Kenya background

Question 1

How many Africans were there in Kenya in 1945?

Answer 1

5 Million

Question 2

In what year was the African population in Kenya 5 million?

Answer 2

1945

Question 3

What area did white settlers live

Answer 3

The “white highlands” in the Aberdare

mountains

Question 4

Who lived in the white highlands in the aberdare mountains

Answer 4

White settlers

Question 5

Where did the native Africans live?

Answer 5

Overcrowded tribal areas

Question 6

Who dominated the political power?

Answer 6

Whites sharing process with colonial office

Question 7

When did the imperial east Africa company arrive in Kenya?

Answer 7

1888

Question 8

What happened in 1896?

Answer 8

Construction of Kenya-Uganda railways begins using imported Indian labour

Question 9

What happened in 1888?

Answer 9

Imperial east Africa company arrives in Kenya

Question 10

When did the Kenya Uganda railway begin?

Answer 10

1896

Question 11

What did the building of Kenya-Uganda railway in 1896 mean?

Answer 11

Imported Indian labourers

Question 12

What happened in 1918

Answer 12

Soldier settlement encouraged ex-British soldiers to move to Kenya

Question 13

When was the Soldier settlement encouraged ex-British soldiers to move to Kenya

Answer 13

1918

Question 14

What happened in 1920?

Answer 14

Kenya became a British colony

Question 15

When did Kenya become a British colony?

Answer 15

1920

Question 16

What was the impact of Kenya becoming a British colony in 1920?

Answer 16

White settlement accelerated

Question 17

How many Kenyans fought in the world war for the British?

Answer 17

75,000 Kenyans

Question 18

What was the living standards for the Imported Asians?

Answer 18

Prosperous and facilitated much of Kenya’s financial and commercial activities

Question 19

Where was Kenyatta educated at?

Answer 19

LSE

Question 20

Who was educated at LSE?

Answer 20

Kenyatta

Question 21

When did Jomo Kenyatta release a book?

Answer 21

Facing mount Kenya in 1938

Question 22

What did Jomo Kenyatta release in 1938

Answer 22

Facing mount Kenya where he rejected the Europeanising effects of colonialism

Question 23

What did the conservative faction believe in?

Answer 23

Stood for the interest of the old autocracy, tribal chief and landlords and Christian converts

Question 24

What faction Stood for the interest of the old autocracy, tribal chief and landlords and Christian converts

Answer 24

Conservative

Question 25

What faction collaborated with the British and controlled patronage?

Answer 25

Conservatives

Question 26

Who did the conservatives interact with?

Answer 26

The British

Question 27

Where were the conservatives from?

Answer 27

Loyal Kikuyu patriots

Question 28

What policies did the conservatives want?

Answer 28

Gradualist reform

Question 29

Who wanted gradualist reforms?

Answer 29

Conservative

Question 30

What party was made up of loyal kikuyu patriots?

Answer 30

The conservatives

Question 31

What was the moderates opinion on the conservative chiefs?

Answer 31

Resented them as they restricted the moderates access too power and authority under British rule

Question 32

What did the Moderates want to do in terms of relations with the British?

Answer 32

Breaking free of British rule, although by constitutional means

Question 33

When was the Kenyan African Union (KAU) founded?

Answer 33

1944

Question 34

What happened in 1944?

Answer 34

Nationalist Kenyan African Union (KAU) founded

Question 35

Who became the leader of the Kenyan African Union in 1947?

Answer 35

Jomo Kenyatta

Question 36

When did Jomo Kenyatta become the leader of the Kenyan African Union?

Answer 36

1947

Question 37

What happened to Jomo Kenyatta in 1947?

Answer 37

Became the leader of the Kenyan African Union

Question 38

Why did the Kenyan African Union not have much support?

Answer 38

Most Kenyans were not western and not educated

Question 39

What did Kenya not being western and educated mean?

Answer 39

Kenyan African Union didn’t gain much support

Question 40

What was the majority tribe?

Answer 40

Kikuyu

Question 41

What did the Kikuyu tribe demand back?

Answer 41

The white Highlands

Question 42

What group wanted the White Highlands back?

Answer 42

Kikuyu tribe

Question 43

What was Kenyatta’s reputation?

Answer 43

Messiah who would control and restore the Kikuyu to power and prosperity

Question 44

What did the militants stand for?

Answer 44

Stood for those being excluded by socio-economic changes

Question 45

Who did the militants oppose?

Answer 45

Conservative factions and the British colonial chiefs

Question 46

What did the militants see the chiefs as?

Answer 46

Betrayers of Kikuyu values of solidarity

Question 47

What were the characteristics of the militants?

Answer 47

Poorer Less established Younger

Question 48

Where were the militants base of support?

Answer 48

Trade unionism

Question 49

What the militants go onto form?

Answer 49

Mau Mau

Question 50

Who were some noticeable militant members?

Answer 50

Fred Kubai, Bildad Kaggia and Paul Ngei