GCSE history Coursework on Kenya

how it then the Kenyan would be in trouble. It was like discrimination because white settlers didnÆt need one. The same year the kipande was introduced a man named Harry Thuku introduced an association called the young Kikuyu association. Thuku introduced this in the right time, because this is when Kenyans were most angry, due to lower wages, farming disruption, ban of coffee, and that Kenyans were feeling that they were being discriminated. When Thuku opened YKA, all the angry Kenyans would definitely support this. This means that Thuku would be supported. So Thuku begins to build schools so that the young Kenyans will be educated. And he knows that the skill s to speak and understand means that they will be able to use all the evidence the British have done to fight for it. Also something that made Kenyans angry is the building of the east African railway which was known as the æIron SnakeÆ, because a snake is supposed to be long and if it is disturbed it will attack. Kenyans absolutely disapproved of this because it was in their land and they used Indians workers to build it. Also it attracted white settlers to come in to Kenya and that Kenyans did not want at all. Another thing is that wages were low for Kenyans and the British paid wages to the Indians. The Kenyans had to move to cities to find jobs. Kenyans were so angry because the British did what it wanted on KenyaÆs land at any time. It gave white settlers living in Kenya what they wanted also after the war (world war II) in 1945 Kenyans who had fought during the war returned, they were not satisfied with the return to substandard condition in Kenya. These soldiers were simply did not understand why the British subjected the Kenyans to this unethical manner! Which again contributed to the desire for independence. As the Kenyans soldiers had experience in the war therefore they knew how to fight and they also learnt strength and weaknesses of the British. Also they saw the white man being destroyed in the war (Germany- who were white got beaten in world war II). So this gave them confidence that Britain can be beaten. This influenced them to even more determination to fight for there independence. Also Kenyans soldiers were also familiar with the Atlantic charter that Roosevelt and Churchill had signed during the war. It stated that occupants in the country had the right to vote for the countryÆs government. The British and the French had broken the rules of the charter. But they had an excuse, which was that a colony wasnÆt part of the charter. Kenya also knew that the two superpowers, USA and USSR didnÆt at all have a colony. So as they didnÆt support colonisation imperialism then they wontÆ support Britain. Kenya has seen a colony get independence by fighting for it, and Kenya know that if they fight for what they want they will also get it. What methods did Kenyans adopt in their approach to gaining independence? There many ways in which Kenyans tried to find independence. They tried many methods in order to gain independence for themselves. There are many reasons why Kenyans needed methods for independence, one of the reasons is that while Harry Thuku and all the other peaceful, non violent campaigns were going on, there were other Kenyan groups for example the Mau Mau (out out) who were a group of nationalists founded in 1952. They used violent protests mainly to intimidate the British. They scared and intimidated settlers and Africans they called collaborate. They set up a brutal campaign of suppression. Some examples of what they did are: À They slaughtered a young boy whilst sleeping À They mutilated a home guard of a white family horribly, (his skull was cut into 2 pieces, his hands and feet were cut off up to his wrist and ankle). À Some children were sliced to pieces À Pregnant women had their bellies sliced open This is how impatient some Kenyans were. They even acted like sava

Some topics in this essay:
Mau Mau, , British KenyaÆs, Harry Thuku, Thuku YKA, Indians Non-violent, Africans ThukuÆs, Jomo Kenyatta, Mau MauÆs, Kenyan Kenyan, mau mau, independence kenya, pressure british, white settlers, kenyans angry, gaining independence, harry thuku, jomo kenyatta, gain independence, kenya independence, mau mau killed, example mau mau, kenya gained independence, kenya gaining independence, discrimination white settlers,