History Paper 1 June 2024

1. Aasks the Registrar to look again at the evidence given
2. Bnames the gaol, the date and the hours for the hanging
3. Coffers the prisoner a discharge if he gives information
4. Dleaves the day of the sentence for the gaoler to choose

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1. Athe rising had been provoked by the Company's taxes
2. Bcapturing one leader would bring the war to an end
3. Cthe Shona had no organisation worth fighting against
4. Dthe settlers should abandon Mashonaland altogether

1. Awas caused by locusts or by cattle disease
2. Bwas directed by one central leadership
3. Cbegan in the year 1896 or the year 1897
4. Dwas fought mainly by the Ndebele people

1. Apredicts exactly what will happen in the future
2. Bremoves the need to consult any other subject
3. Cproves that every society develops the same way
4. Dhelps people understand how the present came about

1. Aexcavation cannot recover the names or ideas of people
2. Bit can be applied only to sites in Southern Africa
3. Cit requires written documents before a dig can start
4. Dthe objects it finds are nearly always modern and worthless

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1. Athe export of manufactured cloth to Europe
2. Blarge scale plantation farming for a world market
3. Cmining and working gold, copper and iron ore
4. Dbanking and the lending of money at interest

1. Astopped burying their dead with any grave goods
2. Babandoned family groups and lived alone in caves
3. Cgave up farming and went back to gathering only wild food
4. Dsettled in permanent villages instead of moving in bands

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1. Aa printing press made of iron and hardwood
2. Ba small rhinoceros covered in beaten gold
3. Ca set of silver coins minted in Great Zimbabwe
4. Da Portuguese cannon buried below the hill

1. Athe building of a railway linking it to Sofala
2. Bits control of trade in gold and ivory to the coast
3. Cthe discovery of diamonds in the Limpopo river bed
4. Dthe arrival of Portuguese soldiers to guard its king

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1. Ait removed the need to grow crops or to keep cattle
2. Bcloth and beads from the coast raised the ruler's prestige
3. Cit ended all warfare between the Mutapa and his neighbours
4. Dit supplied the state with horses for a mounted army

1. Agave religious backing to the ruler's right to govern
2. Bcontrolled the gold mines worked on the plateau
3. Ccommanded the army on the state's northern frontier
4. Dcollected the tribute paid by the provincial chiefs

1. Arubber
2. Bcloves
3. Ccocoa
4. Dmaize

1. Aconverting the prazo holders to their own religion
2. Bbuying out the estates along the Zambezi river
3. Cdriving the Portuguese off the plateau by force of arms
4. Dsigning a treaty that closed the Indian Ocean ports

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1. Aopening schools where converts learned to read the Bible
2. Bpaying every chief a yearly salary in gold and silver coin
3. Cforbidding their followers to grow food crops
4. Drecruiting African men into the British army

1. Aproduced literate Africans able to argue their own case
2. Babolished the hut tax across Southern Rhodesia
3. Cgave every African family title to a farm of its own choosing
4. Dgave Africans control of the colonial civil service

1. Athe country held gold reefs as rich as the Rand
2. Bthe plateau was empty of any settled population
3. Cthe region offered a sea route to the Americas
4. Dthe interior could supply cheap coal to Europe

1. Aobtaining concessions and treaties from African rulers
2. Ba plebiscite in which Africans voted for company rule
3. Can exchange of territory agreed with the Zulu kingdom
4. Dbuying the country outright from the Portuguese crown

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1. AYoruba of the Niger delta
2. BBaganda of the great lakes
3. CZulu of present day KwaZulu Natal
4. DAshanti of the West African forest

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1. Aholding elections in which Africans chose their own governor
2. Bpaying rent to African rulers for the land they took
3. Csigning treaties Africans understood in a narrower sense
4. Dasking the United Nations to grant them a mandate

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1. Amake treaties, keep a police force and govern territory
2. Bdeclare war on any European state without consent
3. Cissue its own passports to all African residents
4. Dsell the territory to a foreign power at any time

1. Aguaranteed African chiefs seats in a new parliament
2. Bsupplied money from the British Treasury for roads
3. Csettled the boundary dispute with the Portuguese
4. Dgave the occupation legal cover and an armed force

1. AAfrican leaders were executed and land loss went on
2. Bthe Company withdrew from Mashonaland altogether
3. CAfricans were granted the vote in Southern Rhodesia
4. Dthe Ndebele and Shona kingdoms were fully restored

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1. Awere given large farms in the best farming areas of the country
2. Bgained the right to collect taxes for their own use
3. Clost their independence and became paid agents of the state
4. Dwere removed from office and replaced by white farmers

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1. Areserving the best farm land for African use only
2. Bbuying African grain at prices above the market rate
3. Clevying a hut tax that had to be paid in cash
4. Dlending capital to African farmers at low interest

1. Awere opened only to Africans who owned cattle
2. Bwere placed along the main roads to the mining towns
3. Clay on poor, dry land far from the markets and railways
4. Dwere held by each family under a registered freehold title deed

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1. AAfrican farmers won a guaranteed price for their maize
2. BAfricans lost the better land and had to sell their labour
3. Cthe reserves were enlarged to match the African population
4. Dsettlers were barred from buying land near the railway

1. Ahanded the reserves over to elected African councils
2. Bgave Africans a grievance shared across the whole country
3. Callowed African political parties to hold public meetings
4. Dcreated a wealthy African landowning class in the towns

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1. Aall three territories adopted separate currencies
2. BNorthern Rhodesia's copper mines were closed down
3. CNyasaland became the centre of new manufacturing
4. Dsecondary industry grew fast in Southern Rhodesia

1. Ano new schools or hospitals were opened at all
2. Bthe gains went mostly to settlers and to the south
3. CAfrican wages rose faster than settler wages did
4. Dthe Federation lasted for less than one full year

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1. Aforce the Smith regime to give up its illegal independence
2. Bprotect Rhodesian tobacco growers from foreign competition
3. Cprevent South Africa from trading with Mozambique
4. Draise money for the British Treasury from Rhodesian trade

1. ABritain sent economic aid directly to Salisbury
2. Bthe Security Council never made them binding on members
3. CRhodesia produced no goods that could be traded abroad
4. Dtrade continued through South Africa and Mozambique

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1. Athe banning of parties and detention of their leaders
2. Bthe refusal of other African states to recognise them
3. Ca rule that barred them from operating in the reserves
4. Da shortage of Africans willing to join any party

1. Aabolishing the reserves to remove the land grievance
2. Bextending the vote to all African adults
3. Cusing emergency laws to ban parties and detain leaders
4. Dinviting nationalist leaders into the cabinet

1. Asat as judges in the Rhodesian magistrates courts
2. Brepresented the guerrilla armies at the United Nations
3. Cran the mines that paid for the Rhodesian war effort
4. Dcarried food, supplies and information to the fighters

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1. Awithdrew all troops from the eastern border area
2. Bgave every rural family a firearm for self defence
3. Cmoved rural people into fenced protected villages
4. Dpaid a monthly wage to everyone in the reserves

1. Ainterpret the constitution when it is disputed
2. Btry criminal cases and pass sentence on offenders
3. Cdebate and pass the country's laws in parliament
4. Dcarry out the laws and run the government ministries

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1. Aonly the President may propose a new law
2. Bcitizens are guaranteed a declaration of rights
3. Cministers may not be questioned by parliament
4. Dthe courts may be closed during a state of emergency

1. Aholds moisture in the soil and lifts yields on a small plot
2. Bguarantees a fixed price for the crop at harvest time
3. Callows a household to plant without buying seed or fertiliser
4. Dremoves the need for any weeding during the season

1. Acommercial farm output rose in every year after 2000
2. Bthe country stopped needing to import any food at all
3. Cmany families gained land that a few had held before
4. Devery resettled farmer received a bank loan and a tractor

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1. AZimbabwe would return to a federal constitution
2. Bthe army would be placed under British command
3. Celections would be suspended for ten years
4. Dthe two parties would unite under one leadership

1. AZambia closed its border with Zimbabwe for a decade
2. Bapartheid South Africa armed dissidents and raided targets
3. CBritain sent troops to occupy the Midlands province
4. Dthe Portuguese reoccupied the Zambezi valley

1. Aare barred by law from attending secondary school
2. Bmay not hold a bank account in their own name
3. Chave limited access to land and credit of their own
4. Dare excluded from voting in national elections

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1. Awomen have been kept out of parliament altogether
2. Bgirls have been refused places in government schools
3. Cno law on the position of women has ever been passed at all
4. Dcustom and practice have changed more slowly than the law

1. Athe United Nations sent peacekeeping troops to the farms
2. BWestern states increased their development aid budgets
3. Cthe Commonwealth admitted Zimbabwe to a new grouping
4. DWestern states imposed targeted measures and cut aid

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1. Amuch of the profit those companies make leaves the country
2. Bsuch companies are not permitted to employ any Zimbabweans
3. Cthe companies pay no wages to their workers at all
4. Dforeign firms are barred from operating in the mining sector