Friday, January 30, 2009

a look at Southern Africa: Zambia

Here's your blog. Answer the questions on loose-leaf paper to turn in on Tuesday in class. Remember we will begin South Asia on Tuesday. Please pre-read chapters 24, 25, 26 and be ready to discuss!

Zambia
Use the following 4 sites in your investigation:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1719293.stm (BBC news timeline)
http://flagspot.net/flags/frn.html#frn (notes on the federation of Rhodesia)
http://www.greatnorthroad.org/boma/Historical_Notes_on_Northern_Rhodesia (primary source notes on Rhodesia)
http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=7&id=1098412314 (information on the Cha-Cha-Cha campaign)

Answer the following questions:
1. What was the immediate motivation for Europeans to travel and to settle in the region of Zambia?
2. How does the catalogue describe the black Africans in this region? What is the purpose of this catalogue?
3. Who did the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland neglect to include in their “planning” process for stability in the area?
4. What was the Cha-Cha-Cha campaign and what is revealed in this article?