Uhuru: British Public Opinion

Question 1

What happened in March 1959?

Answer 1

Hola Massacre where 11 Mau Mau parishioners were clubbed to death by British guards

Question 2

When was the Hola Massacre where 11 Mau Mau parishioners were clubbed to death by British guards?

Answer 2

March 1959

Question 3

How many Mau Mau prisoners clubbed to death in the Hola Massacre March 1959?

Answer 3

11

Question 4

How were the 11 Mau Mau prisoners killed in the March 1959 March killed?

Answer 4

Clubbed to death by British soldiers

Question 5

What was the impact of the Hola massacre on British public opinion?

Answer 5

Swung against British rule in Kenya

Question 6

What swung British public opinion away from British rule in Kenya?

Answer 6

Hola Massacre

Question 7

What did the Fairn report say?

Answer 7

Concluded that the British government had allowed for systemic brutality

Question 8

When was it Concluded that the British government had allowed for systemic brutality?

Answer 8

Fairn Report

Question 9

Which labour MP criticised the government?

Answer 9

Barbara Castle

Question 10

What did Barbara Castle do?

Answer 10

Labour MP who criticised the government for ruling in Kenya

Question 11

Which Conservative MP criticised the government?

Answer 11

Enoch Powell

Question 12

What did Enoch Powell do?

Answer 12

Conservative MP criticised the government

Question 13

Where was the Fairn report commissioned from?

Answer 13

London

Question 14

What did MacLeod, Secretary of State think that Kenya was locked in?

Answer 14

“Emergency mentality”