Year 9

How did decolonisation occur in Jamaica?

Year 9

How did decolonisation occur in Jamaica?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the events and processes which led to decolonisation in Jamaica.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What was Ghana called before independence?
The Ghana Coast
Correct answer: The Gold Coast
The Silver Coast
The West Coast
Q2.
In 1948 the people of the Gold Coast were encouraged to boycott what?
Correct answer: European goods imported into the colony.
European music and culture.
European run bus services.
Q3.
The men killed sparking the Accra riots were veterans of which war?
WWI
Correct answer: WWII
Q4.
Kwame Nkrumah became the leader of which party?
Colonial People's Party
Congress People's Party
Correct answer: Convention People's Party
Q5.
What happened to the Gold Coast in 1957?
It became a British Dominion.
Correct answer: It became independent as Ghana.

5 Questions

Q1.
In his early years Alexander Bustamante was a?
Dentist
Journalist
Socialist
Correct answer: Trade Unionist
Q2.
What swept across the island in 1938?
A wave of protests for independence
A wave of protests for women's rights
Correct answer: A wave of strikes and protests against poverty and low wages
Q3.
Norman Manley Sr led which party?
Jamaica Labour Party
Correct answer: People's National Party
Q4.
Alexander Bustamante led which party?
Correct answer: Jamaica Labour Party
Jamaica Lawyer Party
Jamaica Loyalist Party
Q5.
What happened to Jamaica in 1962?
It became a British Dominion.
Correct answer: It became officially independent.