Monday-Work day
Tuesday-
Democratic Republic of the Congo (continued)
- Portuguese Discover the Congo
- 1482
- Diogo Cao sails to the Congo, first European to set foot in the Congo
- Portuguese set up ties with the King and Natives
- 1600 to 1700
- Trade
- British, Dutch, Portuguese, and French merchants
- Slaves
- Trade
- 1800s Belgian Colonization
- King Leopold II private venture to colonize Congo
- 1874-1877: Henry Stanley (British) navigates the Congo River
- Leopold commissions Henry to establish the King's authority (1879-1887)
- 1884-1885
- Recognize Leopold's hold over the Congo Basin
- Congo is now headed by Leopold who stated the Congo as a free state led by him
- 1891-1892
- Belgians conquer Katanga
- Eastern Congo Wrested from Slave Trade
- 1892-1894: Eastern Congo overthrows Arab-Swahili slave traders
- Tippu Tip was an infamous slave trader
- 1908
- Belgian state annexes the Congo
- Protests over Leopold's killings begin, killing millions
- Belgian control grows stronger
- 1950s- The Beginning of a Free Congo
- 1955- Belgian Professor Antoine van Bilsen publishes "30 Year Plan," telling how they are planning to make the Congo a free country
- 1959- Belgium starts to lose control over the Congo due to nationalistic riots in Leopoldville (capital at the time)
- 1960
- In June of 1960, the Congo claims Independence from Belgium
- In July of 1960, the Congolese army faces mutiny, Belgian troops are sent in to help Belgian people
- In September of 1960, Kasavubu dismisses Lumumba as their prime minister
- In December of 1960, Lumumba is arrested
- 1961
- In February of 1961, Lumamba is murdered
- 1964
- New prime minister appointed
- 1998- Rebels
- Rwanda and Uganda rise up against Kabila to advance on Kinshasa
- Zimbabwe and Namibia send troops to repel them
- Angolan troops also side with Kabila
- The rebels take control
- Mobutu Years
- Joseph Mobutu- General
- 1965- Kasavubu Tshome was ousted in a coup led by Mobutu
- 1971- changed the name to "Republic of Zaire," his name to "See Seko," and the Congo River to "River Zaire"
- 1973-1974: Nationalize business firms and drives out European companies
- 1989- Congo defaults on Belgian loans, deterioration of economy
- Aftermath of Mobutu
- May 1997- Tutsi and anti-Mobutu rebels capture Kinsahsa. Zaire is now rennaimed The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Laurent Kabila is installed as president
- 1998- Rebels from Uganda and Rwanda fight against Kabila. East DRC is taken over. Angolese and Zimbabwe helps
- Lusaka Peace Accord Signed
- July 1999- African countries sign ceasefire accord in Lusaka. MLC and RCD (rebel factions in Africa) sign as well
- 2000- UN Peace Council authorizes 5,500 UN forces to monitor ceasefire
- Fighting still continues
Wednesday-No School
Thursday- Watching Crash Course and then Work Day
Friday-Presentations
Panama
- connects north and south america together
- Juan Carlos Varela is the president since July 1st 2014
- Native Tribes
- Kuna
- Dakota
- Bocas Del Toro
- Panama Canal
- took ten years to build
- 30 million lbs of explosive to clear the way for the canal
- 48 miles in length
- August 15, 1914 was the first day it was for use
- Why was it built
- President Roosevelt wanted canal to be more efficient to go around Central America
- Currently being widen because of the boats now are so much bigger then they used to be
- 1502
- Christopher Columbus landed in Panama fourth and last voyage
- 1800's
- Panama becomes independent from Spain
- Joins the confederacy
- Panama railway which is the first transcontinental railway of the New World to cross Isthmus from Colon to Panama city
- Henry Morgan
- Crazy dude who destroyed everything
- 1900's
- Panama splits from Columbia becomes fully independent
- US buys rights to build Panama canal 1903
- Panama ceases to be a US protect ant 1939
- Bridge of the Americas Open 1952
- Opened October 12, 1962
- Span across the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal
- 5245 feet long
- 2000's
- Control of the canal passes from USA to Panama by the Torrijos-Carter treaty
- September 7,1977
- Panama would have full control over the panama canal by 1999
- Treaty was named after President Jimmy Carter
- and the Panama's national guard General Omar Torrijos
- It was passed January 1st, 2000
- Control of the canal passes from USA to Panama by the Torrijos-Carter treaty
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