{"id":21329,"date":"2023-06-02T22:24:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T22:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/why-did-independence-in-africa-fail-to-translate-into-substantial-economic-progress-international-equality-and-social-justice\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T22:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T22:24:25","slug":"why-did-independence-in-africa-fail-to-translate-into-substantial-economic-progress-international-equality-and-social-justice","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/why-did-independence-in-africa-fail-to-translate-into-substantial-economic-progress-international-equality-and-social-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY DID INDEPENDENCE in AFRICA FAIL TO TRANSLATE into SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC PROGRESS, INTERNATIONAL EQUALITY and SOCIAL JUSTICE?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Make sure that you have a strong thesis statement-a single sentence that answers the question posed.<\/li>\n
  2. Summarize and quote the Nkrumah’s text (source criticism) <\/li>\n
  3. Explain the case study that you will explore to examine if neocolonialism explains Sub-Saharan Africa’s struggles during the 1980s.<\/li>\n
  4. Invoke the historical facts of your case study to evaluate the NC argument (footnotes)<\/li>\n
  5. Relate your findings to Africa’s postcolonial struggles during the Lost Decade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Assigned Texts<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    History essays make arguments. They do not tell their reader what happened, but analyze <\/span><\/span>why<\/i><\/span> <\/span>something happened. In order to substantiate your position, you must invoke evidence. Research transforms your opinion into an argument. Accordingly, the first step in writing an essay is to master the basic facts. The texts below will help students to dig into postcolonial African history and make their own assessment of what happened.<\/span><\/p>\n