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ZIMSEC O Level · 2167/2 · J2012

History Paper 2 June 2012

Questions
18
Total marks
54
Syllabus code
2167/2

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Questions
18
Pass mark
11
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Question 2501

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Which of the following was one of the five Balkan states that took part in the Second Balkan War of 1913?
  1. AItaly
  2. BBulgaria
  3. CAlbania
  4. DAustria-Hungary

Question 2502

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
The assassination at Sarajevo in 1914 is widely seen as giving Austria-Hungary a 'blank cheque' of support from which country to take firm action against Serbia?
  1. AGermany
  2. BRussia
  3. CItaly
  4. DBritain

Question 2503

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Germany's war plan, which envisaged a rapid strike through Belgium before turning to face Russia, was known as the...
  1. Athe Versailles Plan
  2. Bthe Marshall Plan
  3. Cthe Munich Plan
  4. Dthe Schlieffen Plan

Question 2601

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Which of the following was a named battle fought during the First World War (1914-1918)?
  1. AStalingrad
  2. BTrafalgar
  3. CGallipoli
  4. DWaterloo

Question 2602

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Which of the following factors contributed to Germany's defeat in the First World War?
  1. Athe continued strength of Germany's wartime allies
  2. BGermany's superior numerical strength on the Western Front
  3. Cthe Allied naval blockade, which caused severe food and raw material shortages in Germany
  4. Dthe success of Germany's U-Boat campaign against Allied shipping

Question 2603

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Which British political leader is credited with providing competent Allied leadership during the First World War?
  1. AWinston Churchill
  2. BLloyd George
  3. CNeville Chamberlain
  4. DRamsay MacDonald

Question 4701

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Under the military terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the German army was to be reduced to a maximum of...
  1. A100,000 men
  2. B50,000 men
  3. C500,000 men
  4. D1,000,000 men

Question 4702

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Which of the following military restrictions was imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?
  1. AGermany was allowed to continue conscription
  2. BGermany was forbidden to have an air force
  3. CGermany was allowed to keep its full navy of battleships
  4. DGermany was permitted to retain heavy artillery and tanks

Question 4703

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Which of the following territories was lost by Germany as a colonial possession under the Treaty of Versailles?
  1. ATanganyika
  2. BAlsace-Lorraine
  3. Cthe Rhineland
  4. Dthe Saar Basin

Question 6401

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Which of the following was one of the five main organs of the League of Nations?
  1. Athe Bundestag
  2. Bthe Reichstag
  3. Cthe Politburo
  4. Dthe Secretariat

Question 6402

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Which major power never joined the League of Nations, despite being central to proposals for its founding?
  1. Athe United States of America
  2. BItaly
  3. CBritain
  4. DFrance

Question 6403

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Which weakness of the League of Nations meant that any single member state could block a decision from being made?
  1. Athe shortage of mandated territories
  2. Bthe unanimity clause, which gave every member a veto
  3. Cthe lack of a permanent secretariat
  4. Dthe absence of an assembly

Question 8101

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Mussolini's economic programme aimed at achieving national self-sufficiency in food and raw materials was known by the term...
  1. Aautonomy
  2. Boligarchy
  3. Cautarky
  4. Dautocracy

Question 8102

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Mussolini's campaign to boost domestic grain production through land reclamation and increased cultivation was known as the...
  1. ABattle of the Bulge
  2. BLong March
  3. CBattle of Britain
  4. DBattle of Wheat

Question 8103

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Which of the following was a genuine drawback of Mussolini's 'Battle of Wheat' campaign?
  1. Ait encouraged farmers to concentrate on wheat at the expense of other crops
  2. Bit caused the collapse of the Lira
  3. Cit caused a nationwide famine
  4. Dit led to the abandonment of all public works projects

Question 9801

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
The 1919 uprising led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, inspired by the Russian Revolution and put down with the help of the Freikorps, is known as the...
  1. Athe Beer Hall Putsch
  2. Bthe Night of the Long Knives
  3. Cthe Spartacist Rising
  4. Dthe Kapp Putsch

Question 9802

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
In March 1920, Wolfgang Kapp attempted to seize power in Berlin after the government tried to disband the Freikorps. This attempted coup is known as the...
  1. Athe Reichstag Fire
  2. Bthe Kapp Putsch
  3. Cthe Spartacist Rising
  4. Dthe Beer Hall Putsch

Question 9803

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
In November 1923, Hitler and the Nazi Party, aided by General Ludendorff, attempted to seize power in Bavaria before marching on the national government. This failed uprising is known as the...
  1. Athe Spartacist Rising
  2. Bthe Enabling Act
  3. Cthe Kapp Putsch
  4. Dthe Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)

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