PPT-The Congo

HIST 4339 Wednesday Citation Workshop Identify a tricky citation eg primary source Look it up Bring complete citation to class Wed Outline Congo Free State Belgian Congo Independent . Article: “An Assassination’s Long Shadow” - By Adam Hochschild . Published: January 16, 2011. Source: New York Times. - On January 17, 2011, millions of people on another continent are observing the 50th anniversary of an event few Americans remember, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. The Role of International Money. Outline. Hydrology of the basin. Resources within the basin. Geopolitical background. Role of international parties. Hydrology. Catchment area: 3.7 M km. 2. Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Case Study. By Giovanni, Lauriane and Jessica.. % decrease in forest cover per year between 2000 and 2005.. Change in deforestation in Congo. Human importance of the rainforest. Rich and diverse ecosystem provides food, shelter, fresh water and medicine for more than 75 million people. By: Dongin Oh. L. ocation. It is located in Democratic Republic of Congo. It flows through following countries, they are: Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Cameroon and Tanzania. Congo river flows through these major cities they are Novobirsk, Barnaul, Mogochin and Akademgordok . By: Brandon RUFFIN, DARIUS TOPPIN, and LIAM . badiee. Where it happened. Genocide killing as many as 4.5 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1996.. Today, much of the fighting is occurring in North and South Kivu.. Modern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Third largest country in Africa. Congo River . Home to Africa’s Rainforest. Mineral deposits of gold, diamonds, manganese, copper. First settlers in the Congo area were “hunter –gatherer” tribes called Pygmies – some still live in the rainforests to this day – 40,000 BCE. Belgian Congo. Dr. Livingstone, I presume?. Motivations for Belgian Imperialism. Henry Stanley was hired to find Dr. . Livingstone (Missionary/Explorer). For this, he became famous.. King Leopold II hires Stanley to survey Congo River and trace its course. , . Lindsey Carter, . Amy Myers. Initial Occupation. 1885 The Berlin Conference approves King Leopold’s claim to “The Congo Free State” as his personal colony until 1908.. International investors supported his claim to Congo. . - Zaire. Vast Potential of DRC - Zaire. Territory. 1/4. th. size of USA. Agriculture. Suitable Conditions to grow a variety of Crops.. Coffee. , . Sugar. , . Tea. , . Cotton. Mineral Resources. Use to be Major Producer of Precious Metals. Congo Free State (1877-1908). Belgian Congo (1908-1960). Independence Flag (1960-1963). 1963-1966 Flag. 1966-1971 Flag. Flag of Zaire (1971-1997). 1997-2003 Flag. 2003-2006 Flag. Types of Volcanoes. Nyamuragira. Or pick one if you don’t have one already. If you were gone yesterday, feel free to form a trio. Grab a surface. Task: Resistance to Imperialism. You and a partner (or on your own) will select one of Four wars of resistance against Imperialism:. Nik . Stoop. . (University of Antwerp & . KULeuven. ). Marijke Verpoorten (University of . Antwerp. ). Motivation. Contribution. Method. Data. Results. Conclusion. Motivation. In 2014, there were 40 . 2 1 J. Middleton, The Yakan or Allah water cult among the Lugbara, in «The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland», 93, 1, 1963, pp. 80- 3 of the 20th century Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Question & Answer Booklet THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA MINISTRY OF HEALTH 2 1. How is Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever transmitted? CCHF is transmitted to people