In what colony did the British government create a mass gulag that imprisoned as many as 1.5 million people in an attempt to end a nationalist rebellion?

A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Rhodesia
D) Malaya
E) Kenya

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In what colony did the British government create a mass gulag that imprisoned as many as 1.5 million people in an attempt to end a nationalist rebellion?A) IndiaB) PakistanC) RhodesiaD) MalayaE) Kenya

Rolando Ramirez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : E, Explanation :  In the 1950s, the British government created a mass gulag system in Kenya to imprison as many as 1.5 million Kikuyu people in an attempt to end the nationalist rebellion known as the Mau Mau Uprising. The brutal system of forced labor, torture, and execution has been described as one of the most inhumane episodes of Britain's colonial history.

In what colony did the British government create a mass gulag that imprisoned as many as 1.5 million people in an attempt to end a nationalist rebellion?

A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Rhodesia
D) Malaya
E) Kenya

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