Chapter 14 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Who were the three chiefs that went to England
Khama of the Ngwato; Bathoen of the Ngwaketse and Sebele of the Kwena
Why the three African chiefs went to Britain?
To save their and five other Tswana stated from Cecil Rhodes
Who was Cecil Rhodes?
was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. His company colonized the south of Africa
Who was David Livingstone
He was a Scottish missionary who travelled extensively in the area of Kwena and surroundings to converted King Schele of the Kwena to Christianity in the 1840’s
Qual foi a interpretação tanto de Tswana como de Inglaterra ao arrangement made by Britain in 1885?
Twsana –> they thought this would give them protection from further European invasions
British - wanted control of the area to block further expansions by Boers and the Germans.
What change in Tswana in 1889
Cecil Rhode’s British South Africa Company started expanding north out of South Africa, expropriating great swaths of land that would eventually come as Rhodesia.
What was the chiefs of Tswana opt during the British Invasion?
They decided to opt for the lesser of two evils: greater control by the British rather than annexation by Rhodes
What is a Kgotla?
is a public meeting, community council, or traditional law court of a Botswana village.
Who was John Comaroff?
He is an anthropologist that studied in detail the political history of another of the Tswana states, the Rolong
Which conclusion Comaroff took from studying Tswana ?
He showed tjat though in apperance the Tswana had clear rules stipulating how the chieftancy was to be inherited, in practice these rules were interpreted to move bad rulers and allow talented candidates to become chief
How did Botswana break the mold?
They developed inclusive economic institutions after independence
What failed in most of sub-Saharan Africa countries during independence?
In most of these countries, independence was an opportunity missed, accompanied by the recreation of the same type of extractive institutions that existed during the colonial period
What is the Meat Commision ?
Played a central role in developing the cattle economy and it put up fences to control foot-and-mouth disease and promoted exports, which contribute to economic development and increase the support for inclusive economic institutions
Who and what happen after the diamond discovery ?
Under the Secretse Khama’s government they discovered a diamond, but Khama instigated a change in the law so that all subsoil mineral rights were vested in the nation and no the tribe
What it is the Chieftaincy Amendment Act ?
It is a system that structures and regulates the activity of local chieftains (or monarchs) in that society and state.
Why there were remarkable growth rates after independence in Botswana ?
Under Seretse Khma, Quett Masire and Botswana Pety they led Botswana onto a path of inclusive economic and political institutions and provided a strong fiscal base for government that could invest in public services
What happen in Alabama ?
A bus driver report to the police a situation that happen in his bus: a colored female was sitting in the white section and would not move back
Who is Rosa Park’s ?
She was the colored human sitting in the white section. But was also the secretary of Montgomery chapter of the NAACP
Why the Montgomery Bus Boycott so important?
This movement was part of a series of events and changes that finally broke the mold in the South and led to a fundamental change of institutions
What was the political logic behind southern political institutions?
To secure cheap labor for the plantations
What is the decision behind the mote “Brown vs. Board of Education ?
In 1954, the supreme court ruled that state-mandated segregation of schools and other politcal sites was unconstitutional
What is a legislative malapportionment ?
A legislature is malapportioned when some areas or regions receive much greater representation than they should based on their share of the relevant population
What is a legislative malapportionment ?
A legislature is malapportioned when some areas or regions receive much greater representation than they should based on their share of the relevant population
Who ruled China during the 1950’s and which type of institutions ruled it
The Communist Party under the leadership of Mao overthrew the previous rulers, the Nationalists and proclaimed themselves the rulers in october 1sT.
The new Party were highly extractive and ruled under a dictatorship
