UNEB PAST PAPER QUESTIONS
HISTORY
6 -
1.
Examine the political and economic organisation of the
2.
How was Samori Toure able to establish and maintain the Mandinka empire up to
1898?
3.
Assess the impact of the long distance trade on the peoples of East Africa
during the 2nd half
of the 19* Century.
4.
To what extent was the European partition of
5.
Account for the outbr&ek of the Anglo-Boer war of 1899-1902.
6.
The weakness of the Ottoman rule were responsible for the loss of Tunisian
independence in 1882. Discuss.
7.
Examine the role of religion in the organisation of the Shona Ndebsle rebellion
of 1896-7.
8.
To what extent was the 1882 Urabist uprising in
9.
Account for the success of the Fulani Jihads in
10.
Examine the economic developments of
APRIL
- 1990
1) The downfall of Theodores II led to a
much stronger and united Ethiopia. Discuss,
2) Examine the social, economic und
political problems faced by the Creoles in Liberia during the 19th Century.
3) How did European colonialists establish
their control over East and Central Africa between 1870 and 1890?
4) Assess the impact of mineral revolution
on the people of South Africa.
5) Examine the significance of Samori
Toure in the history of West Africa.
6) Account for the loss of Tunisian
independence in 1881.
7) Examine the significance of the 1896-97
Ndebele Shoua rising in the history of Central Africa.
8) Assess the impact of Portuguese rule on
the peoples of Angola.
9) Examine the economic, social, political
consequences of the Uganda railway.
10) To what extent were political events in
Buganda influenced by alien religions up to 1900?
1991-
1) Examine the political, social and
economic organisation of the Kingdom of Dahomey by 1855.
2) Assess the contribution of the Menelik
II in the history of Ethiopia between 1889 and 1913.
3) Examine the consequences of the
Anglo-Boer war of 1899-1902.
4) The scramble for and partition of
Africa was mainly due to humanitarian reasons. Discuss.
5) Examine the factors led to the 1896
Fashoda incident
6) Assess the impact of the Buganda
agreement of 1 900 on the history of Uganda up to 1914.
7) Examine the causes and effects of the
Nama-Herero resistance of 1905-07.
8) Assess the impact of Portuguese rule on
the Africans in Mozambique up to 1914.
9) To what extent was the
British policy of indirect rule in Northern Nigeria successful?
10) Assess the impact of Christian
Missionary activities on East Africa during the 19th Century.
1996
1) With examples from East Africa, examine
how law and order was maintained in pre- colonial societies.
2) Analyse the nation bu'rlding techniques
ofMosheshoe 1 of Lethoso during the 19th Century.
3) Discuss the factors that determined
Africa's response to colonial rule in West Africa.
4) Examine the differences and s:mi!arities
between the French and British methods of colonial administration in Africa.
5) Discuss the causes and consequences of
the Bombather Rebellion in South Africa.
6) Assess the role of the Chartered Cos.
in the scramble and partition of West Africa.
7) Examine the impact of missionary
activity on African societies up to 1914.
8) Why did Morocco fail to maintain her
independence between 1875 and 1912?
9) Examine the effects of the plantation
agriculture on the peoples of Kenya by 1914.
10) Discuss the response of the Somali
people to European colonisation during 1890-1914.
1995
1) Examine the consequences of the Ngoni
invasion of East and Central Africa during the second half of the 19th
Century.
2) Discuss the causes and consequences of
the downfall of Theodores II of Ethiopia.
3) How did European colonialists acquire
territories in West Africa and what was the African response,
4) To what extent did commercial
considerations affect the partition of Africa?
5) Why did Gungunyana fail to maintain the
independence of the Gaza Kingdom?
6) Account for the Challenges to Moroccan
independence between 1855 and 1914.
7) Why and with what results did the
French abandon the assimilation policy in West Africa?
8) Examine Lord Cromers importance in the
history of Egypt.
9) Assess the impact of the Vereenging
treaty (1902 on the people of South Africa.)
10) Assess the role played by Christian
missionaries in Uganda up to 1914,
__________________________1994_______________________
1) Describe the economic, political and
social organisation of either the Ibo or the Yao in the 2nd
half of the 19th
Century
2) Ethiopia witnessed Instability and
achievements between 1855 and 1914. Discuss.
3) Discuss the view that Congo became
Belgium through the activities of King Leopold II.
4) Examine the causes of conflict between t/ie Fante, Asante and
the British in the 19th Century.
5) What were the causes and results of
the'Anglo-Boer war 11 (1899-1902).
6) Examine the causes and achievements of
the Madhist revolution (1884).
7) Discuss the role piayed by Cecil Rhodes
in the establishment of colonial rule in Central Africa.
8) Compare the British and French
administrative policies in West Africa.
9) Assess the part played by
the Creoles of Freetown in the development of Sierra Leone and other parts of
West Africa,
10) Examine the role of missionaries in the
colonisation of Uganda,
__________________________1993_______________________
1) Compare the political organisation of
Dahomey with that ofBuganda in mid 19th Century.
2) Examine the achievements and failures
ofMenelik II in the period 1889-1913.
3) It was for humanitarian reasons that
the Europeans occupied West Africa in the 2nd half of the 19th
Century. Discuss.
4) Describe the organisation and show the
consequences of the Shona Ndebele revolution of 1896-97.
5) Examine the factors that led to the
Fashzda incident and show its consequences.
6) What were the causes and consequences
of the Hut tax wars of 1898 in Sierra Leone?
7) How did Leopold's economic policies
affect Congo between 1878 and 1908?
8) Discuss the significance of the Buganda
agreement in the history of Uganda.
9) Discuss the effects of the Act of Union
of South Africa of 1910 on the peoples of South Africa up to 1914.
10) Examine the factors that favoured
missionary work in Central Africa.
1990
1.
The
existence of the 19th Century African states much depended on their
military power. Discuss this statement with examples from East or Central
Africa.
2.
Describe
the political, social and econorff/c organisation of the Matebele people in the 2nd half of the 19th Century. •
3.
How
justifiable is it to call wars in Buganda between 1885 and 1900 religious
wars?
4.
Examine
the impact of the Nguni speaking people on Central Africa by the mid of the
19th Century.
5.
Examine
the factors which undermined the Italian efforts to occupy Ethiopia during the
last quarterofthe 19th Century.
6.
It
was for strategic motives that Africa was partitioned by European powers.
Discuss.
7.
To
what extent was the Madhist revolution a nationalist movement?
8.
Examine
the ways in which the West African economy changed after the abolition of the
slave trade.
9.
The
history of the Congo (Zaire) in the period 1880-1914 can be summed up as that
of exploitation, oppression and resistance. Discuss.
10.
Discuss
the career and importance ofHassan Mouley (1873-1894) in the history of
Morocco.
11.
Assess
the impact of Missionary activities on the people of East Africa in the period
1855-1914.
_______________________1991_________________________
1) Describe the political, social and economic organisation of the Nyamwezi by the
mid of the 19th Century.
2) The Christian missionaries paved the
way for European annexation of African territory in the 19lh
Century. Discuss this statement with
reference to either East Africa or West Africa.
3) How did the French occupation of
Algeria influence the events in Morocco and Tunisia in the 2nd half of
the 19!li Century?
4) Examine the responses ofLobengula and
Lewanika to European pressures on their kingdoms in the 19th Century.
What were the consequences for their
respective kingdoms?
5) Discuss the major threats to the
security and independence of Ethiopia in the 2nd half of the 19*
Century.
6) South Africa witnessed both economic
growth and exploitation in the period between 1867 and 1914. Comment.
7) Why and with what success did the
British adopt the system of indirect rule in northern Nigeria up to 1914?
8) Why and how did the educated elite in
West Africa change their attitudes towards European colonial rule at the close of the 19th Century?
9) The Nama Herero rebellion of 1904-07
was a reaction against foreign intrusion. Discuss.
10)
Describe
the career and assess the achievements of any one of the following:-
a) Arab! Pasha
b) Khalifa Abduliah
c) Moshesh
d) Semei Kakungulu
1990
1) The existence
of the 19th Century African states much depended on their military
power. Discuss this statement with examples from East or Central Africa.
2) Describe the political, social and econorff/c organisation
of the Matebele people in the 2nd
half of the 19th Century.
3) How justifiable is it to call wars in
Buganda between 1885 and 1900 religious wars?
4) Examine the impact of the Nguni
speaking people on Central Africa by the mid of the 19th Century.
5) Examine the factors which undermined
the Italian efforts to occupy Ethiopia during the last quarterofthe 19th
Century.
6) It was for strategic motives that
Africa was partitioned by European powers. Discuss.
7) To what extent was the Madhist
revolution a nationalist movement?
8) Examine the ways in which the West
African economy changed after the abolition of the slave trade.
9) The history of the Congo (Zaire) in the
period 1880-1914 can be summed up as that of exploitation, oppression and
resistance. Discuss.
10)
Discuss
the career and importance ofHassan Mouley (1873-1894) in the history of
Morocco.
11)
Assess
the impact of Missionary activities on the people of East Africa in the period
1855-1914.
QUESTIONS PAPER
210/6
1)
Discuss the social political and
economic organization of Dahomey.
2)
Discuss the causes and consequences of
the Egyptian loss of Independence.
3)
How did the French occupation of
Algeria influence events in Tunisia and Morocco?
4)
How did the French consolidate their
position in Algeria between 1870 - 1914?
5)
Describe the way king Leopald II of
Belgium acquired the Congo. Of what
impact was his rule up to 1914?
6)
Discuss the role played by Cecil
Rhodes in the establishment of colonial rule in Central Africa.
7)
Discuss the causes and significance of
the Anglo-Boar conflicts in South Africa during the period 1880 - 1910.
8)
Discuss the factors that led to loss
of control over trade by Africans in the Niger Delta region during the 2nd
half of the 19th Century.
9)
With reference to East, West and
Central Africa, show how law and order were kept in pre-colonial African
Societies.
10)
To what extent were the Christian
missionaries responsible for the spread of European imperialism in Central
Africa during the 19th Century?
11)
“It was the Africa weakness in
technology that worked against African resistance to European colonialism”. Discuss.
12)
How valid is Robinson and Gallaghers’
view that without the British occupation of Egypt, there is no reason to
suppose that any international scrambles for Africa, either East or West would
have began when they did?
13)
Examine the significance of Khedive
Ismail in the history of Egypt.
14)
Discuss the threats to the security
and independence of Ethiopia up to 1914.
15)
“The 19th Century Jidas in West Africa
were political and economic revolts in the guise of religion” Comment.
16)
Compare and contract the British and
French policies of Administration in West Africa.
17)
Compare and contrast the Maji-Maji and
Chimurenga Wars.
18)
What role did Bishop Samuel Ajoyi
Crothier play in West Africa.
19)
What were the causes and consequences
of the Fante-Asant
British conflicts.
20)
Account for the rise of independent
church movements in Africa up to 1914.
21)
Examine the factors that led to the
disintegration of the Mahdist state (1885-1898).
22)
“The Maji-Maji rebellion of 1905-1907
was a reaction against imperialism”.
Comment.
23)
What were the factors responsible for
the disintegration of the Zulu Kingdom.
24)
Discuss the Fortunes of African
traditional religion between the period 1850-1914.
25)
What in your opinion were the causes
and effects of the 1908-1910 Act of union of the people of South Africa.
26)
Why and with what success die the
British adopt the system of indirect rule in Uganda?
27)
Why and how did European powers
partition Africa?
28)
Assess the role of the army in any one
of the following pre-colonial states
(a) Zulu (b) Ndebele
29)
Examine the causes and consequences of
Mfecane to the people of South and Central Africa.
30)
Examine the methods used by either
Lewanika or Lobengula in an attempt to solve their
problems.
31)
How far were European economic
policies exploitative in East Africa?
32)
“A treaty between two equal
parties” Is this a fair description of
the Buganda agreement of 1900.
33)
In what ways did the discovery of
minerals constitute a revolution in the history of South Africa.
34)
“Colonial economies were for under
development and exploitation of Africa”.
Discuss Either
35)
Examine the methods used by the
Portuguese to establish their rule in Mozambique
36)
How did Portuguese rule affect the
people of Mozambique by 1914. Or “The Portuguese rule in Angola and Mozambique
can be summed up in three words:
exploitation, oppression and
resistance”. Discuss