BotswanaEric Trousil, Dani Perry, Ali Deihl,

Connor Bernard, Natalie Pearl

Becoming Independent

• September 30, 1966• Britain in control• Exhausted resources • Handed over government power to Botswana• No violence or protesting during transition of

governmental power

Help or Hurt?

• Imperialism helped Botswana• Profit from resources were recycled within

their economy • Britain helped Botswana• utilize their resources• Britain protected Botswana• from intrusion from surrounding• countries

Today

• Government is improving education about diamonds

• Wide spread poverty and unemployment• No major issues and stable government• Tackling AIDS epidemic• Indigenous problems