The 1948 Riots And After · B5 History

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.5.3.1.1 - Explain why people were unhappy in the country after the Second World War

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State when the Second World War was fought and which countries were involved in it.
Explain at least three promises made to Gold Coast soldiers who fought in the war and what happened to those promises.
Describe the economic hardships that ordinary Gold Coast people faced after the war, such as high prices and shortage of goods.
Discuss how the government responded to the grievances of ex-servicemen and ordinary citizens.
Express and justify their own opinion on whether the 1948 riots were justified, using evidence from the lesson.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Journey to Independence (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: The 1948 Riots And After (5.3)
Content standard: B5.5.3.1 - Show understanding of the sequence of events leading to the 1948 riots in Ghana
Indicator: B5.5.3.1.1 - Explain why people were unhappy in the country after the Second World War
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.38: 'the shootings of 28 th February': superscript 'th', delivered by the text layer as a separate word. Read as 28th.
Curriculum reference: History Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 38
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry routes: When was the Second World War fought? What promises were made to the Gold Coast soldiers who fought in the war? Why were people unhappy after the war?
1. Show and discuss a documentary on the general state of affairs after the Second World War -failure to honour the promises to the ex-servicemen, lack of adequate housing and high cost of imported goods etc.
2. Discuss how government handled their grievances at the time.
3. Role play the scene for learners to offer the opinions on the situation (whether the riot was justified or not)
4. Guide learners to develop a poster that illustrates the link between the boycott of European goods, the shootings of 28 th February and the riots of 1948