Rise Of Nationalism: Nkrumah

Question 1

Where was he from?

Answer 1

African Gold Coast

Question 2

Where was he educated?

Answer 2

Catholic missions school in Hals Assini

Government teacher training college

Question 3

What was he the direct product of as a result of his education?

Answer 3

Product of colonial institutions

Question 4

What happened in October 1935?

Answer 4

He arrived at the USA

Question 5

When did he arrive at the USA?

Answer 5

October 1935

Question 6

What university did he attend?

Answer 6

Lincoln university
University of Pennsylvania
London School of economics
University college London

Question 7

When did he go to London?

Answer 7

May 1945

Question 8

What happened in May 1945?

Answer 8

He arrived in London

Question 9

What was the impact of his visit to London and the USA?

Answer 9

Exposed to radical western ideas

Question 10

What communists leaders did Nkrumah meet?

Answer 10

Chinese American Boggs

Trinidadian Marxist James

Question 11

What was the impact of him meeting Trinidadian Marxist James?

Answer 11

Taught him how underground movements work

Question 12

What did he organise in October 1945?

Answer 12

Fifth Pan African Congress in Manchester

Question 13

When was the Fifth Pan African Congress in Manchester that he helped organise?

Answer 13

October 1945

Question 14

In 1947, what party was he invited to join?

Answer 14

United Gold Coast Convention

Question 15

When was Nkrumah asked to join the United Gold Coast Convention?

Answer 15

1947

Question 16

When was the United Gold Coast Convention formed?

Answer 16

August 1947

Question 17

What happened in August 1947?

Answer 17

United Gold Coasts Convention (UGCC) founded

Question 18

Who founded the United Gold Coast Convention?

Answer 18

Wealth lawyer J.B. Danquah

Question 19

What did Wealth lawyer J.B. Danquah do?

Answer 19

Formed the United Gold Coast Convention

Question 20

What was the aim of the United Gold Coast Convention?

Answer 20

National independence

Question 21

What happened in 1948?

Answer 21

Nkrumah was imprisoned for the Accra riots

Question 22

When was Nkrumah was imprisoned?

Answer 22

1948 for the Accra riots

Question 23

What did he do in June 1949?

Answer 23

Formed the Convention people’s party

Question 24

When did he form the Convention people’s party ?

Answer 24

July 1949

Question 25

When did he become prime minister?

Answer 25

1953-57

Question 26

What role did he have 1953-57?

Answer 26

Prime minister

Question 27

What happened in 1957?

Answer 27

He led the Gold Coast to became independent as Ghana

Question 28

When did he lead the Gold Coast to became independent as Ghana?

Answer 28

1957

Question 29

When did he announce that Ghana would become a republic?

Answer 29

March 1960

Question 30

What happened in March 1960?

Answer 30

He announced that Ghana would become a republic

Question 31

When did he loose power?

Answer 31

February 1966

Question 32

What happened in February 1966?

Answer 32

He lost power in a military coup

Question 33

After being removed from power in February 1966, what did he do for the rest of his life?

Answer 33

Lived in exile in Guinea

Question 34

How many years did he spend in Guinea?

Answer 34

Last 6 years of his life

Question 35

What did he become the figure head for?

Answer 35

African nationalism

Helped coordinate African independence movements

Question 36

What did he find in May 1963?

Answer 36

Organisation of African unity

Question 37

When was the Organisation of African unity founded?

Answer 37

May 1963

Question 38

What type of socialist was he?

Answer 38

Marxist socialist

Question 39

How did he view the British?

Answer 39

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