decolonisation in east africa

Question 1

what made decisions over east africa more difficult than in west africa

Answer 1

a large white setteler pop used to getting their way

Question 2

when was uganda est

Answer 2

1894

Question 3

when was the east african protectorate (kenya) gained

Answer 3

1895

Question 4

what did the white settelers do in E. african protectorate do

Answer 4

took the best land and moved native groups to reserves

Question 5

when did the e.african protectorate become kenya

Answer 5

1920

Question 6

when do tangongika and zanzibar merge

Answer 6

1964

Question 7

what was progress to indpendance like in e africa

Answer 7

violent

Question 8

what did rapid ecnomic growth in e africa bring

Answer 8

urbanisation
greater political conciousness
political activism
nationalism
labour disputes

Question 9

in prior deccades what has the white settelers in e africa do to the indigenous peoples

Answer 9

displace and ecnomicly exploit them

Question 10

during when did the population increase in places like nairobi and mambasa

Answer 10

ww2

Question 11

what did rapid population increase in e africa lead to

Answer 11

poor housing, inflation and crowding
which fuled protests

Question 12

how did br view e africa

Answer 12

initialy as ideal for ecnomic development and large dollar exports

Question 13

when was the tangongika ground nut scheme

Answer 13

1946-1951

Question 14

what was the tangongika ground nut scheme

Answer 14

a shortage of cooking oils led br to grow ground nusts but the tarain was too difficult to cultivate

Question 15

how much did the ground nut scheme cost

Answer 15

£49 mil

Question 16

what was the result of the ground nut scheme

Answer 16

turned the land into an unusable dust bowl
prevoked the peasant support of nationalism

Question 17

what increased nationalism

Answer 17

oppressive meassures

Question 18

when did tanganyika gain indpendance as tanznia

Answer 18

1961

Question 19

when did uganda gain indpendance

Answer 19

1962

Question 20

when did kenya gain indpendance

Answer 20

1963

Question 21

when was the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 21

1952-1956

Question 22

who initiated the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 22

the kikuyu

Question 23

who else joined the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 23

many diff ethinic groups of kenya

Question 24

what was the biggest tesnion causing the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 24

‘vacant’ land was taken over by white brittish settelers

Question 25

what did the white setterers do when taking over land causing the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 25

they took the most firtile land owned by africans especialy the kikuyu, forcably removed them and put them in poor areas

Question 26

when and why did the mau mau form

Answer 26

1940s
members of kenyan tribes inc the kikuyu and embu took an oath to fight for freedom

Question 27

how did the mau mau atry to negotiate with br and how did it go

Answer 27

initial peacefull attempts failed
resistance became violence - br used detention camps

Question 28

what was the result of br using detention camps against the mau mau

Answer 28

they became a sense of inspration to kenyans

Question 29

due to their consern in kenya what did br do in 1953

Answer 29

jail kenyatta

Question 30

when was a state of emargancy declared in kenya

Answer 30

oct 1952-dec 1959

Question 31

how many kenyans were killed in the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 31

90,000

Question 32

how many kenyans were detained during the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 32

160,000

Question 33

how many white settelers were killed in the Mau Mau uprising

Answer 33

32