Post-war decolonisation in Africa

12 questions

1. Who captured Jerusalem for the British during World War I?
2. What percentage of Palestine's population in 1917 were Arab Muslims?
3. The Balfour Declaration, issued by the British government in 1917, expressed support for the establishment of a national home for the ___ people in Palestine.
4. Which secret agreement between Britain and France aimed to divide the Ottoman Empire's territories in the Middle East after World War I?
5. The Great Arab Revolt, which began in ___, was a response to British policies and increased Jewish immigration to Palestine.
6. What event on 14th May 1948 led to the start of the first Arab-Israeli War?
7. Which British Prime Minister acknowledged the inevitability of African independence in the "Wind of Change" speech?
8. What was the Pan-African movement primarily focused on?
9. The violent uprising in Kenya led by the ___ was crucial in showing that Britain could no longer control the colony.
10. What event in 1948 led to a surge in support for independence in the Gold Coast (later Ghana)?
11. Kwame ___ became the first Prime Minister of the Gold Coast (which became known as Ghana) after it gained independence in 1957.
12. Which cash crops were grown on large-scale farms in Kenya by British settlers, leading to significant displacement of the local population?

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