Question

What can maps tells us about the struggle for African independence?

A) - Maps can help us analyze relationships and patterns between political boundary lines and features in Africa to describe possible trends in independence movements.

B) - Maps can help us see that Europeans were unwilling to give up their African colonies.

C) - Maps can identify that the struggle for independence was easy for some African territories and hard for others.

D) - Maps can show us how rivers and oceans played into the different independence movements.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) - Maps can help us analyze relationships and patterns between political boundary lines and features in Africa to describe possible trends in independence movements.

Explanation:

Spatial analysis using maps can help us understand better the drive towards independence by African countries and their colonial masters.

It could be observed that most African countries ruled by the British government gained independence around the same time. Ghana for example became an independent nation in 1957 and Nigeria was a free nation in 1960. Both countries were colonised by Britain. The march for independence in Ghana inspired Nigeria's independence.

Answer 2

Answer:

I think its:

B) Maps can help us see that Europeans were unwilling to give up their African colonies.