11. which of the following best explains why some newly independent african countries, such as kenya, were able to avoid civil war immediately after gaining independence?
(points : 2)
they immediately allied themselves with either the united states or the ussr.
colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.
imperial troops stayed in the former colony for many years to maintain peace and order.
neighboring african countries intervened to keep civil war from breaking out.

Colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.

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booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.

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