Decolonisation and Independence
- Created by: Grace Pengelly
- Created on: 19-12-13 17:58
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- Decolonisation and independence
- Changing modes of colonial rule
- 1940s Shift from free trade imperialism to economic development
- Gradual emancipation of African elites - but simply a second colonial occupation?
- Kenya: African Capitalism
- Model of African Capitalism
- Not real independence
- Peasant protest -> Rural nationalism. "Freedom and Land and Self Mastery"
- Ghana: Ethnic problems
- Decline of free trade = depression and declining sales
- 1957: Ghana becomes first nation state, but Akruma exploits producers
- Nationalism fades, ethnicity filled the gap
- French West Africa: Remains close to France
- France took colonial elites to Paris
- Between 1985-1990 France intervenes 20 times
- France has a tight embrace over West Africa
- Changing modes of colonial rule
- Gradual emancipation of African elites - but simply a second colonial occupation?
- Model of African Capitalism
- Decline of free trade = depression and declining sales
- French West Africa: Remains close to France
- France took colonial elites to Paris
- Between 1985-1990 France intervenes 20 times
- France has a tight embrace over West Africa
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