Do Now – 3/26Do Now – 3/26 "History will one day have its say, but it will not "History will one day have its say, but it will not

be the history that Brussels, Paris, Washington, be the history that Brussels, Paris, Washington, or the United Nations will teach, but that which or the United Nations will teach, but that which they will teach in the countries emancipated from they will teach in the countries emancipated from colonialism and its puppets. Africa will write its colonialism and its puppets. Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity." dignity."   - Patrice Lumumba - Patrice Lumumba   What does it mean to you?  What does it mean to you? 

Causes and Causes and Effects of Effects of

Congo Congo ColonizationColonization

Cause #1Cause #1Territorial NationalismTerritorial Nationalism

–To become one politically united To become one politically united state after independencestate after independence

–In opposition to Antoine van In opposition to Antoine van Bilsen’s “Thirty Year Plan for the Bilsen’s “Thirty Year Plan for the Political Emancipation of Belgian Political Emancipation of Belgian Africa”Africa”

Cause #2Cause #2

Regional nationalismRegional nationalism–Bakongo, Kasai, and KatangaBakongo, Kasai, and Katanga–Due to mineral resources in Due to mineral resources in

each regioneach region

Cause #3Cause #3Mouvement National Mouvement National

Congolaise (MNC)Congolaise (MNC)– Led by Patrice LumumbaLed by Patrice Lumumba– Formed a coalition with other political Formed a coalition with other political

parties that controlled the mining parties that controlled the mining regionsregionsKasai (diamonds) and Katanga Kasai (diamonds) and Katanga

(copper)(copper)

Effect #1Effect #1Freedom (somewhat)!Freedom (somewhat)!

–Political independencePolitical independence–Patrice Lumumba became the Patrice Lumumba became the

first Prime Ministerfirst Prime MinisterLumumba’s speech at the Lumumba’s speech at the independence ceremonies….independence ceremonies….

Famous QuoteFamous Quote““Nous ne sommes plus vos Nous ne sommes plus vos

singes!”singes!”  

(We are no longer your (We are no longer your monkeys!)monkeys!)

Regional TensionRegional Tension–Different regions split up and Different regions split up and

formed their own governmentsformed their own governments–Mining regions in Katanga and Mining regions in Katanga and

Kasai attempted to form their Kasai attempted to form their own nationsown nations

Effect #2Effect #2

Effect #3Effect #3Political CollapsePolitical Collapse

–Patrice Lumumba (the Prime Patrice Lumumba (the Prime Minister) and Joseph Kasa-Minister) and Joseph Kasa-Vubu (the President) tried to Vubu (the President) tried to dismiss each otherdismiss each other

–No one was fully dismissedNo one was fully dismissed

Homework – Lumumba OpinionHomework – Lumumba Opinion

Write two paragraphs expressing your Write two paragraphs expressing your opinion on Patrice Lumumba.opinion on Patrice Lumumba.

--------------------------------- --------------------------------- What do you think about Lumumba? What do What do you think about Lumumba? What do

you think about how he handled independence you think about how he handled independence and the political crisis? How should Lumumba and the political crisis? How should Lumumba

be remembered? be remembered?