decolonisation

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1937
Bledisloe commission examines CAF
1 of 25
1938
african survey
2 of 25
1940
CD+W funds colonial research
3 of 25
1941
fall of hong kong and Malaya
4 of 25
1942
fall of singapore + Macmillan speech in commons redefinition of colonial policy, Gold Coast africans appointed to executive council (political advancement) + Cripps mission to india
5 of 25
1943
Stanley speech CD is needed before self government
6 of 25
1944
Keynes --> Bretton Woods
7 of 25
1945
moyne commission highlights poor living conditions in west indies + CD+W extended by £120m + an important year for continuity (mutter)
8 of 25
1946
American loan + Burns constitution + cabinet mission to prevent indian partition
9 of 25
1947
Palestine --> UN +convertability crisis + Jordan independent + AGC Cripps says key to sterling
10 of 25
1948
creation of NHS + burma and ceylon independent +Colonial development corperation + Creech Jones proud of african export + Watson commission suggests gold coast reforms + nationalists in SA+ Malayan federation+ Malayan emergency
11 of 25
1949
devaluation crisis
12 of 25
1950
korean war
13 of 25
1951
nkrumah wins gold coast election + victoria falls conference agrees CAF + GB high commissioner assassinated in Malaya + Anzus agreement
14 of 25
1952
mau mau emergency + nkrumah president of GC + arrest of Kenyatta + Cairo riots
15 of 25
1953
Lari massacre + HoC CAF approval
16 of 25
1954
GC internal self government + Black minister in kenya + nasser leader of egypt+ league of empire loyalists +cyprus emergency
17 of 25
1955
czechoslovakian arms deal with egypt + Messina conference for EEC
18 of 25
1956
Suez crisis + Mau Mau leader caputured
19 of 25
1957
gold coast independence + malayan independence + defence white papaer + macmillan cost analysis + resignation of salisbury
20 of 25
1959
Macleod outlines 10 year step by step to selfgovernment +Devlin report highlights opposition to white rule
21 of 25
1960
wind of change speech +corfield report (mau mau atavistic) +end of mau mau emergency +Lord Monckton to review CAF + Congo crisis + Cyprus independent
22 of 25
1961
Kenyatta released + Macleod goes back on plans for nyasaland
23 of 25
1962
Ugandan independence
24 of 25
1963
kenyatta president +disollution of CAF
25 of 25

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