HIST 322 — Ghana in the 19th and the 20th Centuries
History · University of Ghana
This course traces the history of Ghana in considerable detail, the many influences to which Ghana was exposed throughout its existence, before as well as after its independence, the Christian mission, education and social change. The growth of British colonial power and jurisdiction and Ghanaian reactions to it, as well as the Anglo Asante wars and the era of the ―Scramble‖ will also be treated. Other topics include Ghana under British rule, social, political and economic developments in ancient Africa, the rise of nationalism between 1900 and 1945, and the impact of World War II. The struggle for Independence, Ghana since 1957: Kwame Nkrumah, the period of the coups: 1966 to 1981 and the Second, Third and Fourth Republics.
- Credits
- 3
Other courses on this programme
- HIST 213 — Africa and the Wider World in the 19th Century
- HIST 214 — Africa in the International Setting in the 20th century
- HIST 324 — History of Europe, 1798 - 1945
- HIST 328 — Economic History of West Africa: 1890 to 1960
- HIST 431 — History of Modern China and Japan, ca. 1800 - 1900
- HIST 434 — History of Modern China and Japan since 1900
- HIST 435 — Aspects of World History: 1914-1945
- HIST 436 — History Modern Russia & U.S.A: 1860-1939
- HIST 438 — Aspects of World History since 1945
- HIST 111 — Earliest Civilizations
- HIST 112 — Selected Topics in World History
- HIST 211 — Historiography
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).