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Nigeria post-WWII (Sasha and Neda), image, image - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Many soldiers in Nigeria signed up voluntarily, but there was also state-mandated service in the military
        
        Nigerian participation in the war opened up their eyes to their idea of independent rule
  - - - Britain begins to conquer areas by slowly moving into different areas and taking power. Also used "divide and rule policy" (keep different Nigerian groups as far away as possible from each other)
        
        Nigeria colonized by Britain in 1884
- - - - A new constitution was established. Nnamdi Azikiwe becomes the first President (he was previously the governor general) and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa stays as Prime Minister (since 1957)
    - - Key leader: Anthony Enahoro, he was a Nigerian politician who is often referred to as the "father of the Nigerian state" for being the first one to argue for independence
      - Herbert Macaulay: co-founded the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons with Nnamdi Azikiwe and became the president; the NCNC was designed to bring Nigerians together to fight for independence. Macaulay is considered the father of Nigerian nationalism.
- - - - crude oil
      - natural gas
      - coal
      - tin
      - columbite (mineral similar to tin)
- - - - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau reportedly killed May 19 2021