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ZIMSEC O Level · 2167/2 · J2005

History Paper 2 June 2005

Questions
24
Total marks
50
Syllabus code
2167/2

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Questions
24
Pass mark
15
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Question 501

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
In 1908, a rebellion within the Ottoman Empire demanded a constitutional government on Western lines and full equality between Christians and Muslims. What was this movement called?

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Question 502

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908 was intended to strengthen Austrian power along which sea?
  1. Athe North Sea
  2. Bthe Aegean Sea
  3. Cthe Adriatic Sea
  4. Dthe Baltic Sea

Question 503

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
After Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908, which country declared it would support Austria if she were attacked, worsening the political atmosphere of Europe?
  1. AGermany
  2. BTurkey
  3. CItaly
  4. DBritain

Question 601

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
In the lead-up to the USA's entry into the First World War, Germany attempted to persuade which country to attack the United States, in return for the seizure of American territory?
  1. ACuba
  2. BMexico
  3. CJapan
  4. DCanada

Question 602

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Name the British ocean liner torpedoed by Germany in 1915, whose sinking (killing around 1200 Americans) helped push the USA toward entering the First World War.

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Question 603

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Which major German military plan for a quick defeat of France failed in the First World War, contributing (alongside American troop reinforcements) to the eventual defeat of the Central Powers?
  1. Athe Rome-Berlin Axis
  2. Bthe Schlieffen Plan
  3. Cthe Locarno Pact
  4. Dthe Pact of Steel

Question 3301

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Under the non-territorial terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany's army was limited to how many men?

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Question 3302

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Under the non-territorial terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which German region was ordered to be demilitarised?
  1. Athe Saar
  2. BAlsace-Lorraine
  3. Cthe Polish Corridor
  4. Dthe Rhineland

Question 3303

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Which clause of the Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany was guilty of causing the First World War?
  1. Athe Locarno Clause
  2. Bthe war guilt clause
  3. Cthe Anschluss clause
  4. Dthe mandate clause

Question 5401

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Name the organisation set up under the League of Nations that debated matters such as workers' compensation, hours of work, and conditions of service of workers worldwide.

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Question 5402

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Which major power's refusal to join the League of Nations was a key factor in the League's failure to maintain peace in the 1930s?
  1. ABritain
  2. BFrance
  3. CUSA
  4. DItaly

Question 5403

[1 marks]The League of Nations
In the 1920s, the League of Nations successfully mediated a territorial dispute between Finland and Sweden over which islands?
  1. Athe Aaland Islands
  2. Bthe Falkland Islands
  3. Cthe Faroe Islands
  4. Dthe Canary Islands

Question 6901

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
In 1923, Mussolini's Italy invaded which Greek island, an early assertive act of his foreign policy?

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Question 6902

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
In 1935, Mussolini's Italy invaded Abyssinia (Ethiopia), exiling which ruler?
  1. AKing Fuad I
  2. BKing Zog I
  3. CHaile Selassie
  4. DEmperor Menelik II

Question 6903

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
In 1936, Mussolini signed an agreement with Hitler that became known by which name, marking the start of closer Italo-German cooperation?
  1. Athe Anti-Comintern Pact
  2. Bthe Locarno Pact
  3. Cthe Pact of Steel
  4. Dthe Rome-Berlin Axis

Question 9001

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
What was the name of the 1933 law that allowed Hitler's government to pass laws without approval from the Reichstag?

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Question 9002

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
Which youth organisation did Hitler introduce for boys as part of Nazi Germany's control of education and indoctrination?
  1. Athe Gestapo
  2. Bthe League of German Maidens
  3. Cthe SA
  4. Dthe Hitler Youth

Question 9003

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
Under Hitler's Nazi state, which organisation replaced independent trade unions after they were banned?
  1. Athe Gestapo
  2. Bthe SS
  3. Cthe Reichstag
  4. Dthe German Labour Front

Question 9101

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
On what date in 1923 did Hitler and the Nazi Party attempt to seize power by force in the event known as the Munich Putsch?

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Question 9102

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
What was the name Hitler gave to the German concept of 'living space' for the Aryan race, an idea expressed in his book Mein Kampf?
  1. ABlitzkrieg
  2. BReichstag
  3. CLebensraum
  4. DAnschluss

Question 9103

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
How many years' imprisonment was Hitler sentenced to for treason following the failed Munich Putsch of 1923?
  1. A5 years
  2. B10 years
  3. C20 years
  4. D2 years

Question 10501

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
Which US president introduced the 'New Deal' to help the country recover from the Great Depression?

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Question 10502

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
Which government agency, created under Roosevelt's New Deal, provided lasting services such as electricity generation and flood control to a major American river region?
  1. Athe Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  2. Bthe Federal Reserve
  3. Cthe Reconstruction Finance Corporation
  4. Dthe Emergency Relief Administration

Question 10503

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
Which US president served immediately before Herbert Hoover, from 1923 to 1929?
  1. AWarren Harding
  2. BCalvin Coolidge
  3. CFranklin D Roosevelt
  4. DWoodrow Wilson

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