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Mau Mau Rebellion breaks out in Kenya
Contributed by: Handley
  • 1. When did the Mau Mau Rebellion break out in Kenya?
A) 1960
B) 1945
C) 1975
D) 1952
  • 2. Who was the leader of the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya?
A) Uhuru Kenyatta
B) Mzee Jomo
C) Jomo Kenyatta
D) Dedan Kimathi
  • 3. What was the Mau Mau movement fighting against?
A) British colonial rule
B) French colonial rule
C) Dutch colonial rule
D) Portuguese colonial rule
  • 4. What was the name of the group opposing the Mau Mau rebels?
A) Rebellion Coalition
B) Independence Fighters
C) Liberation Army
D) Home Guard
  • 5. What was the British response to the Mau Mau rebellion?
A) Granting immediate independence
B) Withdrawing all troops
C) Declaration of a State of Emergency
D) Offering a peace treaty
  • 6. Which ethnic group predominantly made up the Mau Mau rebels?
A) Luo
B) Kikuyu
C) Kalenjin
D) Maasai
  • 7. Which British camp became infamous for its treatment of Mau Mau detainees?
A) Mau Mau Camp
B) Hola Camp
C) Detention Center X
D) Freedom Village
  • 8. Who was the British Prime Minister during the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A) David Cameron
B) Margaret Thatcher
C) Winston Churchill
D) Tony Blair
  • 9. Which book written by Caroline Elkins exposed abuses during the Mau Mau Uprising?
A) Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
B) The Mau Mau Revelation
C) Kenyan Tragedy
D) Mau Mau Chronicles
  • 10. What did the British authorities introduce to control the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A) Direct Negotiations
B) Villagization
C) Military Retreat
D) Full Independence
  • 11. What was the name of the operation launched by the British to capture Mau Mau leaders?
A) Operation Thunderbolt
B) Operation Anvil
C) Operation Eagle Claw
D) Operation Black Hawk
  • 12. Who was the colonial governor of Kenya during the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A) Evelyn Baring
B) Malcolm MacDonald
C) Arthur Creech Jones
D) Walter Coutts
  • 13. When was the state of emergency lifted by the British in response to the Mau Mau rebellion?
A) 1957
B) 1966
C) 1963
D) 1960
  • 14. The Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya led to the establishment of which political party in the country?
A) Kenya Independence Movement (KIM)
B) Kenya Resistance Front (KRF)
C) Kenya African National Union (KANU)
D) Kenya Freedom Fighters (KFF)
  • 15. Which British official was appointed as the commander of British forces during the Mau Mau Uprising?
A) Colonel Samuel Thompson
B) General George Erskine
C) Major James Robertson
D) Captain William Graham
  • 16. Which Kenyan nationalist politician was arrested and detained during the Mau Mau Rebellion?
A) Jomo Kenyatta
B) Uhuru Kenyatta
C) Wangari Maathai
D) Raila Odinga
  • 17. How long did the Mau Mau Rebellion last?
A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 2 years
D) 8 years
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