Reasons for rise of Nationalism: World War 2 Flashcards
How many Kenyans fought in World War Two?
75,000
When the 75,000 men returned from war, what expectations did they have?
High expectations
Wartime savings ready to invest
Who had High expectations and Wartime savings ready to invest?
75,000 Kenyans who returned from World War Two
What happened to the 75,000 Kenyans who had high expectations and wartime savings?
Each opportunity was blocked off by conservative chiefs
What did conservative chiefs do to the high expectations and wartime savings of Kenyans who fought in World War 2?
Blocked them off
Why did conservative chiefs block off opportunities that the returning soldiers had?
Wanted to save all political and economic opportunities for themselves
Who wanted tot save all political and economic opportunities to themselves?
Conservative chiefs
After being blocked off by conservative chiefs, what did war militants do?
Crime and militant politics
Who turned to crime and militant politics?
Veterans after having opportunities blocked off by conservative chiefs
What did one member of the criminal gang (forty group) say?
“We felt that the KAU was going too slow and that the only way to change things was through violence”
Who said “We felt that the KAU was going too slow and that the only way to change things was through violence”
one member of the criminal gang (forty group)
