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off following World War II\nAfrica under imperial rule\nHarsh treatment of African peoples\nArtificial borders\nDivided cultural groups\nUnited long-standing enemies\nINDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS\nImperialist nations diverted and weakened by World War II\nCold War – Soviet Union encouraged anti-colonial settlement\nGrowing literacy and education among Africans\nAfricans had increased contacts with one another and with non-African world\nAFRICA’S NATURAL RESOURCES\nMajority of world’s diamonds\nVast oil reserves\n75% of world’s cobalt\n25% of world’s copper\n50% of world’s gold\n33% of world’s manganese and uranium\nOTHER AFRICAN EXPORTS\nCocoa\nCoffee\nCotton\nLumber\nPalm products\nPeanuts\nWine\nFRENCH EMPIRE IN AFRICA\n1945-1958 – French Union – organization of French colonial possessions\n1956 – Morocco and Tunisia independent\n1958-1960 – French Community succeeded French Union – ended in 1960 with most French colonial possessions independent\n1962 – Algeria independent\nCirca 115,000,000 French speakers in Africa (2009)\nBRITISH EMPIRE IN AFRICA\nArea/Country\nIndependence\nAnglo-Egyptian Sudan\n1922\nBritish Cameroon → split between Nigeria & Republic of Cameroon\n1961\nEgypt\n1922\nGambia\n1965\nGold Coast → Ghana\n1957\nKenya\n1963\nNigeria\n1957\nNyasaland → Malawi\n1964\nSierra Leone\n1961\nSomaliland → joined Italian Somaliland as Republic of Somalia\n1960\nSouthern Rhodesia → independence under white minority rule\n1965\nTanganyika → joined Zanzibar as Tanzania\n1964\nTogoland → joined Ghana (independent in 1957)\n1956\nUganda\n1962\nCOMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS\nBritish Commonwealth formed following the dismantling of the British empire\nToday known as the Commonwealth of Nations\nVoluntary organization of 53 member states (as of 2009), including many in Africa\nOrganization works toward common goals\nInterests include economic development, education, and shared history\nFORMER BELGIAN POSSESSIONS\n1960 – Congo declared free by Belgium\nDemocratic Republic of the Congo\nProvince of Katanga attempted to secede – civil war\nUnited Nations troops kept peace for four years\nFormer president of Katanga, Moise Tshombe, became prime minister in 1964\nBurundi and Ruanda (Rwanda)\nBelgian mandate ended in 1962\nFORMER ITALIAN POSSESSIONS\nEthiopia\nIndependent during World War II\nLibya\nIndependent in 1951\nItalian Somaliland\nJoined British Somaliland in 1960 as Somalia\nFORMER PORTUGUESE POSSESSIONS\nAngola\nIndependent in 1975\nMozambique\nIndependent in 1975\nREVIEW QUESTIONS\nWhat were some of the reasons why Africans resented European imperialism?\nDuring what time period did the majority of African nations gain their independence?\nWhat international organizations were formed following decolonization in Africa?","cbCaisnyH58f2193","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisnyH58f2193","pptx",213298,12,"English","# African Nationalism\n## Independence Movements\n## Africa’s Natural Resources\n## Other African Exports\n## French Empire in Africa\n## British Empire in Africa\n## Commonwealth of Nations\n## Former Belgian Possessions\n## Former Italian Possessions\n## Former Portuguese Possessions\n# Review Questions","[{\"question\":\"What were some reasons Africans resented European imperialism?\",\"answer\":\"Africans resented imperial rule due to harsh treatment, artificial borders that divided cultural groups, and the way united long-standing enemies were formed under imperial governance.\"},{\"question\":\"During what time period did most African nations gain independence?\",\"answer\":\"Most independence gains occurred after World War II, with major decolonization happening across the late 1940s through the 1960s, including several key years listed for French and British territories.\"},{\"question\":\"What international organizations were formed following decolonization in Africa?\",\"answer\":\"The British Commonwealth evolved into the Commonwealth of Nations, and the United Nations played a peacekeeping role 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