History of Africa Vocabulary
Across
- 3. Nigeria's 1st prime minister
- 7. the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group through the use of the society’s own military or police forces
- 13. harsh rule by persons who rule with total authority
- 14. something aperson possesses because of his or her natural situation or birth
- 15. a strong belief in one's country
- 17. leader of Ghana's independence movement
- 18. a policy of segregation, and political and economic discrimination, against non-European groups
- 19. differences
- 20. when a person is treated differently (not in a good way) because of some aspect of their identity
- 22. set apart from other groups or facilities based on someone's race
- 24. the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality
Down
- 1. 1st president of Kenya
- 2. occurs when a country or nation takes control of other lands, regions, or territories outside of its borders by turning those other lands, regions, or territories into a colony
- 4. to organize people not to deal with, or buy products from, a country, organization, or person to organize people not to deal with, or buy products from, a country, organization, or person
- 5. a system where a strong country takes wealth and raw materials from another country
- 6. to become or cause to become part of a different group or country
- 8. the multi-national movement to unite all Africans
- 9. became president of South Africa in 1989; part of the movement to end apartheid in South Africa; released Mandela from prison
- 10. a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country
- 11. divide into parts
- 12. important leader in the movement to end apartheid in South Africa; a lawyer; elected president of South Africa; 1st black president of South Africa
- 16. people sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country
- 21. first people to live in a place
- 23. a group of people who share common characteristics, such as language, physical appearance, customs, and traditions