Decolonisation in the Caribbean

12 questions

1. What was the primary reason Britain struggled to maintain control of its African colonies after World War II?
2. Who were the two prominent leaders at the 1945 Pan-African Congress that later became leaders of newly independent African nations?
3. The British Prime Minister's "Wind of Change" speech acknowledged the growing momentum for ___ across Africa.
4. What triggered the Accra Riots in 1948 in the Gold Coast?
5. The violent Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya was primarily a reaction to the displacement of the ___ people from their fertile land.
6. Why did the British government encourage white settlers to establish large-scale farms in Kenya?
7. What was the main crop grown on plantations in Britain's Caribbean colonies during the 17th century?
8. Which economic event in the 1930s caused widespread unemployment and poverty in Britain's Caribbean colonies?
9. In 1938, the British government sent a team led by Lord ___ to investigate the social and economic challenges in the Caribbean colonies.
10. What significant political change was introduced in Jamaica in 1944?
11. The West Indian Federation was dissolved in ___ after Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago decided to leave.
12. Who became the first Prime Minister of independent Jamaica in 1962?

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