History and Government Paper 2 Questions - Mangu High School Mock Exams 2022

QUESTIONS

SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section

1. Give the relationship between "History" and "Government". (1mark)
2. Name two types of dwellings used by the early man during the Early Stone Age period. (2 marks)
3. Give two inventions that led to the Agrarian Revolution in Britain. (2 marks) 
4. State any two improvement which were made on macadamized roads in the 19th century. (2marks) 
5. Give two advantages of the use of electricity in industries during the industrial revolution (2marks) .
6. Give two reasons why early urban centers in Egypt developed in the Nile valley (2marks)
7. Identify one form of picture writing during the early civilizations (1mark)
8. State one way in which centralization of the authority contributed to the growth of the Buganda Kingdom (Imark) 
9. State one political factor which lead to the scramble for colonies in Africa. (1mark)
10. Name one community in West Africa which resisted European invasion in the 19th century (1mark)
11. Give two resolutions of the Berlin conference of 1884 to 1885. (2marks)
12. Give two reasons why the League of Nations was formed in 1919. (2 marks)
13. State the event that led to the outbreak of the First World War. (1mark) 
14. Identify two weapons used by the super powers to fight during the Cold War. (2marks) 
15. Give one main function of the International Labour Organization (ILO). (1 mark) 
16. Name the philosophy that Tanzania adopted at independence to spearhead her development. (1 mark)
17. Give one disadvantage of a federal system of government. (1mark)

SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any THREE Questions from this section

18.                        
    1. Give five reasons why hunting of wild animals was mainly a group activity during the Stone Age period. (5 marks)
    2. Describe five ways in which the development of the upright posture improved the early man's way of life. (10 marks)
19.              
    1. Give three uses of wind as a source of energy in ancient times. (3 marks)
    2. Explain six factors that led to the decline of the Trans-Saharan Trade. (12 marks)
20.                
    1. State three factors that contributed to the decline of early urban centres in Africa. (3marks)
    2. Describe the political organization of the Asante empire during the pre-colonial period. (12marks)
21.                    
    1. State three reasons why the British used direct rule in Africa. (3marks)
    2. Explain six factors that led to the development of African Nationalism in Ghana. (12marks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions from this section.

22.                
    1. Give three conditions Africans had to fulfill in order to become assimilated. (3 marks)
    2. Explain six reasons why indirect rule was not successful in Southern Nigeria. (12 marks)
23.                          
    1. Identify five causes of the First World War. (5marks)
    2. Explain five reasons why the Axis powers were defeated by the allied during the Second World War. (10 marks)
24.                  
    1. State five functions of the President of the United States of America. (5marks)
    2. Explain five functions of the Federal government of U.S.A. (10 marks)