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He enslaved the people there and eventually the Belgian government took the land back from him. The people wanted independence after all of this, so a leader spoke out named Patrice Lumumba. He was then assassinated by political rivals and the people were so angry at him even the U.N. troops couldn’t restore the peace. A man named Mobutu Seko seized power and Then during the Rwandan genocide, one million Hutu refugees fled to the Congo

After the tragic events of World War II, the Cold War represented how the two superpowers were in a fight in order to gain more territory. The Soviet Union wanted European countries to abide by communism while the United States were trying to prevent the spread of communism and enforce democracy. However, the Soviets took control of the eastern half of Europe and the United States controlled the western side. Communism is a one-party dictatorship where the government controls economic and political

The Poisonwood Bible 1998 Historical Fiction Characteristics: Unique location, Primitivism, different ways of speaking and racial views Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver, born in 1955, grew up in Kentucky and lived in many different countries such as : England, France, and Canary Islands. She attended Debauw University and University of Arizona where she earned a biology degree. Kingsolver now is a beloved author of eleven books and has been named the most important author of the twentieth century

Julius Caesar was assassinated because his conspirators thought that he was ambitious and would have enslaved all of the Romans. Malcolm X was known for trying to get the black societies more power than the states were giving them. He was also trying to get the world to see that all people are equal no matter the color of there skin and don't judge a book by its cover. Both Julius Caesar and Malcolm X were leaders who assassinated for things that they would have done in the future but didn’t commit

Within Africa, nations were trying to achieve independence with some achieving it easially. Most of Africa's nations share a consequence: weakness. This weakness, before decolonization, Patrice Lumumba, who is the Prime Minster of Congo, believes that Congo was prematurealy mocked, weakened, and partially dominated. Patrice believes that just because of their skin color, that was not an reason to be treated like the way they are treated now (Doc

woman named Betty Shabazz she was one of the Nations of Islam. When Malcolm was traveling, he called Betty on the phone and asked if she could marry him, her answer was a yes. They got married and had four girls, Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamily Lumumba. Malcolm X had visited the United Arab Republic, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Africa, and Mecca.

Angela Davis Angela Davis has contributed to African American history, by an political activist and fighting for people rights .Angela Davis has been very active since she was younger ,her family was full political activist so they taught Angela Davis the principle of fighting for racism . during Angela’s youth she would attend different civil rights events ,that molded her mind ,she even planned on forming a mixed race study group ,but was later shot down by the police. Angela thought it would

Is colonizing countries that are not asking for your help really going to do any good for them or just make things even worst for them? From the mid-1800's to the early 1900's the Europeans decided they would imperialize Africa which caused very negative outcomes. Now in the year 2030 by a government committee, the decision must be made whether the U.S should colonize struggling countries in South America. Based off of previous events in history the U.S should not attempt to colonize struggling countries

Many writers use setting to establish the theme of a literary work. In Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, the setting establishes three overall themes of the work as the contrasting regions of the Congo and the United States, arrogant dominance, and injustice. The Poisonwood Bible gives to readers all the gruesome details of the most recent history of the Congo, the truth about living through it, and the vast differences between two lifestyles: that of those who sat contently in their pleasant

Whenever someone goes to a new place, they have to adapt to their surroundings and often times it causes changes in their behaviors. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver is a novel about a pastor who takes his family to the Belgian Congo on a mission to spread his Christian beliefs to the Congolese. The mother and four daughters taken to the Congo were all affected by the Congo environment, which in turn lead to changes in their psychological and moral traits. The character that is affected