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Document D: New York Times Magazine article Source: George HII. Kimble in a 1962 New York Times Magazine article, "Colonialism: the Good, the Bad the Lessons," gives his point of view __ they (the colonial powers)failed to provide the African with sufficient [preparation] __ None of the newly independent countries had enough skilled African administrators to run their own __ [or] enough African technicians to keep the public utilities working __ And no country had an electorate that knew what independence was all about __ For all its faults colonial government provided security of person and property in lands that had known little or either. __ It was the colonial powers who werejlargely responsible for the opening of the region to the lumberman, miner planter, and other men of means without whom its wealth would be continued to lie fallow [uncultivated]

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Document D: New York Times Magazine article
Source: George HII. Kimble in a 1962 New York Times Magazine article, "Colonialism:
the Good, the Bad the Lessons," gives his point of view
__ they (the colonial powers)failed to provide the African with sufficient
[preparation] __ None of the newly independent countries had enough skilled
African administrators to run their own __ [or] enough African technicians to keep
the public utilities working __ And no country had an electorate that knew what
independence was all about __ For all its faults colonial government provided
security of person and property in lands that had known little or either. __ It was
the colonial powers who werejlargely responsible for the opening of the region to
the lumberman, miner planter, and other men of means without whom its wealth
would be continued to lie fallow [uncultivated]

Document D: New York Times Magazine article Source: George HII. Kimble in a 1962 New York Times Magazine article, "Colonialism: the Good, the Bad the Lessons," gives his point of view __ they (the colonial powers)failed to provide the African with sufficient [preparation] __ None of the newly independent countries had enough skilled African administrators to run their own __ [or] enough African technicians to keep the public utilities working __ And no country had an electorate that knew what independence was all about __ For all its faults colonial government provided security of person and property in lands that had known little or either. __ It was the colonial powers who werejlargely responsible for the opening of the region to the lumberman, miner planter, and other men of means without whom its wealth would be continued to lie fallow [uncultivated]

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ccording to George H.T. Kimble's 1962 New York Times Magazine article, colonial powers failed to adequately prepare Africans for independence, leading to a lack of skilled administrators and technicians in newly independent countries. Despite its faults, colonial governments provided security and facilitated economic development by opening up regions to industries.
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