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Question 1

What emerged in 1957 which helped refocus trade within Europe

Answer 1

EEC

Question 2

What was drawn up in 1946 which established the Legislative Council of 12 British nominees and 18 elected African members

Answer 2

The Burns Constitution

Question 3

What was founded in 1949 by Kwame Nkrumah and pressurised Britain

Answer 3

Convention People’s Party

Question 4

How many seats did the CPP win in the Legislative Assembly

Answer 4

1951

Question 5

What position did Nkrumah assume when he was released from prison in 1952

Answer 5

PM

Question 6

When did a plebiscite in neighbouring British Mandate of Togoland deliver vote of unification with Gold Coast

Answer 6

1956

Question 7

When were elections for full adult suffrage introduced

Answer 7

1957

Question 8

When was the Burns Constitution drawn up which established Legislative Council of 12 British nominees and 18 elected African members

Answer 8

1946

Question 9

What extended the right to vote and created National Council of Ministers

Answer 9

Macpherson Constitution

Question 10

What did the Nigerian government consist

Answer 10

3 British officials and 9 ministers

Question 11

What Scheme cost £49m in 1951

Answer 11

Groundnut Scheme 1946

Question 12

When was the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 12

1952-56

Question 13

Who was granted independence as Tanzania in 1961

Answer 13

Tanganyika

Question 14

When did Uganda become independent

Answer 14

1962

Question 15

When was Kenya granted independence

Answer 15

Dec 1963

Question 16

When did the Afrikaner Nationalist party won power

Answer 16

1948

Question 17

How many protestors were killed at Sharpeville in March 1960

Answer 17

69

Question 18

Who had been pressed for Britain to hand over adjacent lands administered in 1948 by Colonial Office

Answer 18

SA

Question 19

When was the Central African Federation

Answer 19

1953

Question 20

When did the CAF formally dissolve

Answer 20

1963

Question 21

Who did talks take place between in London agreeing elections for a Constituent Assembly to take place in April 1948

Answer 21

Aung San and Attlee

Question 22

Who was assassinated by rival political factions in July 1947

Answer 22

Aung San and 6 cabinet ministers

Question 23

When did Burma achieve independence

Answer 23

Jan 1948

Question 24

What was created in March was 1946 fighting for rights of Malay people

Answer 24

March 1946

Question 25

When was the Malay Union created

Answer 25

1947

Question 26

What was created in Jan 1948 which created a Federation of Malaya Legislative Council and a Council of 62 members representing various states

Answer 26

Federation of Malaya

Question 27

What did Britain declare in June 1948

Answer 27

State of emergency

Question 28

What % of votes did the Malaya and Chinese get to win federal election of 1955

Answer 28

81%

Question 29

When was independent Malaya established

Answer 29

1957

Question 30

When was Singapore given its own government

Answer 30

1947 and 1948

Question 31

How many seats on Legislative Council

Answer 31

6/25 only British subjects had the vote

Question 32

What was the Legislative Council enlarged to and how many chosen from electorate of how many in 1953

Answer 32

32 and 25 chosen by electorate of 300,000

Question 33

How many seats did the SPP win in 1955

Answer 33

3

Question 34

When was Britain persuaded to implement full internal self-government for Singapore

Answer 34

1957

Question 35

When was the State of Singapore Act

Answer 35

1958

Question 36

When did Singapore get expelled from Malaysia and become fully independent

Answer 36

1965