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The Nkrumah, NLC and Busia Era (1957-1972) practice questions
Political, social and economic developments under Nkrumah's CPP government (1957-1966), the factors behind Nkrumah's overthrow and the National Liberation Council (1966-1969), and the Second Republic under the Progress Party government of Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia (1969-1972).
23 questions in this topic: 6 recall, 15 applying skills and concepts, 1 strategic thinking and 1 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Recall
Among the political developments under the NLC (1966-1969) was the release of all political prisoners and the repeal of Nkrumah's
- aTen-Year Development Plan
- bPreventive Detention Act
- cGhana Tourist Board
- dBlack Star Line
- Question 2Skills & concepts
Nkrumah survived multiple assassination attempts, including a bomb attack at
- aKulungugu in the Upper East
- bElmina Castle
- cChristiansborg Castle
- dPusiga
- Question 3Strategic thinking
A historian comparing Nkrumah's CPP government and Busia's Progress Party government would note that, while Nkrumah moved toward a One-Party State, Busia's government was distinguished mainly by its
- acomplete continuity with Nkrumah's socialist economic policy
- bintroduction of the Preventive Detention Act
- cformation of the Organisation of African Unity
- drestoration of multi-party democratic norms, judicial independence and civil liberties after years of one-party rule
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