Now we will look at an issue that is greatly affecting modern Africa. The AIDS epidemic is critical in Africa and some believe that root of the problem stems from the issues that have resulted from Africa's colonization. Click on the link below. This will take you to the PBS website for the program Wide Angle. You will need to watch parts 1 and 2 of the program. (If you wish to watch the whole program, you may do so. It will take 1 hour).

AIDS Warriors

After viewing the program, give your response to the prompt provided.

Angola is dealing with an AIDS epidemic that is intensified by a lack of education, inadequate health care, unsanitary conditions and intense poverty. How did colonization lead Angola to its present state? Who should be held responsible for the problems in Africa? In what way?