1. Nkrumah dancing with the queen.
How did Kenyatta and Nkrumah affect British attitudes towards decolonisation? C aim – to explain the impact of these two men B aim – to explain whether these two men had any significant impact
Nkrumah dancing with the queen.
1952: Kenyatta arrested in security raid
Leading African nationalist Jomo Kenyatta has been arrested following the declaration of a state of emergency in the British colony of Kenya. He was among about 100 prominent Kenyans detained in the past 24 hours as part of a clampdown on the rebel Mau Mau movement.
Who do the British seem to prefer? What do you think are the underlying reasons for this?

2. Homework – due Thursday
Write a short newspaper article from the British perspective on....
The Mau Mau Uprising in the 1950s
Kenyatta in the 1950s
Kenyatta in the 1960s
Read the article on Ghanaian independence. How do the British perceive the Ghanaian leaders?

3. How did Nkrumah affect the British perception of decolonisation?
4 years after Ghana’s independence this photograph was taken of Nkrumah and the Queen.
What does this suggest about British attitudes towards Nkrumah?

4. Who was Nkrumah?
Read the biography and write down five key facts about Nkrumah from his whole lifespan.
How did Nkrumah help Ghanaian independence?
Highlight points which would have made the British support Nkrumah
Highlight points which would have made the British suspicious of Nkrumah
How did the British perceive Nkrumah?

5. What did the British think of Nkrumah?
How did Nkrumah affect attitudes towards decolonisation?
Was it him that changed this, or had it changed due to a different reason?
Why is Nkrumah’s role different to Kenyatta’s?

6. C - What impact did Nkrumah and Kenyatta have on British attitudes towards decolonisation?
B - Did Nkrumah and Kenyatta have any significant impact on British attitudes towards decolonisation?

7. Homework – due Tuesday
Research one of the following and produce a handout answering each of these questions to do with your country
Kenya, Ghana, Gambia
How did this country decolonise? (Write the steps)
Why did this country decolonise? (include the steps to support your reasons)
Did African Nationalist groups help this country to decolonise? (African Nationalist groups were political organisations which worked for African nationalism and for the countries to be independent).

8. Quiz