Nationalsit movements (Relations with indigenous people) Flashcards
Who became INC political leader in late 1920?
Jawaharlal Nehru
-socialist values and wanted a moderate industralised India
-supported allies in war with belief support would favout them
-Led INC through indepdence negotations with Mountbatten and became the first PM of India in 1947
Who was Subhas Chandra Bose?
Main rival in 1930’s for INC leadership, however in 1939 allied himself to Japan and Germany and in 1943 created India National Army
Who led the campaign supporting the rights of the “untouchables”?
Dr B.R Ambedkhar
When was the All Muslim League founded?
1906
Who became the leader of the All Muslim League in 1913?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
who gave full support to allies during the war
Why was the concept of Nationalism slower to emerge in Africa?
-Greater diversity of indigenous groups within colonial territories
-Limited social-economic development in African colonies by the British
Why was the 5th Congress meeting in Manchaster 1945 so signficant?
There were representives from all African colonies, all members of political organisations in their own countries
with nationalism spreading rapdly after the war
State a brief outline of nationalism in West Africa during this period
Before WW1 Legislative councils had been introduced in Nigeria, Sirerra Leone and Gold Coast
BUT powers were very limited and lack of African representation
1919= political activists met in Gold Coast and fudned the National Congress of West Africa, but dominated by the gold coast elites
1920= British granted some concessions to congress demands for greater African representation but nationalsit politicans still outnumbered by appointed African Chiefs on legislative councils
Education did spread and employment opportunity with the West African Students Union being formed in 1925 by law students studying in London
State a brief outline of nationalism in East Africa in this period
British decison to establsih Kenya as a colony in 1920 provoaked the first indeginous political movement when GB enfranchised the white settlers only
-Harry Thuku emerged as first key East African National leadser
-1920 founded Young Kikuyu Association
-1921 founded East African Association
-1922 Thuku arrested = 7000 people held a protest where polcie and white civilians opened fire killing 25= Thuku exiled ot Somalia for 9 years
-1920s/1930s Thukus political group developed in his absence with other leaders emerging such as Jomo Kenyatta
-WW2 signficantly raidicalised Kenya nationalism= Thuku founded Kenya African Union in 1946 which Kenyatta took over in 1947 and led the party to indepdence in 1963
State a brief outline of nationalism in South Africa in this period
=Dominated by white nationalism
However 1935 major strike by African mineworkers in Northern Rhodesia agaisnt tax increases but violently suppresed by police forces deom SOuthern Rhodesia with 6 strikers shot dead
=led to creation of poltical movements:
1940 Northern Rhodesia Congress
1943 Nyasaland African Congress
