Dr. David Livingstone Research Paper

However, before he began his association with the Belgian Congo, he first made a second journey to Africa to explore today's D.R. Congo and Uganda after briefly traveling to London to reinforce his supplies. He began this expedition with several hundred men, modern equipment, and a state-of-the-art ship. This time, Stanley opted for guns rather than whips to force his men forward at a faster pace, as he was still in competition with other explorers and felt the pressure to travel at a rapid pace. Using this tactic, Stanley was able to navigate Lake Victoria and follow the Congo River all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. He became the first European to map these areas. Satisfied with his work, he returned to Europe in 1878 (Bierman 176).

Here on the tip of Africa two great oceans meet, warm weather is here most of the year, and many animals and diverse lands lay beyond the city lights. We are the leader of African economies, our economy is the most advanced and well developed economy on the continent. Our infrastructure also matches that of any first world country.

First, pioneer missionaries such as the famous David livingstone pave the way for settler missionaries by planting the precious seeds of the gospel in the hearts of the people as they move from village to village, spreading the truth. David contributed Many things to the mission field in Africa by mapping the inland and helping to stop the fast growing slave industry. On his many journeys to reach people, he also treated their illnesses, taught them

From around 1800, people opposed slavery in the united states. Some abolitionists and slaveholders discussed the idea of setting up a colony in Africa as a place to relocate freed African-American slaves. They also tried to recruit colonists from among populations of free blacks and free people of color. Most opposed relocation, as they had been born and had claims to the United States.The first ship, Mayflower of Liberia, departed New York on February 6, 1820, for West Africa carrying 86 settlers. Between 1821 and 1838, the American Colonization Society developed the first settlement, which would be known as Liberia. On July 26, 1847, it declared its independence.in 1816, the future of Kru Country took a turn due to an event that took place

“Before the war, I had a very simple childhood…..and that changed very quickly” (Ishmael Beah-Child Soldier). Imagine the life of an American child, then think, what was life like for a child in Sierra Leone in 1991?... Abuse and torture, leaving you breathless. A child soldier who thereafter, lives with the emotional effects of war looking for a pathway to humanity. If he survives, the flashbacks will haunt him, yet he journeys on. Welcome to childhood... in Sierra Leone.

European imperialists built on the information provided by adventurers and missionaries. For example, a Scottish missionary named David Livingstone, went to Africa in the 1840s and spent three decades exploring the interior of Africa. This exploration sparked interest in Africa and others followed, including the imperialists. (Imperialism in Africa). The Berlin Conference of 1884 allowed Europeans to draw lines on maps and carve Africa into colonies. The result was a transformation Africa, with essentially all parts of the continent colonized in about fifteen years. The Europeans continued to interfere with African land and culture. Thus, leading to independent revolts and eventually lead to the Boer War. This was a conflict between The British and the Dutch farmers. Black South Africans decided to help the Dutch who were fighting back against their enemies. The British captured many of these men and put them in concentration camps where many of them died. The establishment of colonies were actually a positive for Africa. It made for a new way of life socially, politically and economically. So even with the horrible and unjust concentration camps, Great Britain was able to give back to the people they conquered in

Sierra Leone is a country with much history. It has many historical sites and great mines that contain so much “treasure”. Its economy is still growing and they’re trying to improve themselves. They’re a diverse country with different ethnic groups and languages but socially and culturally they can agree on the way they eat, what type of music they like, and what they do for fun. This country is unique and is growing from the past to a modern future.

Robert Mugabe spent ten years in prison before assuming the presidency of Zimbabwe. Instead of learning from his time in prison, he brought all his poor habits of corruption to the country of Zimbabwe (“Zimbabwe’s” 1). During his powerful rule, Zimbabwe faced many different situations within his country. Within the first few years of Mugabe being president, Zimbabwe started to have some political and economical issues. Whether or not the issues are a direct correlation to Mugabe being president is unknown, but the timing is impeccable. Money was starting to disappear within the government causing an economic crisis, and Zimbabwe was having massive poverty and inflation increases. These issues led to the conspiracy of a corrupt government

Mining; Sierra Leone is rich in natural resources available to be mined. By increasing investment in and receiving international support for this industry, Sierra Leon can

William Kamkwamba was an ordinary kid until a famine struck his village. His family sold crops but since they don't have any crops to sell they didn't make any money. William was kicked out of school because he didn't pay. One day when William visited the library he saw a picture of a windmill and was dedicated to make it. Surprisingly he made a windmill out of junkyard scraps. It was able to power a few lightbulbs and a radio. What William did was extraordinary, but I have a question. If William was a girl would she still have made the windmill? Well, I don't think that she would of made the windmill because, women in Malawi mostly do housework not much work in the fields, also some Malawian fathers want their daughters to get married.

Comparing, the Silk Road and the Great Zimbabwe has shown many similarities and differences. Starting with similarities, they both have built very good relationships with other countries, also in order to get materials they traded to others, they had to mine a big amount of their land, not only did they have to mine they also used animals to help gain materials. One final similarity is they were both well known for one or two of their items they had traded. Now going to differences, the Silk Road had many countries that contributed to the trading routes, yet the Great Zimbabwe is only one country. Also the Great Zimbabwe had two main items they traded, but because the Silk Road had many countries they had many recognizable commodities they traded. As it can be seen, there are many similarities and differences regarding the Silk Road and Great Zimbabwe's lasting impacts.

Africa is the world's second largest continent in both area and population, only Aisa supersede Africa in this area. Approximately 11,670,000 square miles Africa make up roughly a fifth of the world's land area, Also with a population of 959 million people, with calculates to be a seventh of the world population(1).

Do you know where most of our rubber comes from? Well 70% of the world’s rubber comes from Liberia where Firestone’s rubber plantation is located. Liberia is a country filled with political, and tribal conflict. Liberia is located in Western Africa, Sierra Leone borders it to the west, Guinea to the north and Ivory Coast to its east. Conflict and imperialism are two words that define current and past Liberia. The factors that contribute to Liberia’s problems are ethnic/tribal groups battling for power, and mainly Firestone and other foreign companies using Liberia, ultimately leaving liberia “Broken”. Why is liberia is broken? Well Liberia is practically is owned by foreign companies, and relies on them for jobs, while tribes fight for power.

A majority of the missionaries were catholic and Leopold himself also practice Catholicism so he used his religion in order to cover up what he was doing. One missionary that was different from the other was William Sheppard. Instead of forcing his religion on people he got to know and understand the way of life of the people in Africa. He first stumbled upon a Kuba tribe. They at first were hostile towards him and were even going to behead him but later they decided that their ancestor’s spirits were living through him. This tribe was deep in the Congo forests and were protected from most of the other tribes and the Congo government. Even though the tribe didn’t accept Christianity, Sheppard still stayed because he was able to make relationships with the people there. Sheppard, like many other missionaries at the time, was trying to add relief for captives and other distressed people. William Sheppard was different from other missionaries however because he was African American. He had a white supervisor who he was friends with. His inspiration for going to Congo was because of a movement for slaves in America to go back to Africa. He stayed in Africa for quite some time though because of the relationships he made and because of the things he witnessed. He discovered amputated children who had their limbs amputated due to low productivity from family members in the

Desmond Tutu was born in October 7th, 1931 in Klerksdorp, an impoverished township in South Africa. He is the only son of Zacheriah and Aletta Tutu. His father was an elementary school principal and his mother was a cook at a school for the blind. In 1955, he married Nomalizo Leah Shenxane. They had four children, named Trevor, Theresa, Naomi, and Andrea.