Decolonisation in Africa: Ghana and Kenya
Comparing the relatively peaceful transition in the Gold Coast with the violent Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya.
Key Questions
- 1Why did Britain adopt different strategies for decolonisation in different African colonies?
- 2How significant was the role of Kwame Nkrumah in the Pan-African movement?
- 3To what extent was the Mau Mau Uprising a civil war rather than just an anti-colonial struggle?
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