Did African nationalism cause decolonisation C aim to
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Did African nationalism cause decolonisation? C aim – to explain what causes there were of decolonisation in 3 case studies B aim – to weight the causes of decolonisation in the 3 case studies with justification A/A* aim – to weight the overall causes of decolonisation using the 3 case studies for evidence Write down as many causes of decolonisation as you can think of. Write a detail down next to each cause – e. g. The year it happened in.
• We can divide the causes of decolonisation into three broad categories – what could they be? Global events caused decolonisation Events in Africa caused decolonisation Events in Britain caused decolonisation
• • First. . Then. . Later. . . Finally. . . • Ghana • Kenya • Gambia Magic whiteboard in groups
What caused decolonisation in these countries? Country Cause Detail of Cause Ghana African Nationalism United Gold Coast Convention founded by Kwame Nkrumah and others in 1947, called for selfgovernment and boycotted British goods. Nkrumah left it and founded CPP in 1949. Called for national strikes and led various protests. British began to think maybe they would have to leave and suffered economic consequence. Gambia Kenya
Did African nationalism cause decolonisation? C aim – to explain what causes there were of decolonisation in 3 case studies B aim – to weight the causes of decolonisation in the 3 case studies with justification A/A* aim – to weight the overall causes of decolonisation using the 3 case studies for evidence C – What were the causes of decolonisation in Ghana, Kenya and the Gambia? Write a paragraph including details knowledge for each country. B – What was the most important cause of decolonisation in each different country. Write a paragraph for each with detailed knowledge and explanation to support it. A/A* - Think about were was the most important causes of decolonisation in each country. Write a paragraph explaining what the most important overall cause of decolonisation was.
Why was the Central African Federation founded? C aim – to explain and begin to analyse why the CAF was founded B/A aim – to analyse why the CAF was founded and identify some of its strengths and weaknesses Starter - Why did the British make the CAF in 1953? • Why did they make it a ‘federal realm of the British Crown’? The CAF was founded in 1953 as a ‘federal realm of the British Crown’ – it wasn’t completely a colony with no control over it’s internal politics, nor a dominion with complete control over it’s internal politics. The British Sovereign was represented by a governor general and it was hoped it would eventually become a dominion in the Commonwealth – like Australia or Canada. There were lots of white settlers in Southern Rhodesia, but less in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Homework – Due Monday • Research and answer these questions ready to discuss back with the class 1. What was the CAF? 2. Was the CAF likely to continue in its initial format? 3. Why did Rhodesia become an independent country? 4. What did the world think of Rhodesia and why was this?
