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Kenya and the Mau Mau Uprising: Land, Resistance, and Repression
Evaluate the land dispossession, armed resistance, and British state responses that preceded Kenyan independence.
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African and Asian Liberation: Armed Struggle, Cold War, and Sovereignty
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Examine the diverse pathways to independence across Africa and Asia, comparing armed revolutions, negotiated transitions, and the global fight against apartheid.
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6.2.12.HistoryCC.5.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeExplain how World War II led to aspirations for self-determination and compare and contrast the methods used by African and Asian countries to achieve independence.
6.2.12.HistoryCC.5.cNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeCite evidence describing the role of boundary disputes and limited natural resources as sources of conflict.