African Independence

After World War II, many Africans did not want to go back to European rule. Europe had exploited Africa's resources for their own and resentment grew. However, many African nations were not ready or prepared for Independence. Ghana was a great example. It gained independence in 1957 with Kwame Nkrumah as its Prime Minister. Nkrumah had many plans for the nations such as building highways, schools and hospitals but this would cost a lot for the economy. Another example was Kenya where two things pushed them to be independent. The first was the rise of Jomo Kenyatta and the secret society of Mau Mau. The secret society tried to scare white British farmers instead of going to war. Kenyatta refused to arrest Mau Mau so the british arrested him for some time but later got out. This was the rise of African Independence.