1. KWAME NKRUMAH-Founder of Ghana’s independence movement and Ghana’s first president.

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Nkrumah and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. SOVEREIGNTY-Political control.

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Ghana's 50th Independence Anniversary parade in Accra, March 2007.

3. COUP D’ ETAT-The sudden over-throw of a government by force.

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4. How did the Gold Coast’s economy change after the British began encouraging farmers to grow cacao beans?-People stopped growing food crops because cocoa crops brought in more money, food had to be imported, people spent less time

making crafts, and relied on imported factory goods.

5. While the British ruled the Gold Coast, did traditional ways stay the same, disappear, or blend with the new?-New ideas and beliefs blended with traditional ways.

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6. When arguing for independence, how did Kwame Nkrumah respond to the European claim that the African colonies were not ready to rule themselves?-He pointed out that traditional African governments had ruled African lands for thousands of years. Britain was democratic yet they denied Ghana the right to have their owndemocracy.

7. Compared to other African colonies, when did Ghana gain independence? Ghana was the second colony to gain independence in Africa. This also inspired many other African nations to seek independence.

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Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957,

The name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana.

8. What caused people’s attitudes toward Nkrumah to change before and after his death? At first, Nkrumah was popular because of his fight for independence was successful. He was then thrown out of office because people blamed him for the country’s economic problems. When he died, many people felt he had done his best, and thought of him as a hero who led Ghana towards independence.

Memorial to Kwame Nkrumah in Accra. His Great Gamble:

•Borrowed large sums of money from world banks•Used for highways•Hydro-electric dams