1) What were some early civilizations in East Africa?  Why were these civilizations important?
The aksum and kikawa, both of these were important traders
2) What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
it was used to give rules on how Africa was divided
3) What African countries managed to remain free of European control?
Ethiopia and libera
4) How did colonialism cause conflicts in East Africa after independence?
it managed to creat cultural division before europeans divided everything.
5) How did Ethiopia manage to defeat Italy in 1896?
they used weapons given from the french.
6) What are some cash crops of East Africa?
tea sugar and coffee
7) What is East Africa's most critical health-care problem.
theres a huge problem with aids
8) Research the Rwanda massacre (genocide?) and briefly discuss what happened and why.
there was a slaughter between the tutsi and hutu due to economical problems almost over 800,000 were killed.