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How did Jomo Kenyatta begin the struggle to achieve independence in Kenya?

through armed rebellion
through nonviolent resistance
through the intervention of U.S. forces
through the support of Soviet funding

Jomo Kenyatta began the struggle to achieve independence in Kenya through nonviolent resistance. He led the Kenya African Union (KAU) in advocating for peaceful negotiations with British colonial authorities and organizing protests and strikes to demand political representation and an end to land seizures. Kenyatta also traveled internationally to gather support for Kenya's independence movement. Although some radical factions within the movement advocated for armed rebellion, Kenyatta remained committed to nonviolent means and eventually succeeded in negotiating Kenya's independence through peaceful talks with British officials.

The Iranian revolution that brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power in 1979 resulted in part from which factor?

anger at Western interventions
growth of influence from Arab neighbors
nationalization of various industries
resistance to Islamic fundamentalism

The Iranian revolution that brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power in 1979 resulted in part from anger at Western interventions. More specifically, Iranians were angry about U.S. support for the authoritarian regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was seen as a puppet of Western powers. They were also frustrated with the U.S. involvement in Iranian politics, including the CIA-backed coup in 1953 that overthrew the democratically-elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Khomeini and his supporters therefore called for an end to foreign interference in Iranian affairs and the establishment of an Islamic government that would be free from Western influence.

Jomo Kenyatta began the struggle to achieve independence in Kenya through nonviolent resistance.