Kenya and East Africa in the First World War
History and Citizenship · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
How the East African campaign, the Carrier Corps, the Giriama rising and the Soldier Settlement Scheme made 1914-1918 a Kenyan catastrophe, not a European sideshow.
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- 9 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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