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JAMB Government 1981 Question 21

Question 21

Nationalism

Nationalism in West Africa aimed at

  1. A.working out an alliance with the colonial regimes
  2. B.bringing all the educated elite together
  3. C.the attainment of political independence from Britain
  4. D.the attainment of political independence from the colonisers
  5. E.founding an economic union like ECOWAS
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (the attainment of political independence from the colonisers)

Explanation

West African nationalists fought for independence from whichever power ruled them: Britain, France or Portugal. So D is wider and more accurate than C.