18 2 Africa Seeks A Better Future Joe

18. 2 Africa Seeks A Better Future Joe Chung Shashank Coorapati Thomas Kawase Troy Madera

Summary After the scramble for Africa, World War II, and many slavery attempts, Africa is now trying to emerge seeking a new future. � They are now trying to improve their economies and social welfare. �

Making Economic Choices African nations wanted to develop and to do this they had to establish transportation systems, develop resources, increase general knowledge, and solve rural poverty. � Socialism and capitalism were economic choices chosen by many African nations. �

Environmental Threats �Urbanization, farming, and logging have devoured 70 percent of Africa’s animal habitats. �Wangari Maathai challenged government policy by starting the Green Belt Movement.

Basic Obstacles to Well-Being Drought Brings Starvation: › Long droughts contributed to famine in many parts of Africa in the late 1900’s. AIDS Kills Millions of People: › It was estimated that more than two million Africans died of AIDS each year.

Current Event: U. S. -Africa Summit The U. S. and Africa will have a meeting to discuss a new partnership in trade and such. › U. S. -Africa relations have gone from slave ship to partnership

Current Event: Continued Already, African and American entrepreneurs are working together to provide electricity to 589 million people in Sub-Saharan African countries. › Electrify Africa Act

Citation Page U. S. -Africa Summit, Kwemo, Angelle, Theafricareport. com 2) Globalissues. org for the AIDS information 1)

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