All of the Following Contributed to the Collapse of Nigeria

question 28

Multiple Choice

All of the following contributed to the collapse of Nigeria into civil war in 1967 EXCEPT

• A) the "northernization" policies of the First Republic.
• B) the deaths of many northern officials in a coup.
• C) ethnic violence directed against Igbos in northern Nigeria.
• D) massive protests by Nigerian civil society groups, organized along ethnic lines, against the government.
• E) All of the above contributed to the civil war.

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Definitions:

Democracy

A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.

Lynching

An act of violence, typically murder, carried out by a mob without legal authority, often rooted in racial prejudice or vigilantism.

Lynchings

Extra-judicial killings, often carried out by a mob, motivated by prejudice or vigilante justice.

Black Victims

Individuals of African descent who suffer from crime, discrimination, or injustice within a societal context.