What is 'Neo-colonialism' as defined by Kwame Nkrumah?
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Correct answer: Controlling a country through economic and political leverage rather than direct military occupation
Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, argued that although many nations achieved formal independence, they remained economically and politically dependent on their former masters through debt, trade agreements, and corporate influence.
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