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ZIMSEC O Level · 4044/2 · J2019

History Paper 2 June 2019

Questions
60
Total marks
500
Syllabus code
4044/2

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Questions
60
Pass mark
36
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The questions

Question 101

[1 marks]the East African slave trade
Which of the following was a destination for slaves taken from East Africa?
  1. Athe clove plantations of Zanzibar and Pemba
  2. Bthe gold mines of the Witwatersrand in South Africa
  3. Cthe tea gardens of Ceylon under the British
  4. Dthe cotton mills of Lancashire in Britain

Question 102

[1 marks]the East African slave trade
Name the island off the East African coast which held the region's largest slave market and became the seat of the Sultan of Oman in 1840.

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Question 103

[1 marks]the East African slave trade
Britain's main practical contribution to ending the slave trade off East Africa was...
  1. Apatrolling the coast with her navy to stop slave ships
  2. Bpaying the Arab traders to move their trade to Asia
  3. Cbuying every slave on the market and setting them free
  4. Dclosing every port along the East African coast to trade

Question 201

[1 marks]European alliances and the Agadir crisis
Which of the following was a member of the Triple Entente formed in 1907?
  1. ARussia
  2. BAustria-Hungary
  3. CGermany
  4. DItaly

Question 202

[1 marks]European alliances and the Agadir crisis
Name the North African country over which France and Germany quarrelled in the Agadir crisis of 1911.

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Question 203

[1 marks]European alliances and the Agadir crisis
The Agadir crisis of 1911 began when Germany...
  1. Alanded an army in Morocco to fight the French
  2. Brefused to allow Spain any share of Moroccan land
  3. Csent a gunboat to Agadir to challenge France
  4. Dasked Britain to divide Morocco between the powers

Question 301

[1 marks]the First World War and American involvement
Which of the following battles was fought during the First World War?
  1. AStalingrad
  2. BWaterloo
  3. CBritain
  4. DSomme

Question 302

[1 marks]the First World War and American involvement
The sinking of which liner by a German submarine in 1915 turned American opinion against Germany?
  1. ALusitania
  2. BMayflower
  3. CTitanic
  4. DBismarck

Question 303

[1 marks]the First World War and American involvement
In January 1917 Germany secretly offered Mexico the return of American territory if she joined the war. Name the intercepted message in which the offer was made.

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Question 401

[1 marks]the peace treaties after the First World War
The peace treaty signed with Austria after the First World War was the Treaty of...
  1. ASaint-Germain
  2. BTrianon
  3. CLausanne
  4. DNeuilly

Question 402

[1 marks]the peace treaties after the First World War
Name the peace treaty signed with Bulgaria in 1919 after the First World War.

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Question 403

[1 marks]the peace treaties after the First World War
Under the peace settlement after the First World War, Austria was forbidden to...
  1. Abelong to the League of Nations
  2. Bjoin in any union with Germany
  3. Celect her own president and parliament
  4. Dtrade with her neighbour Czechoslovakia

Question 501

[1 marks]the League of Nations and its crises
Which of the following was a permanent member of the Council of the League of Nations in 1920?
  1. Athe United States
  2. BGermany
  3. CJapan
  4. Dthe Soviet Union

Question 502

[1 marks]the League of Nations and its crises
The League of Nations answered Japan's seizure of Manchuria in 1931 by deciding to...
  1. Aplace a total oil embargo on Japanese trade
  2. Bsend a British and French army into Manchuria
  3. Cappoint the Lytton Commission of enquiry
  4. Dexpel Japan from the League and seize her navy

Question 503

[1 marks]the League of Nations and its crises
Name the African country invaded by Italy in 1935, whose emperor appealed to the League of Nations in person.

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Question 601

[1 marks]Mussolini's Italy and the League of Nations
Apart from being Prime Minister, which post did Mussolini also hold in Italy?
  1. AGovernor of the Bank of Italy
  2. BMinister of Foreign Affairs
  3. CArchbishop of Milan
  4. DChief Justice of Italy

Question 602

[1 marks]Mussolini's Italy and the League of Nations
In 1923 Mussolini defied the League of Nations by bombarding and occupying the Greek island of...
  1. ARhodes
  2. BCorfu
  3. CCrete
  4. DCyprus

Question 603

[1 marks]Mussolini's Italy and the League of Nations
Name the Spanish general whom Mussolini supported with troops and aircraft during the Spanish Civil War.

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Question 701

[1 marks]Hitler's rise to power and domestic policy
Which of the following was a political factor in Hitler's rise to power in Germany?
  1. Athe refusal of the Nazis to take part in elections
  2. Bthe ban on all political parties before 1933
  3. Cthe discovery of large oil fields in the Ruhr valley
  4. Dthe weakness of Weimar's coalition governments

Question 702

[1 marks]Hitler's rise to power and domestic policy
Name the law of March 1933 which allowed Hitler to make laws for four years without the consent of the Reichstag.

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Question 703

[1 marks]Hitler's rise to power and domestic policy
Hitler cut unemployment in Germany after 1933 mainly by...
  1. Apublic works and rearmament of the forces
  2. Bclosing down the state labour exchanges
  3. Copening the country to foreign investment
  4. Dpaying employers to take on more women

Question 801

[1 marks]Hitler's foreign policy and the causes of the Second World War
In March 1936 Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles by...
  1. Ademanding the return of the port of Danzig
  2. Bannexing Austria into the German Reich
  3. Cmarching his troops into the Rhineland
  4. Dtaking the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia

Question 802

[1 marks]Hitler's foreign policy and the causes of the Second World War
Name the union of Germany and Austria which Hitler carried out in March 1938.

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Question 803

[1 marks]Hitler's foreign policy and the causes of the Second World War
At the Munich Conference of 1938 Britain and France agreed that Germany should take...
  1. Athe Rhineland
  2. Bthe Sudetenland
  3. CAlsace-Lorraine
  4. DDanzig

Question 901

[1 marks]the Second World War: the Battle of Britain
Which of the following states belonged to the Axis alliance in the Second World War?
  1. APoland
  2. Bthe Soviet Union
  3. CCanada
  4. DHungary

Question 902

[1 marks]the Second World War: the Battle of Britain
In the Battle of Britain the Royal Air Force had the advantage of...
  1. Abases on the French coast near Calais
  2. Bhelp from American squadrons from 1940
  3. Cradar stations that gave warning of raids
  4. Dmany more fighter aircraft than the Germans

Question 903

[1 marks]the Second World War: the Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was fought because Hitler needed to...
  1. Astop British supplies reaching the Soviet Union
  2. Bforce Britain to give back her African colonies
  3. Cdestroy the British fleet based at Scapa Flow
  4. Dcontrol the air before invading Britain by sea

Question 1001

[1 marks]NATO and the Warsaw Pact
Which of the following was a founder member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in 1949?
  1. APortugal
  2. BSpain
  3. CWest Germany
  4. DGreece

Question 1002

[1 marks]NATO and the Warsaw Pact
Name the military alliance of communist states, formed in 1955, which answered NATO in eastern Europe.

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Question 1003

[1 marks]NATO and the Warsaw Pact
The heart of the North Atlantic Treaty is the promise that...
  1. Aan attack on one member is an attack on all
  2. Bno member may trade with a communist state
  3. Cmembers will share their atomic weapons equally
  4. Devery member will keep an army of 100 000 men

Question 1101

[1 marks]the Southern African Development Community
Which of the following countries is a member of the Southern African Development Community?
  1. AGhana
  2. BUganda
  3. CAngola
  4. DCameroon

Question 1102

[1 marks]the Southern African Development Community
Under the SADC guidelines on democratic elections, the body that runs an election should be...
  1. Amade up of officers of the ruling party
  2. Bappointed by the head of state alone
  3. Cdrawn from the largest opposition party
  4. Dimpartial and independent of government

Question 1103

[1 marks]the Southern African Development Community
In which year was the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference relaunched as the Southern African Development Community?

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Question 1201

[1 marks]the Commonwealth of Nations
Which of the following is an aim of the Commonwealth of Nations?
  1. Ato create one currency for all its members
  2. Bto put member states under British rule again
  3. Cto promote democracy among its members
  4. Dto build a single army for all member states

Question 1202

[1 marks]the Commonwealth of Nations
The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is...
  1. Athe British monarch
  2. Bthe Prime Minister of Britain
  3. Cthe Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
  4. Dthe United Nations Secretary-General

Question 1203

[1 marks]the Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth acts against a member whose elected government has been overthrown by...
  1. Asending troops to restore the elected leaders
  2. Bhanding the matter to the British parliament
  3. Cseizing the assets it holds in British banks
  4. Dsuspending it from Commonwealth meetings

Question 1301

[1 marks]the United Nations Organisation
Which United Nations agency works to spread education, science and culture?
  1. AWHO
  2. BFAO
  3. CILO
  4. DUNESCO

Question 1302

[1 marks]the United Nations Organisation
The World Health Organisation of the United Nations has worked to...
  1. Asupply free medicines to every household
  2. Bwipe out smallpox by mass vaccination
  3. Cbuild a hospital in every member state
  4. Dtrain soldiers to guard hospitals in wartime

Question 1303

[1 marks]the United Nations Organisation
Name the United Nations agency that works for the welfare, health and education of children.

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Question 1401

[1 marks]Russia on the eve of the 1917 Revolutions
Which of the following was a problem faced by Russian peasants before 1917?
  1. Athe loss of their land to foreign settlers
  2. Ba government ban on growing grain for sale
  3. Chigh wages that priced their crops out of markets
  4. Dshortage of land and heavy redemption payments

Question 1402

[1 marks]Russia on the eve of the 1917 Revolutions
Name the Tsar of Russia who was forced to abdicate in the February Revolution of 1917.

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Question 1403

[1 marks]Russia on the eve of the 1917 Revolutions
By 1917 the First World War had deepened Russia's problems by...
  1. Aclosing the factories that made army supplies
  2. Bforcing the Tsar to give up his throne in 1915
  3. Ccausing food shortages in the towns and cities
  4. Dbringing in a flood of cheap foreign grain

Question 1501

[1 marks]China under the Warlords
The Washington Conference of 1922 dealt with China by agreeing that...
  1. AChina should be divided among the great powers
  2. Bthe powers would respect China's independence
  3. CJapan should keep the province of Shantung
  4. DChina should join the League of Nations at once

Question 1502

[1 marks]China under the Warlords
Life in China under the warlords between 1919 and 1925 was marked by...
  1. Athe end of all foreign control in the treaty ports
  2. Bheavy taxes and constant fighting in the provinces
  3. Ca strong central government in Peking
  4. Drapid growth of industry in the countryside

Question 1503

[1 marks]China under the Warlords
Name the Chinese nationalist party, founded by Sun Yat-sen, which set out to destroy the warlords under Chiang Kai-shek.

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Question 1601

[1 marks]the Cuban Revolution
Which of the following supported the Cuban Revolution against Batista?
  1. Athe officers of Batista's army
  2. Bthe owners of the big Havana casinos
  3. Cthe peasants of the Sierra Maestra
  4. Dthe American sugar companies

Question 1602

[1 marks]the Cuban Revolution
Name the Cuban dictator overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces in January 1959.

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Question 1603

[1 marks]the Cuban Revolution
The 26th July Movement took its name from...
  1. Athe day Batista fled from Cuba in 1959
  2. BCastro's attack on the Moncada barracks
  3. Cthe day the United States left Guantanamo
  4. Dthe day Castro landed in Cuba from Mexico

Question 1701

[1 marks]Stalin's Russia
Which Communist leader was driven out by Stalin and later murdered in Mexico?
  1. AKamenev
  2. BTrotsky
  3. CZinoviev
  4. DBukharin

Question 1702

[1 marks]Stalin's Russia
Stalin used the show trials of the 1930s to...
  1. Achoose the next leader of the party
  2. Braise money to pay for the Five Year Plans
  3. Cteach factory managers new methods
  4. Dremove old Bolsheviks who might oppose him

Question 1703

[1 marks]Stalin's Russia
Name the Soviet secret police that carried out the arrests and executions of Stalin's purges.

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Question 1801

[1 marks]Communist China and the Great Leap Forward
Which of the following was a problem in Chinese agriculture between 1949 and 1960?
  1. Afarms too small to be worked efficiently
  2. Bthe loss of farmland to foreign settlers
  3. Ctoo much machinery for the land available
  4. Da shortage of workers to till the fields

Question 1802

[1 marks]Communist China and the Great Leap Forward
During the Great Leap Forward, Chinese peasants were organised into...
  1. Aco-operatives of twenty families each
  2. Bprivate farms of about ten hectares
  3. Cstate farms run by the Red Army
  4. Dcommunes of several thousand families

Question 1803

[1 marks]Communist China and the Great Leap Forward
During the Great Leap Forward, Chinese steel was to be produced in...
  1. Afactories run by the People's Army
  2. Bsmall backyard furnaces in the villages
  3. Cplants set up in the coastal cities
  4. Dlarge new mills built with Japanese help

Question 1901

[1 marks]democracy in Zimbabwe
Which of the following freedoms is guaranteed by the Constitution of Zimbabwe?
  1. Afreedom to ignore the country's laws
  2. Bfreedom from paying any taxes
  3. Cfreedom to carry weapons in public
  4. Dfreedom of assembly and association

Question 1902

[1 marks]democracy in Zimbabwe
Which step has the government of Zimbabwe taken to put democracy into practice?
  1. Aappointing every member of parliament itself
  2. Bholding regular elections by secret ballot
  3. Cchoosing chiefs to sit as judges
  4. Dallowing only one political party

Question 1903

[1 marks]democracy in Zimbabwe
In which year did Zimbabwe adopt the new Constitution approved in a national referendum?

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Question 2001

[1 marks]children's rights in Zimbabwe
Which of the following organisations works to protect children's rights in Zimbabwe?
  1. Athe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
  2. Bthe Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
  3. CChildline Zimbabwe
  4. Dthe Grain Marketing Board

Question 2002

[1 marks]children's rights in Zimbabwe
In the Constitution of Zimbabwe a child is any person under the age of...
  1. Aeighteen years
  2. Btwenty-one years
  3. Ctwelve years
  4. Dsixteen years

Question 2003

[1 marks]children's rights in Zimbabwe
Which right does the Constitution of Zimbabwe give to every child?
  1. Athe right to own a firearm at sixteen
  2. Bthe right to vote at any election
  3. Cthe right to a name and family care
  4. Dthe right to leave school at any age

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