1.1 - Rule Kenyatta

Question 1

Who rules Kenya?

Answer 1

• Uhuru Kenyatta
  
  • from Kikuyu tribe

Question 2

Who is currently investing in Kenya?

Answer 2

• China
• to a very significant extent

Question 3

What is Kenya’s colonial history?

Answer 3

• Originally an Omani Arab colony
  
  • Slave trade and plantations
• Taken over by British and merged with East Africa Protectorate in 1895
• Received Indian migrants due to cross empire migration

Question 4

When did Kenya gain independence?

Answer 4

• 1964
• under Jomo Kenyatta

Question 5

What are the two most prominent tribes in Kenya?

Answer 5

• Luo
• Kikuyu

Question 6

What is ‘Majimboism’?

Answer 6

• The idea that each ethnic/tribal group should have their own area
• has potential to fracture Kenya

Question 7

What does hard power allow a superpower to do?

Answer 7

• Expand territory and protect territory
  
  • Allows for seizure of resources
  • Brings wealth, growing economy

Question 8

How are TNCs important for Superpowers?

Answer 8

• Reflect global influence
• can glocalise for regions, infusing local culture with superpower culture
• generate huge profits which can be invested back home
• reflects ability to invest abroad and influence other governments

Question 9

Why is GNP important for superpowers?

Answer 9

• Reflects wealth
  
  • in turn reflects a country’s ability to exert influence
  • eg. Militarily or technologically (providing tech)

Question 10

How does population affect superpowers?

Answer 10

• Can reflect the size of economy
  
  • reflects potential workforce available to a country for growth
• may be overshadowed by other factors such as governance

Question 11

How is oil important for superpowers?

Answer 11

• Reflects their energy independence
• allows for dictation of world trade to some extent
• income allows for them to reinvest in alternatives for future

Question 12

How was Britain an effective superpower?

Answer 12

• Control over 25% of all land
• TNCs extracting resources for Industrial Revolution
• Huge Naval power
• ‘Red Line’ telegraph network connecting colonies
• interconnected railway networks in colonies
• English language and sports
• Religion

Question 13

What is needed to be a good superpower?

Answer 13

• Strong economy
• Political control (over organisations)
• Military power
• Rich and appealing history
• Control over resources

Question 14

What is a polity?

Answer 14

• Political entity
• group of people collectively united by a shared factor eg. Identity

Question 15

What is a nation state?

Answer 15

• state based on a shared cultural/ethnic dimension