History A-Level
Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme
What Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme
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Infamous commercial project that aimed to supply Britain with cheap oils, exemplifying the redirection of trade to maximise colonial resource extraction.
Topics that use Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme
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- Colonial administration
- Colonial violence and counter-insurgency
- Decolonisation
- Economic decline and imperial overstretch
- Nationalism
- Nationalism and anti-colonial resistance
- Nationalism and independence
- Post-war reconstruction
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