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The Mau Mau Rebellion and Kenyan Independence Under Jomo Kenyatta
Analyze the Kenya Land and Freedom Army's armed revolt against British white settler land alienation, British detention camps, and Kenyatta's 1963 presidency.
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African Independence and Post-Colonial Sovereignty
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Evaluate the causes, diverse methodologies (negotiated vs. armed), and political outcomes of African independence movements, comparing key nationalist leaders.
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WH2.77District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All agesEvaluate the causes and impact of at least two African independence movements, such as those in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Kenya, Ghana, Algeria or Nigeria.
WH2.79District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All agesEvaluate the efficacy of the ideologies and methodologies of at least three nationalist leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh.