Tuesday, April 17, 2012

GSPRITE Chapter 33


Geography
Why so much ethnic conflict in Africa?

Social
“Population Bomb”
Factors that contribute to high birth rate

Political
Military regimes common across Africa
Ghana- Kwame Nkrumah-What happened to his programs?  What did he do about criticism?
Uganda-Idi Amin
Egypt- Gamal Abdul Nasser
Anwar Sadat (Egypt)- Ended war with Israel
Jawaharlal Nehru- First elected leader of free India
Iran-Ayatollah Khomeini
Iran has war with Iraq in early 1980’s
South Africa- dominated by Nationalist Party until 1994
Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk


Intellectual/ Technology
Aswan Dam project- Modernize Egypt
India is most successful at preserving civil rights
Iranian Revolution is fundamentalist regime (like the Taliban or Mahdi)
What are“homelands” (South Africa)

Economy
Some countries have started to export oil to boost economy

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