global issues

Question 1

What was indirect rule (think about Ghana and Kenya)?

Answer 1

Putting a local ruler in place but manipulating them based on the needs of the colonizer/mothercountry

Question 2

In Algeria, the French tried to assimilate the people. What was assimilation?

Answer 2

Attempting to remove all aspects of local cultures and replace it with a foreign culture. In this case, removing Arabic/Muslim culture and replacing it with French language, Catholicsim, etc

Question 3

Which resource was at the center of the conflict between Kenyans and British settlers?

Answer 3

land

Question 4

Which of the following was an effect of Africa’s participation in WWI?

Answer 4

Africans were exposed to western ideals of democracy, liberty and equality while being controlled by the western colonizers. This exposure to the hypocrisy along with participation in the fighting fueled the drive for African independence from European colonizers.

Question 5

Which countries divided Rwandans into Hutus and Tutsis?

Answer 5

Germany and Belgium