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1400
1400s
In the 1400s the Europeans they began to make long sea voyages, they learned the riches of Africa -
1401
Trading with Europeans
They began trading with Europeans who had recently arrived on their coastlines. -
1402
Gold
Gold drew Europeans to Africa, just as it had drawn Arab traders. -
1500
Atlantic Slave Trade
The trans-Saharan trade had long included enslaved people. -
1501
African Traders
They began selling enslaved people for guns and other European goods. -
1503
Building
In the early 1500s the Europeans had built trading post on the African coast -
Moving Land
Britain, France, Germany, and Portugal set up colonial rule along the west coast and then moved farther inland. -
Colonizing
Belgium colonized a large region of Central Africa. -
South and East Africa
Were also colonized as early as the 1600s -
Dutch and British
Dutch and British trading companies built supply posts for traders traveling to Asia -
European power
By the early 1800s Europeans Power began actively colonizing Africa. -
Impact of Colonialism
By 1900, European nations had divided most of Africa into colonies. -
South Africa
They gained there Independence in 1910. -
Ethiopia
They were the only country that was never colonized it was invaded though by Italy in the 1930s -
Suffering
Many Africans suffered under colonial rule. Some last their land, and others were forced to work for little or no pay. -
Africans fighting back
When they fought back against colonizers, they were quickly defeated by the Europeans modern weapons. -
Europeans making changes
They made positive changes by outlawing slavery and introducing modern health care. They improved transportation, but mainly to help them ship natural resources to Europe. They also built schools to give Africans access to education. -
Independence
Africans resented having little or no control over their own government. Some colonies did ask a few Africans to help run their governments. As these Africans became educated, leaders emerged. -
African Independence 2
They had little or no control over their own government. some colonies did ask a few Africans to help run their governments. -
Apartheid
In 1948, they adopted apartheid a farmer South African policy of strict separation of races -
Pan-Africanism
It was a political and social movement to unite black Africans around the word. Ghana became independent in 1957 -
Nigeria
Nigeria became independent in 1960 -
Unrest in the Congo and Nigeria
Belgium abruptly granted independence to the Belgium Congo in 1960 -
Nelson Mandela
Played a big role in ending apartheid. -
Kenya
Kenya gained independence in 1963 -
Nigeria 2
Ethnic discord arose soon after independence. -
Oil rich region
It was controlled by the Igbo ethic group attempted to leave Nigeria -
Africas Independence
They gained it in the 1950s and 1960s -
Voting
All races voted together and Mandela became president -
Sudan
In 2010 Sudan became Independent -
Black Farmers
In the 2000s a lot of black farmers were killed -
Egypt
They elected an Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi