Deforestation | Power | Persistence |
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The nonnative plants the colonists used for farming drained what from the soil?
Nutrients
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Which country colonized Kenya?
Britain
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The Greenbelt Movement started off simply by planting what?
Trees
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What type of tree started the stream in which Wangari played in as a child?
Fig Tree
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Which institute offered Wangari a position, only to give it to someone else once she arrived?
University of Nairobi
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Wangari was reelected chairman of the NCWK each year through 1987 until she: A) was voted out B) retired C) died
B) Retired
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Name one reason it was important for rural women to plant trees.
Firewood, prevent erosion, shade, biodiversity, water
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What was one accusation Mwangi made toward Wangari during the divorce trial?
Adultery, causing high blood pressure, being cruel
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Through the Kennedy Airlift Wangari was able to attend which Catholic Institution in Atchison, Kansas?
Mount St. Scholastica
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Conflicts over environmentally devastated land have been common in what valley?
Rift Valley
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In 1982 Wangari "took a big leap" and gave up her job at the University of Nairobi to become a candidate in the running for what government position?
Parliament
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How many months was Wangari sentenced to serve in prison after being found in "contempt of the court"?
6 months
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After the government sent troops to guard Karura Forest, Wangari and company walked through what to get to the tree nursery?
Marshlands
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How did the Kenyan public support Wangari or react to the Times Complex at Uhuru Park?
Writing letters
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Who was the woman that fought alongside Wangari against the discrimination of women within the University of Nairobi?
Vertistine Mbaya
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