One of the achievements of the National congress of British West Africa was the
Introduction of the elective principle
Establishment of democracy
Propagation of Christianity
Establishment of newspapers
Correct answer is A
The Hugh Clifford constitution introduced the elective principle which allowed three members of the Legislative Council in Nigeria to be elected from Lagos and one in Calabar.
The Mau Mau revolt in Kenya had its origin in the
Colonial government’s inability to provide essential services to the people
Imprisonment of Jomo Kenyatta by the colonial administration
Occupation of Kikuyu land by the British
Inherent militancy of the Kikuyu
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The French policy of assimilation failed primarily because
Africans lacked the required level of education
It was expensive to implement
It required total rejection of African culture
No African sought to be assimilated
Correct answer is C
African culture hand become part and parcel of the black man’s life; he found it difficult to totally abandon such a culture which he had been used to over many years to embrace a totally different one.
The European power that acquired the largest number of territories in West Africa was
Britain
Germany
Belgium
France
Correct answer is D
Britain acquired only four territories, Germany two, Belgium none and France nine.
The first Boer republic established as a result of the Great Trek was
Transvaal
The Cape
The Orange Free State
Natal
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.