Reading primary source documents can be a challenge, but it is one of the best ways of constructing—or reconstructing—your understanding of history. Choose a topic for research from these selections and select one of the primary source documents listed for that topic. Make sure you pick a written text like journal entry or a newspaper article. Answer the following guiding questions to help you analyze it.

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.