DECOLONIZATION THROUGH ARMED STRUGGLE Armed means using war weaponry. Struggle in this context means a fight. Armed struggle refers to the state of waging war involving the coercive use of weapons. It was a method used by some African countries when Africans took up arms against the colonial governments, in a bid to fight for … Read more
DECOLONIZATION THROUGH CONSTITUTIONAL/PEACEFUL MEANS Decolonization through peaceful means refers to the process of independence without the use of armed struggle. In this method, the colonies used peaceful means such as negotiation, dialogues diplomacy while demanding for their freedom. OR Decolonization through constitutional means was the process of fighting for independence from the colonialists by using … Read more
DECOLONIZATION THROUGH REVOLUTIONARY MEANS A revolution is a complete overthrow of the existing system of governance by a group, which is subjected to it and is being mistreated, exploited, discriminated, humiliated and oppressed. Or Revolution is a discontented reaction through violence exercised by the majority of the country’s population ignored to gain recognition or reform … Read more
THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1914-1918) THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1914-1918) Meaning Refers to the first imperialist war that occurred in the world history whose major aim was conquest for the re-division of the world among the European imperialist powers. It was a military conflict that took place in the world and involved many countries of … Read more
Meaning This was the second imperialist war to occur in the world history that came as a result to the crisis of capitalism. The war took on September 1st 1939 after Germany invaded Poland and ended up in 9th August 1945 after USA dropped an atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Participants The … Read more
Meaning Depression in economic means a period in an industrial nation characterized by low production and sales, unemployment, inflation, decline of trade etc. thus, Great Depression was the worst longest economic slump that featured the capitalist world following the horrors of WW1. Period The economic Depression occurred in 1929 when in 24th October the US … Read more
THE SECOND WORLD WAR (1939-1945) THE SECOND WORLD WAR (1939-1945) INTRODUCTION This was the largest global military fighting of conflicts between the Axis power (forces ) involved ; Germany, Italy, Austria and Japan and Allied powers(Democratic Forces) including Britain, France, U.S.A and Russia which took place from 1st September 1939 to 1945. Second World War … Read more
THE GREAT ECONOMIC DEPRESSION 1929 – 1933 THE GREAT ECONOMIC DEPRESSION 1929 – 1933 INTRODUCTION The Great Economic Depression was the severe worldwide economic decline that took place from 1929 to 1933. OR Was the worst period in the industrial nations characterized by low production, low sale and high rate of business failure and unemployment. … Read more
ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MILITARY AND NATIONAL LEGAL INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MILITARY AND NATIONAL LEGAL INSTITUTIONS National military comprises of the army, police, prisons, national service, immigration department and the militia. National legal institutions are formed by the judicial organ of the government. After independence, African governments established their own national military and legal institutions … Read more
CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING SERVICES AFTER INDEPENDENCE CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING SERVICES AFTER INDEPENDENCE Since 1960’s most African countries were experiencing population increase especially in urban areas, as a result most countries found it very hard to cope with the demands created by the new development. For example it became difficult … Read more