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ZIMSEC O Level · 2167/2 · J2006

History Paper 2 June 2006

Questions
21
Total marks
25
Syllabus code
2167/2

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Questions
21
Pass mark
13
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Question 301

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
What was the name of the German gunboat sent to Agadir in 1911 during the Second Moroccan Crisis?

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Question 302

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
In 1906, an international conference was held to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. In which town was this conference held?
  1. AGeneva
  2. BAlgeciras
  3. CLocarno
  4. DVersailles

Question 303

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
As a result of the Second Moroccan Crisis of 1911, France was recognised as having a protectorate over Morocco, and Germany received territory added to which African colony?
  1. ATanganyika
  2. BCameroon
  3. CNamibia
  4. DTogoland

Question 401

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
What defensive naval system did the British navy adopt to protect merchant ships from German U-boat attacks in the First World War?

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Question 402

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare against merchant ships, including the sinking of which passenger liner, helped bring the USA into the First World War?
  1. Athe Panther
  2. Bthe Lusitania
  3. Cthe Bismarck
  4. Dthe Titanic

Question 403

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Which US president's 'Fourteen Points' helped persuade Germany to accept an armistice, ending the First World War?
  1. ATheodore Roosevelt
  2. BWarren Harding
  3. CHerbert Hoover
  4. DWoodrow Wilson

Question 3801

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Name the French Prime Minister who represented France at the Paris Peace Conference after the First World War.

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Question 3802

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Under the territorial terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the province of Alsace-Lorraine was returned to which country?
  1. AFrance
  2. BBelgium
  3. CDenmark
  4. DPoland

Question 3803

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Under the Treaty of Versailles, a strip of German territory known as the Polish Corridor was created to give which country access to the sea?
  1. ADenmark
  2. BCzechoslovakia
  3. CPoland
  4. DLithuania

Question 5601

[1 marks]The League of Nations
The ILO's work in the League of Nations era helped establish a standard working day of how many hours in many member countries?

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Question 5602

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Which organ of the League of Nations was made up of representatives from all member states, met once a year, and required unanimous decisions on important issues?
  1. Athe Assembly
  2. Bthe International Court
  3. Cthe Secretariat
  4. Dthe Council

Question 5603

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Which League of Nations body, tasked with improving workers' wages and conditions worldwide, was considered so successful that it was later incorporated into the United Nations?
  1. Athe Secretariat
  2. Bthe Assembly
  3. Cthe Council
  4. Dthe International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Question 7001

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
What substance did Mussolini's Fascist squads force political opponents to drink as a method of intimidation?

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Question 7002

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
In the years immediately after the First World War, poverty and poor standards of living in Italy were most severe in which region of the country?
  1. Athe Alpine north
  2. Bsouthern Italy
  3. Cnorthern Italy
  4. Dcentral Italy

Question 7003

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Which economic burden, owed to Italy's wartime allies, weighed on Italy's economy in the years immediately after the First World War?
  1. Awar debts
  2. Bcurrency devaluation
  3. Ctrade embargoes
  4. Dreparations payments

Question 8501

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
What name was given to the 1934 purge in which Hitler eliminated rival Nazi leaders, notably the SA leadership, to secure his control?

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Question 8502

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
As part of his domestic economic policy, Hitler created employment in Nazi Germany partly by removing which group of workers from industry?
  1. Adisabled workers
  2. Bforeign workers
  3. Cwomen
  4. Delderly workers

Question 8503

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
Which secret police force did Hitler's Nazi regime use to enforce loyalty and eliminate opposition within Germany?
  1. Athe Bundestag
  2. Bthe Wehrmacht
  3. Cthe Gestapo
  4. Dthe Reichstag

Question 10601

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
What event of October 1929, involving a sudden crash in share prices, triggered the start of the Great Depression in the USA?

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Question 10602

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
In 1932, Herbert Hoover set up an agency to give government loans to struggling agriculture and industry. What was this agency called?
  1. Athe Reconstruction Finance Corporation
  2. Bthe Federal Reserve
  3. Cthe Tennessee Valley Authority
  4. Dthe Works Progress Administration

Question 10603

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
In June 1931, Herbert Hoover announced a one-year postponement of international government war debts and reparations. What was this measure called?
  1. Athe Marshall Plan
  2. Bthe Emergency Banking Act
  3. Cthe New Deal
  4. Dthe Hoover Moratorium

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