Why Africa was colonised, and why it had to end
History and Citizenship · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
Weighing the economic, political, social and strategic causes, the injustice of colonial rule, and the case for independence.
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- 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 2 practice tasks with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
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- The economic engine of colonisation
- How colonisation was actually carried out
- African responses to colonisation
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