<span>Which three conditions helped bring about African independence?
B: The Pan-African movement encouraged nationalism and independence for Africa
D: European governments had been weakened by World War II.
E: African nations wanted to avoid the Cold War.
The Pan-African movement had already begun at the turn of the century, but became an even stronger movement in the mid-20th century. </span><span>Kwame Nkrumah, who became the first Prime Minister and President of the State of newly independent Ghana in 1957, was a key leader in that movement.
The weakened states of European countries due to the war also made them less able to maintain their overseas empires after the war.
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And the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) was influential after World War II. A number of African nations were participants in that movement, which believed the Cold War superpowers were creating a world that worked against independence and sovereignty and peace for other nations. One of the leaders of the non-alignment movement, Jawaharlal Nehru, said in a speech in 1948: "When we say our policy is one of non-alignment, obviously we mean non-alignment with military blocs." The Non-Aligned Movement held its first conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1961. The members of the movement sought to remain non-aligned for the sake of their own opportunity for development and independence and peace.
Answer:
Nigeria was granted independence on October 1, 1960.
Explanation:
A new constitution established a federal system with an elected prime minister and a ceremonial head of state. The NCNC , now headed by Azikiwe (who had taken control after Macaulay’s death in 1946), formed a coalition with Balewa ’s NPC after neither party won a majority in the 1959 elections.
The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles put Germany in a situation that allowed the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, leading to World War II.
The Treaty of Versailles, which came out of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, was very punitive towards Germany. Germany was forced to admit responsibility for causing the Great War (World War I). We now call that "the war guilt" clause of the treaty. Germany also was forced to pay large reparation payments to the Allies (who opposed Germany in the war). Germany also had to give up large portions of its territory and lost colonial territories. And the German military had major restrictions imposed on it -- it had to be a volunteer military only, of no more than 100,000 men, and they could not have an air force.
The German economy and national pride were deeply wounded by the terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. Coupled with that, the Great Depression (which had worldwide impact) made the economic situation even worse. The bad situation in Germany made it possible for a radical leader like Hitler, making all sorts of bold promises, to win over enough people to rise to power. Hitler promised a return to national greatness and fiercely rebuilt Germany as a military machine. The rise of Hitler and the Nazis brought about World War II in Europe.
