WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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promote laissez-faire capitalism
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end foreign control
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develop modern industries
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create a totalitarian state
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mau Mau Rebellion was a militant African nationalist movement active in Kenya during the 1950s. Its primary goal was the overthrowing British rule and removing European settlers from the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Issues like the expulsion of Kikuyu tenants from settler farms, loss of land to white settlers, poverty, and lack of true political representation for Africans provided the impetus for the revolt. During the eight-year uprising, 32 white settlers and about 200 British police and army soldiers were killed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The capture of rebel leader Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi on 21 October 1956 signalled the defeat of the Mau Mau, and essentially ended the British military campaign.
Detailed explanation-4: -Perhaps the greatest impact that the Mau Mau uprising had on the struggle for Kenya’s independence was its role in politicising and mobilising the agrarian sectors, and shaping their political awareness and economic thinking.