Author: Msomi Bora

HISTORY 1: FORM FIVE: Topic 7 – POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TANZANIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE

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TOPIC 7 POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TANZANIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE We have two types of notes for you Notes 1 and Notes 2 NOTES 1 In 1960, many African states began to achieve their political independence which generally has been referred as flag independence, despite the fact that African countries got their independence, still Africa remained indirect penetration of foreign domination, politically, socially, economically and militarily. Political independence had little impact on the life style of the masses that’s why it has been referred to as ceremonial independence or flag independence. The political independence was largely characterized with political, social and economic…

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HISTORY 1: FORM FIVE: Topic 6 – INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL FORCES AND THE RISE OF NATIONALISM AND THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE

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TOPIC 6 INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL FORCES AND THE RISE OF NATIONALISM AND THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE We have two types of notes for you Notes 1 and Notes 2 NOTES 1 Nationalism can be defined as the desire for Africans to end all forms of foreign control and influence so as to be able too take charge of their political, social and economic affairs. Before 1960 most of Africa was still under colonial control. However, by 1970 most of Africa was independent of European colonialism. African nationalism is however, a product of colonialism in Africa. It is traced from colonial imposition in…

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HISTORY 1: FORM FIVE: Topic 5 – COLONIAL ECONOMY AND SOCIAL SERVICES AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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TOPIC 5COLONIAL ECONOMY AND SOCIAL SERVICES AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR We have two types of notes for youNotes 1 and Notes 2 NOTES 1 The Second World War was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945. The Second World War had great impact to the impact to the economies of the metropole. It made the economy to come to a standstill due to large scale destruction and losses, the productive forces such…

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HISTORY 1: FORM FIVE: Topic 4 – FROM COLONIALISM TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1880’S-1914)

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TOPIC 4 FROM COLONIALISM TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1880’S-1914) We have two types of notes for you Notes 1 and Notes 2 NOTES 1 Colonialism is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth. From about 1880 European attitude to colonies in Africa changed remarkably and as a result within a space of 20 years nearly the whole of African continent was under European rule. By 1870’s witnessed the rise of monopoly capitalism which involved with cut-throat competition among the imperialist European nations. European factories were producing …

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