Nigeria

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This paper explains that Nigeria, a relatively new nation, having become an independent country only in 1960, has a long history, even predating its being an early 20th century British colony. The author points out that Nigeria was a very important region in the slave trade industry. Well over three million people were shipped out from Nigeria over the course of the slave trade. The paper relates that modern Nigeria is still a young, growing Third World nation, trying to find a path to First World status. It faces many problems, such as having four hundred languages, each of which has its own various dialects. Map.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Geography
Basic History
Pre-Colonial
Colonial
Life in Colonial Nigeria
Slave Trade
Independence
Post-Colonial History
Modern Day Nigeria
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Creating public utilities and creating new roads, railways and water channels gave Nigeria new economic incentive to become a nation onto itself. Nigerian business soon developed monopolies for local products that were needed by the European nations such as oil palms for cosmetics manufacturers. The Nigerian business community began to cash in on other crops like cocoa and rubber. Once tin was discovered it was mined and exported with abandon. Except for the period of the great drought of 1913-14, the Nigerian economy continued to expand providing the necessary funding for an independence struggle."

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