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Africa History Vocabulary Review

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    7th Grade Social Studies, Africa History Vocabulary, SS7H1
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  • the area, shape and size of a country or particular area
    political boundaries
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  • a system in place in South Africa from 1948-1991 that separated people based on their race and skin color
    Apartheid
  •  20
  • a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country or area
    civil war
  •  10
  • the expansion of a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
    imperialism
  •  25
  • president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 who helped to end Apartheid and make South Africa a democratic country
    F.W. de Klerk
  •  25
  • civil rights leader in South Africa; fought against Apartheid; served 27 years in prison for his protest; became first democratically elected president in South Africa in 1994
    Nelson Mandela
  •  25
  • a non-violent action that expresses disapproval through a statement or action without violence
    peaceful protest
  •  15
  • a movement for the political union of all the African nations
    Pan-African Movement
  •  20
  • a love of one's own country; putting your own country's needs above others
    nationalism
  •  15
  • the occupation, division and colonization of African territory by European powers
    European Partitioning
  •  20
  • the conference held to decide how Europeans would divide up the African continent amongst themselves
    Berlin Conference
  •  25
  • movement in the 1980s where countries boycotted or put embargoes on products and businesses in South Africa
    Anti-Apartheid Movement
  •  15