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    After the Berlin conference in 1884‚ imperialism was introduced. European countries conquered areas of Africa‚ and then took advantage of its people and land. All but two countries were colonized. The colonized countries of Africa each reacted differently to European actions during the scramble for Africa. African countries began to counter-claim these threats with violent‚ non-violent‚ and diplomatic tactics. African leaders advanced their methods of violence in conjunction with the African people

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    HIST 325: Colonial Africa

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    HIST 325: PRECOLONIAL AFRICA Winter 2013 – TR 6:00-7:20pm‚ McKenzie 214 – CRN 23274 Version 1.00‚ 7 Jan 2013 Professor: Dr. L. F. Braun Office: 311 McKenzie Hall Telephone: x6-4838 on-campus. Email: lfbraun@uoregon.edu Office hours: T 2:00-4:00pm & by appt. Overview and Objectives Africa is central to human history. It is the continent where our species arose‚ where some of the greatest ancient civilizations throve‚ and where dynamic‚ complex‚ and innovative cultures confronted a variety of social

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    Apartheid in South Africa

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    Apartheid In South Africa APARTHEID Apartheid is the political policy of racial segregation. In Afrikaans‚ it means apartness‚ and it was pioneered in 1948 by the South African National Party when it came to power. Not only did apartheid separate whites from non-whites‚ it also segregated the Blacks (Africans) from the Coloureds (Indians‚ Asians). All things such as jobs‚ schools‚ railway stations‚ beaches‚ park benches‚ public toilets and even parliament. Apartheid also

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    1884‚ The Scramble for Africa‚ the colonisation of African countries‚ has started. Two of the major countries which led to the colonization of African territories were The United Kingdom and France; they both thought that imperialism was a simple way to carry out their responsibilities to civilize Non-European countries‚ but it then ended as a competition between European powers for who has the power to rule upon more land and territories. The European Imperialism over Africa was believed to be motivated

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    Education in South Africa

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    Education in South Africa South Africa has 12.3 million learners‚ 386‚000 teachers and around 48‚000 schools – including 390 special needs schools and 1‚000 registered private schools. Of all the schools‚ are high schools (Grade 8 to 12) and the rest are primary schools (Grade 1 to 7). School life spans 13 years - or grades - although the first year of education‚ grade 0 or "reception year"‚ and the last three years‚ grade 10‚ 11 and grade 12 or "matric" are not compulsory. Many Primary schools

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    only group that could maintain order in an effective way. From the early 1960’s to the late 1980’s‚ Africa had 13 Presidential assassinations and more than 70 coups. There were many border and territorial conflicts‚ which were contested through armed battles as a result of European imposed borders. The Second Congo War has been the most devastating military conflict that modern independent Africa has ever seen. This conflict and its aftermath killed 5.4 million people by 2008. The ongoing conflict

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    How has the image of Africans develop from being savages to being portrayed as more human individuals? In other words‚ in what ways has the roles of African reversed over time? Refer to five or more of the assigned readings to support your assertions. A stereotype can be defined as a “representational practice” that categorizes an individual or group of individuals based on their differences‚ often classifying them with a positive or negative label. For example‚ the classification of an individual

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    Hiv in South Africa

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    prevention as opposed to treatment of HIV. ’ One of the major problems affecting the South African country is the spread of HIV. The country is believed to have the most number of HIV victims than any other country. As seen on the diagram‚ South Africa has the highest adult HIV prevalence. (GRAPH) Only 10% of the children who need treatment are able to have the benefit of undergoing treatment; this causes the country’s life expectancy to decrease further. By looking at the different ways on how

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    Surviving in Africa Film Summary Three million years ago in Africa‚ early hominids walked around upright. What we know about them is minimal and teams of archaeologists spend their lives searching for clues that might help us to better understand their ways of life. Don Johanson‚ a well-known archaeologist‚ and his team spent many years in Africa in the early 70s searching for remains left behind by our early ancestors. In 1974 Don discovered a bipedal skeleton that was about one third

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    Africans were deprived of basic human rights in some regions and lost many of their cultural aspects‚ these characteristics were overridden by industrialization‚ more job opportunities‚ and improved political structure during the European colonization of Africa from late 19th to mid-20th century. In document 5‚ it states “when the whites came to our country‚ we had the land and they had the Bible; now we have the Bible and they have the land‚” an African proverb regarding the Europeans. Through missionaries

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