decolonisation in east africa Flashcards
what made decisions over east africa more difficult than in west africa
a large white setteler pop used to getting their way
when was uganda est
1894
when was the east african protectorate (kenya) gained
1895
what did the white settelers do in E. african protectorate do
took the best land and moved native groups to reserves
when did the e.african protectorate become kenya
1920
when do tangongika and zanzibar merge
1964
what was progress to indpendance like in e africa
violent
what did rapid ecnomic growth in e africa bring
urbanisation
greater political conciousness
political activism
nationalism
labour disputes
in prior deccades what has the white settelers in e africa do to the indigenous peoples
displace and ecnomicly exploit them
during when did the population increase in places like nairobi and mambasa
ww2
what did rapid population increase in e africa lead to
poor housing, inflation and crowding
which fuled protests
how did br view e africa
initialy as ideal for ecnomic development and large dollar exports
when was the tangongika ground nut scheme
1946-1951
what was the tangongika ground nut scheme
a shortage of cooking oils led br to grow ground nusts but the tarain was too difficult to cultivate
how much did the ground nut scheme cost
£49 mil
what was the result of the ground nut scheme
turned the land into an unusable dust bowl
prevoked the peasant support of nationalism
what increased nationalism
oppressive meassures
when did tanganyika gain indpendance as tanznia
1961
when did uganda gain indpendance
1962
when did kenya gain indpendance
1963
when was the Mau Mau uprising
1952-1956
who initiated the Mau Mau uprising
the kikuyu
who else joined the Mau Mau uprising
many diff ethinic groups of kenya
what was the biggest tesnion causing the Mau Mau uprising
‘vacant’ land was taken over by white brittish settelers
what did the white setterers do when taking over land causing the Mau Mau uprising
they took the most firtile land owned by africans especialy the kikuyu, forcably removed them and put them in poor areas
when and why did the mau mau form
1940s
members of kenyan tribes inc the kikuyu and embu took an oath to fight for freedom
how did the mau mau atry to negotiate with br and how did it go
initial peacefull attempts failed
resistance became violence - br used detention camps
what was the result of br using detention camps against the mau mau
they became a sense of inspration to kenyans
due to their consern in kenya what did br do in 1953
jail kenyatta
when was a state of emargancy declared in kenya
oct 1952-dec 1959
how many kenyans were killed in the Mau Mau uprising
90,000
how many kenyans were detained during the Mau Mau uprising
160,000
how many white settelers were killed in the Mau Mau uprising
32
