of perfect silks spices, that could be found in India and China. -
The Europeans learned more of African culture and began to trade with the African people who lived south of the Sahara Desert,. -
The Europeans began to sell Africas’ guns and European made supplies and goods in trade for slaves. -
Slaves from Africa were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to America to grow rice, pick cotton in plantations, and work with sugar. -
Around 13 million people were forced to leave their homes and about 20% of those people didn’t survive the trip from Africa to America. -
More and more guns became available in Africa, which caused multiple groups to fight and weaken each other. -
In Africa people began to build trading posts, which allowed Europeans to colonize and take over for resources. -
Europeans planned to take over Africa for resources and trade routes, and Britain began to take over Egypt. -
Britain slowly started to take control over the Suez Canal, a waterway which connected the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. -
France decided to take over most of the land in Western North Africa, and Spain and Italy took land in Morococo and Somalia. -
Britain decided to control more land in Western, Central, and Southern Africa while France took over most of Western Africa. -
Portugal took control over territory of Africa, South from the Sahara Desert, for resources, and trade routes like other Europeans. -
European countries, like France, Britain, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Belgium, and more, took over most of Africa. -
People in Kenya (Kikuyu people) started a political organization to fight against Britain for freedom. -
While other countries were controlled, the only country in Africa that wasn’t colonized, Ethiopia, had it’s land get invaded by Italy. -
The idea of Pan-Africanism was introduced by someone with the name of Kwame Nkrumah, in Ghana, which inspired Africans more. -
In 1910 Great Britain gave independence to South Africa. In 1948, white South Africans made something called apartheid law. -
The Belgium Congo, one of the absolute worst colonies to form in Africa, was established by European countries. -
Land from Africans was taken by colonies. Since they were under colonial control they worked with no pay out of force from colonies
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Africans became inspired by the events that happened during WW2, and decided to rebel against colonization in Africa. -
Africa gained its independence at this time, after inspired Africans began to rebel against colonization coming from Europe. -
Jomo Kenyatta and Nnamdi Azikiwe were inspired by Pan-Africanism. -
Kenya finally won the fight for freedom from Great Britain, and its independence. Jomo Kenyatta became the first leader. -
Nigeria was finally able to become independent after a tough battle against Great Britain for it’s freedom. -
After the Belgium Congo, a European colony, became independent in 1960, a man name Joseph Mobutu took over in control. -
Countries that won their freedom against Great Britain and other European countries have become economically devastated. -
The people in Igbo during this time tried to get their independence, and named themselves Biafra, but it started a civil war. -
F.W. Klerk decided the Apartheid law shouldn’t exist after being elected president in 1989. -
Klerk and Mandela were awarded the Noble Peace Prize and Nelson was elected new president in 1994. -
South Sudan gained its independence in 1956. 2 civil wars sparked and Sudan noticed in 2011. Many people died during the civil wars.