HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PAPER 2 - 2019 KCSE Prediction Questions Set 2

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of THREE sections A, B and C.
2. Answer ALL questions in Section A, THREE questions in section B and TWO questions in section C.

SECTION A (25 MARKS)

Answer ALL Questions in this section.

1. State one advantage of archeology as a source of history.     (1mk)
2. What was the title of the tools made by the New Stone Age man?    (1mk)
3. Name one urban centre that emerged as a result of early agriculture in Egypt.  (1mk)
4. Identify one environmental cause of food shortage in Africa.  (1mk)
5. Name two challenges faced by space explorers.    (2mks)
6. Give one use of steel during the industrial revolution.   (1mk)
7. Give one contribution of Robert Koch in the field of medicine.   (1mk)
8. State two factors that enabled West Germany to recover after the Second World War.    (1mk)
9. Identify two factors that led to the growth of Meroe as an urban centre.  (2mks)
10. Give two importance of the Odwira festival in the Asante kingdom.    (2mks)
11. State one way in which public opinion in Europe contributed to the colonization of Africa  (1mk)
12. Identify two forms of African reaction to European colonization.  (2mks)
13. State two differences between British and French administration.   (2mks)
14. Mention two ways in which Mobutu Sese Seko displayed dictatorship in Zaire.(2mks)
15. Give one reason for USA’s entry into the Second World War. (1mk)
16. Give two reasons why the Manchester Congress of 1945 was unique.  (2mks)
17. State two ways in which the congress checks the powers of the president in the United States of America / USA.  (2mks)

SECTION B: (45 MARKS)

Answer any THREE questions in this question

18.  
    1. State three dating methods used by archaeologists.    (3mks)
    2. Explain the way of life of the early man in the upper Paleolithic period. (12mks)
19.  
    1. State five roles played by the Tuaregs in the Trans-Saharan trade. (5mks)
    2. Explain five challenges faced by Trans-Saharan traders.    (10mks)
20.  
    1. Name three European nations that scrambled for West Africa in the 19th century.  (3mks)
    2. Explain six reasons why Samori Toure was able to resist the French for a long time. (12mks)
21.  
    1. State five disadvantages of using fire and smoke signals in communication.  (5mks)
    2. Explain five impacts of modern means of communication.  (10mks)
       
       
       
       
       

SECTION C: (30 MARKS)

Answer any TWO questions from this question

22.  
    1. Give three causes of Second World War.  (3mks)
    2. Explain six reasons why the Allies defeated the Axis powers.   (12mks
23.  
    1. Give five characteristics of commonwealth member states.    (5mks)
    2. Explain five challenges facing the commonwealth.   (10mks
24.  
    1. State three ways in which one can become a member of the House of Lords in Britain.    (3mks)
    2. Explain any six functions of the Federal government in USA.      (12mks)