REGENT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY ON CHAPTER TWO OF AFRICA RISING “AFRICA IS RICHER THAN YOU THINK” The fact is Africa has some of the poorest countries in the world. But the truth is Africa is one of the richest continents in the world. Most of the countries in Africa have GNI higher than China. The concentration of wealth here is a potential market for countries in Africa. And recent entrepreneurial activities have proven that this can be achieved.
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The Scramble for Africa – Leading Factors 1. The need for raw materials. 2. The need for land and foreign territories. 3. The desire to end the slave trade. 4. The desire for power between European countries. 5. The desire to invest in Africa. 6. Over-population in European countries. 7. The desire for cheaper labor. 8. The desire to spread Christianity. 9. The need to sell their manufactured products. 10. The need to eliminate unemployment. Reasoning for Order 1. The need for raw materials
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what Africa is and how to define it. The land is rich and the people are full of life. Africa to many is just a land of desert and is impossible to live in because of the harsh climate. The people of Africa may be struggling its hard to tell on their faces when you visit. They are all smiles and take everyday of life to its fullest. What people do not know is that Africa is one of the most richest in resources. Its hard to find and discover them because they do not have the equipment. Africa to me
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gain colonies in Africa. They all wanted to gain power and prestige. The more territory that they were able to control in Africa the more powerful and important they thought they could become. Africa was tremendously rich in natural resources‚ which could be brought to Europe and turned into manufactured goods. Europeans also needed markets for their manufactured goods. These goods could be sold in Africa for large profits. Often a European nation would take over territory in Africa simply to prevent
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land in Africa. The British concentrated on imperialism in other‚ more profitable places around the world; places that would give them more markets for trade and more opportunity to increase their economy. Suddenly‚ the British were annexing land in places like Egypt and South Africa; in 1869 these were places that did not have monetary value. What in the world at that time changed‚ to change the British attitude toward Africa? What were the reasons for their continued imperialism in Africa after 1869
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10. Africa and the International Community The continent of Africa has faced and continues to deal with many problems due to its geography‚ colonialism‚ and economic exploitation. Africa contains roughly 1/3 of the primary commodities in the world‚ yet it is one of the poorest regions. Geography on the African continent is diverse from deserts to rain forests and beaches to mountain ranges. The pure size of the continent and some extreme environments has made it challenging to develop infrastructure
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Nature: Goddess of Africa Okara’s invocation towards the mighty Spirit of the Land “But standing behind a tree With leaves around her waist She only smiled with a shake of her head.”--- Okara recites his view of the spirit of Africa as a form of the Nature Goddess in the poem The Mystic Drum. Okara worships her to revive the spirit of Africa‚ and the way he seemed to be doing it is by being more and more close to the nature. This closeness can be found in most of the poems of this African poet Gabriel
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Society The Pathology of White Privilege and Racism in South Africa – A Personal Perspective May 8‚ 2012 .. A whites-only sign used during Apartheid. South Africa has a history of racial discrimination which continues to cause bitter relations between the various racial groups in the country. Racial tension currently unfolding on social networks has once again proved that South Africa is still far from fostering any real sense of nationhood among its disparate racial groups. Be that as it may
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unprecedented manner‚ even though there was little interest in Africa up to the 1870’s. In fact‚ up to 1880 Europeans ruled merely 10% of the African continent. Yet within 30 years‚ by 1914‚ European nations will have claimed all of Africa except Liberia (a small territory of freed slaves from the United States) and Abyssinia (Ethiopia)‚ which had successfully held off Italian invaders at the battle of Adowa in 1896. The partitioning of Africa was seen as a means of easing tensions between European states
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Today in Africa there is a 48.5 percent poverty rate‚ can you imagine seeing people begging on the streets every step you take . The definition of Poverty is when people extremely poor‚ and bringing in a meager amount of money. Poverty can lead to Homelessness‚ dehydration and starvation because the victims don’t have enough food to feed themselves. In Africa‚ Congo is the country most affected by poverty. Poverty is a huge problem because civilians can die from the affects of it. 1 contribution
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