Leaving Cert History EUROPE (5) - Retreat from empire & aftermath: This edited extract gives an acc

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This edited extract gives an account of Tanzanian independence from British rule. Read it and answer the questions which follow.

In Tanganyika the nationalist movement for independence from Britain was conducted by the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) led by Dr Julius Nyerere, who had been educated at Edinburgh University.

Nyerere insisted that the new independent government must be African, but also made it clear to the British government that whites had nothing to fear from black rule.
In 1961 Macmillan's government, impressed by Nyerere's ability and sincerity, gave independence with black majority rule. The island of Zanzibar was later united with Tanganyika and in 1964 the country took the new name Tanzania. Nyerere remained President until his retirement in 1985.

Source: Norman Lowe, Mastering Modern World History, Macmillan Press Ltd., 1997.

1. What group conducted the movement for independence?
2. What did Nyerere insist upon?
3. Who was Prime Minister of Britain in 1961?
4. What new name did the country take in 1964?
5. Briefly, what was the policy of ujamaa?

This edited extract gives an account of Tanzanian independence from British rule - Leaving Cert History - Question A - 2010

Worked Solution & Example Answer:This edited extract gives an account of Tanzanian independence from British rule - Leaving Cert History - Question A - 2010

1. What group conducted the movement for independence?

2. What did Nyerere insist upon?

3. Who was Prime Minister of Britain in 1961?

4. What new name did the country take in 1964?

5. Briefly, what was the policy of ujamaa?

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