In GCSE History students will learn about the British Empire. One aspect that they will study is how Britain dealt with the issue of Kenyan independence.
After the Second World War Britain encouraged its people to move to its Kenyan colony, but African nationalist pressure in the 1950's and 1960's had to be dealt with. When Kenya set out on the road to independence the future of the whites there seemed less secure.
Play this quiz and learn more about how Britain dealt with the issue of Kenyan independence.
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Large and successful farms were set up: some arable and some dedicated to raising cattle. Unfortunately for the security of white settlers many local African tribespeople regarded this land as theirs
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The land issue became a serious bone of contention by the 1950's
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The authorities were anxious to arrest a principal figure in the hope that unrest would then die down
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The emergency lasted for four years, and many thousands of African suspects were arrested. Some were tortured, even mutilated
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Most white settlers opposed concessions to the African majority, but Blundell believed that compromise was possible
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After 1960 Kenyan independence under African rule seemed inevitable
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After independence this party was soon sidelined
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Kenyan politics was robust - reinforced by strong tribal divisions
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Initially Kenya remained a monarchy with the British monarch as Head of State
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Kenya remained a close ally of Britain's
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