Colonia Kenya
This fertile region was reserved exclusively for European settlers.
The White Highlands
Founded in 1944, this was Kenya’s first major African political party.
The Kenya African Union (KAU).
Mau Mau was primarily a movement of this ethnic group.
Kikuyu
This colonial governor declared the State of Emergency in 1952.
Evelyn Baring
These conferences in London laid the groundwork for independence.
The Lancaster House Conferences
This tax forced Africans into wage labor because it could only be paid in cash.
The Hut Tax
He became president of KAU in 1947 and later led Kenya to independence.
Jomo Kenyatta
This slogan captured Mau Mau’s core demands.
"Land and freedom"
This nationalist leader was arrested and accused of Mau Mau ties.
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya achieved independence on this date. (Year is fine)
December 12, 1963.
These laws restricted African movement and required Africans to carry identification.
Pass lwas
KAU used this nonviolent method to push for reform.
Petitions, speeches, and legal appeals.
Oaths created unity, secrecy, and this type of moral obligation.
Commitment to resist colonial rule.
These facilities held thousands of suspected Mau Mau supporters.
Detention camps
This party, led by Kenyatta, dominated early post‑independence politics.
KANU (Kenya African National Union)
Overcrowded African reserves led to this major structural problem.
Land hunger
KAU failed largely because this group blocked reforms in the Legislative Council.
White settlers
Mau Mau fighters operated mainly in these two forest regions.
The Aberdares and Mount Kenya.
This policy forced rural Africans into fortified villages.
Villagization
This major colonial problem remained unresolved after independence.
Land inequality
This railway (1896–1901) opened the interior to settlers and helped Britain secure Kenya.
The Uganda Railway
KAU’s failure pushed many young Kikuyu toward this militant movement.
Mau Mau
This group—poor tenants living on settler farms—formed the backbone of Mau Mau support.
Squatters
British propaganda portrayed Mau Mau as this, rather than a nationalist movement.
Criminal disorder / savagery
Kenyatta’s government increasingly relied on this political tool to maintain power.
Patronage networks