History Paper 2 Questions - Mumias West Pre Mock Exams 2023

QUESTIONS

SECTION A. (25 Marks)
Answer ALL the questions in this section.  

1. Give the definition of democratic government according to Abraham Lincoln.(1mk)
2. Name two races of present man and their native land.  (2mks)
3. Identify two theories that attempt to explain the origin of agriculture.  (2mks)
4. Give the main trade item from West Africa during the Trans-Saharan trade.  (1mk)
5. Identify two categories of transport.  (2mks)
6. Who invented the telegraph?  (1mk)
7.  Which was the first country to industrialize in Europe?  (1mk)
8. State the main problem that faced Cairo as an early urban centre. (1mk)
9. State two symbols of royal authority in the Buganda kingdom. (2mks)
10. Define the term constitution. (1mk)
11. State two types of democracy. (2mks)
12. Which African community was the first to take part in the Maji Maji rebellion?  (1mk)
13. Give two reforms championed by Garfield Todd in Zimbabwe.  (2mks)
14. What was the name of the African National Congress (ANC) military wing? (1mk)
15. Which were the rival groups involved in the Second World War. (2mks)
16. Which is the main administrative organ of the United Nations? (1mk)
17. Name two key African delegates who attended the fifth Pan-African Congress. (2mks)    

SECTION B. (45 Marks)
Answer any THREE questions from this section. 

18.                      
    1. Give three reasons why hunting animals was mainly a group activity during the stone age period.   (3mks) 
    2. Describe ways in which the development of upright posture improved early man’s way of life. (12mks)
19.                  
    1. Outline five consequences of iron working in Africa. (5mks)
    2. Explain five challenges facing industrialization in third world countries. (10mks)
20.                  
    1. Name the chartered companies that were used to administer European possessions in Africa.  (3mks) 
    2. Explain six positive effects of European colonization of Africa. (12mks)
21.                  
    1. State five ways through which the attainment of independence of Ghana contributed to  the liberation of other African countries from colonial rule.   (5mks) 
    2. Explain five differences between the use of British indirect rule and the French assimilation policy.(10mks)   

SECTION C. (30 Marks)
Answer any TWO questions from this section. 

22.                            
    1. State three reasons for the failure of the Von Schlieffen Plan during the First World War.  (3mks)   
    2. Explain six factors for the success of the Allied Forces in the First World War. (12mks)
23.                  
    1. Give three characteristics of the Commonwealth states. (3mks) 
    2. Explain six functions of the Secretariat of the United Nations. (12mks)
24.                    
    1. Identify threefactors that determine the form of constitution in a given country. (3mks) 
    2. Explain six sources of the British Constitution.  (12mks)