Decolonisation Pressures (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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When did Ghana achieve independence, becoming the first sub-Saharan African colony to do so?
When did Ghana achieve independence, becoming the first sub-Saharan African colony to do so?
March 1957
Where did Macmillan deliver his famous 'wind of change' speech in February 1960?
Where did Macmillan deliver his famous 'wind of change' speech in February 1960?
Cape Town, South Africa
By what year had Macmillan and most Cabinet members recognized rapid withdrawal was less damaging?
By what year had Macmillan and most Cabinet members recognized rapid withdrawal was less damaging?
1960
How many Africans were killed by police at Sharpeville in March 1960?
How many Africans were killed by police at Sharpeville in March 1960?
67
How many new African states entered the United Nations in 1960?
How many new African states entered the United Nations in 1960?
Sixteen
What was Britain's crucial weakness in maintaining colonial control?
What was Britain's crucial weakness in maintaining colonial control?
Political unwillingness to use force
What issues were most Britons more concerned with than Empire by the 1960s?
What issues were most Britons more concerned with than Empire by the 1960s?
Employment, education, health, housing
Despite inspiring educated Africans, who had the Atlantic Charter NOT been intended for?
Despite inspiring educated Africans, who had the Atlantic Charter NOT been intended for?
Colonial peoples
Why did South Africa withdraw its Commonwealth membership application in 1960?
Why did South Africa withdraw its Commonwealth membership application in 1960?
African & Asian states threatened withdrawal
What did Macmillan fear might spread in Africa, transforming it into a Cold War battleground?
What did Macmillan fear might spread in Africa, transforming it into a Cold War battleground?
Communism