Uhuru: US Pressure Flashcards
What were the US government nervous about?
Kenya allying with the Soviets
When was the American government under Eisenhower?
1953-60
Who was president between 1953-60?
Eisenhower
When was the American government under Kennedy?
1960-63
Who was president between 1960-63?
Kennedy
Who put pressure on the British to adapt their policy from suppression of nationalists?
Eisenhower
Kennedy
What American leader supported the Mau Mau?
Malcom X
How did Malcom view the Mau Mau?
Sympathetic
What ruined the USA’s attempt to look like the country of human rights virtues?
Ugly stain of Jim Crow
What did the US do in the 1950s?
US moved away from racism and segregation
What did Kenyatta say to Kennedy in December 1963?
“The people of Kenya deplore the continuing oppression of Negroes in Southern United States” and “We express solidarity with American Negro freedom fighters in their struggle for human rights”
Who said “The people of Kenya deplore the continuing oppression of Negroes in Southern United States” and “We express solidarity with American Negro freedom fighters in their struggle for human rights” in December 1963?
Kenyatta to Kennedy
When did Kenyatta say“The people of Kenya deplore the continuing oppression of Negroes in Southern United States” and “We express solidarity with American Negro freedom fighters in their struggle for human rights” to Kennedy?
December 1963
Who did the US prefer over Kenyatta?
Mboya
Where was Kenyatta influential?
Across Africa, which was quite damaging during the Cold War
