PPT-North Africa: WWII

By Eva Mora amp Yenessa Muniz North Africa Campaign Most of Western Europe was under the control of Axis powers Axis wanted to deprive Allies access to Middle Eastern oil and the Suez Canal. Physical Geography. Landforms. Atlas Mountains are located in the northwest in Morocco.. Sinai Peninsula is part of Egypt to the east.. Sahara Desert is in southern North Africa.. Bodies of Water. Nile River is in Egypt.. HISTORY . of Asia, Africa, & Southwest Asia. Europe Colonizes the World. CAUSES OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION. Looking for new markets (people) to sell their manufactured good. Because of the Industrial Revolution, Europe is making more goods than ever before and they need to find more people to sell things to. . Africa. NEW GENERATION. YOUTH IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA:. DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY?. Nearly. one of five people living in . North. . Africa. and . the . Middle East. (NAME) . Decolonization. Europe is . done. - can’t run empires anymore. . Postwar era full of successful nationalist movements.. 3 waves of democratization (Sam Huntington). 1. America and France, and gradual growth of democracy in England. Slow process- only 29 countries when . By: . Jonna. Coleman, And Nama . Sanduk. The Nile River. A interesting fact is that it is the longest river in the world.. Another interesting fact is that there are two main branches the white Nile which is in East Africa and the Blue Nile which is in Ethiopia.. Ethnically, most Middle Easterners and North Africans are . Arab. , which means they:. Have Arab blood (descent) . Speak Arabic as primary language. However, North Africa also has . Berbers. A minority ethnic, native group of people from North Africa who have their own culture and ways. Vocab: silt, pharaohs, hieroglyphs. History. 1. st. peoples of North Africa were hunter-gatherers.. Population was concentrated along the Mediterranean and Nile river.. Every year the Nile floods spreading silt( finely ground soil) over its banks.. Key Terms . Baby Boom. A marked increase in the birthrate after WWII. On average, a baby was born every 10 seconds. . Suburbs. Residential area on the outskirts of a city or town. These grew dramatically after WWII as more people wanted to settle down with their families away from large cities. Enormous subdivisions like Levittown started popping up across the country. . What makes this A Region?. Deserts and Mountains. Population that practices one of the three major monotheistic religions. Possession of more than half of the worlds known oil reserves. A need for freshwater resources. What makes this A Region?. Deserts and Mountains. Population that practices one of the three major monotheistic religions. Possession of more than half of the worlds known oil reserves. A need for freshwater resources. June 4, 1940. Battle of the Atlantic. . 1939 – 1945 (Jan. 1942 – July 1943 were decisive). German U-Boats were sinking unprotected U.S. and other Allies' merchant ships . Allies . began using convoys to protect ships. Mrs. Costello. Mrs. . Suto. ,. Ms. . Soddano. Geography. 2. nd. largest continent. 1/5 of Earth’s land surface. Varied geographic features.. Climate Zones. Peace Conferences. Victory. TURNING POINT: . North Africa. Battle of El Alamein. November 2, . _________. _____________ . control North Africa by May 1943. July 1943: Allies invade . _______________ . Beginning of the Cold War Turn-In: Pg. 582 #1 – 6; omit #2 Warm Up: Vocabulary Words 1 – 7 Notes: Pg. 1 – 2 But First…. Let me take a SELFIE (Review) Unit 7 Notes Questions!!! The man’s beard says the “old nine”. To whom does that refer?