WAEC Government 1996 Question 40

Question 40

Nationalism

Which of the following was a resolution in North Atlantic Charter of 1941 that helped to stimulate nationalist movements in West Africa?

  1. A.People all over the world had the right to vote and be voted for
  2. B.Whites had the right to train Africans on how to rule themselves
  3. C.All colonial territories should be members of the League of Nations
  4. D.Newspapers should support the colonial masters
  5. E.People all over the world had the right to choose their own form of government.
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Answer: E (People all over the world had the right to choose their own form of government.)

Explanation

The Atlantic Charter (1941) declared the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they live, which African nationalists used to demand self-rule.