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Haya94 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Different approaches to colonial rule by the British, particularly with respect to religion and education, led to uneven political and economic development in the north and the south. Which of the following was its result?

A. Several hundreds of people from north attained university degrees, while the
southerners remained uneducated.
B. Southerners were far more likely to work within the colonial administration.
C. Exposure to European cultural influences encouraged the people from north to take
a more active role in politics.
D. Nationalist pro-independence movements had emerged in the north and local
candidates ran in municipal elections.
E. The southerners refrained from converting into Christianity.

Question 2

In 1957, the southeastern (Ibo) and southwestern (Yoruba) regions became formally self-governing. Which of the following fear propelled the leaders of the northern (Hausa) region to initially refuse self-governance?

A. recognition of Nigeria as a British protectorate
B. application of the federal character rule that made it difficult to win and retain
power
C. administration by the colonial government that stipulated limited European
influence
D. application of the indirect rule which gave them no political power
E. discrimination against their Islamic traditions