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ZIMSEC O Level · 2167/2 · N2003

History Paper 2 November 2003

Questions
21
Total marks
21
Syllabus code
2167/2

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Questions
21
Pass mark
13
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Question 1001

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Which agreement of 1904 between Britain and France immediately preceded and led to the Triple Entente of 1907?
  1. ADual Alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary
  2. BEntente Cordiale of 1904
  3. CTriple Alliance
  4. DFranco-Russian Alliance

Question 1002

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
In the Anglo-Russian settlement of 1907, which country gained control of the foreign policy of Afghanistan?
  1. ABritain
  2. BFrance
  3. CGermany
  4. DRussia

Question 1003

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Name the German colonial and naval expansion policy, proclaimed by the Kaiser, that threatened British supremacy and helped end Britain's 'splendid isolation'.

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Question 1101

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
What was the main aim of Germany's Schlieffen Plan regarding a war against France and Russia?
  1. ATo blockade Britain's coast before invading France
  2. BTo defeat France quickly, within 39 days, before Russia could fully mobilise, avoiding a two-front war
  3. CTo negotiate a separate peace with Russia before invading Belgium
  4. DTo capture Russian territory before turning to fight France

Question 1102

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
According to the Schlieffen Plan's timetable, within how many days was the German army to march through Belgium?
  1. A19 days
  2. B39 days
  3. C12 days
  4. D6 days

Question 1103

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Name the 1914 battle at which the German advance was checked, after which trench warfare began on the Western Front.

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Question 3901

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Which region was returned to France under the territorial terms of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919?
  1. AUpper Silesia
  2. BAlsace-Lorraine
  3. Cthe Saar
  4. DEupen and Malmedy

Question 3902

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Which of Wilson's Fourteen Points called for freedom of movement on international waterways?
  1. ASelf-government for the non-Turkish peoples of the Turkish Empire
  2. BAn end to secret diplomacy
  3. CFreedom of navigation on the seas
  4. DRemoval of economic barriers to trade

Question 3903

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Name the free city created under the Treaty of Versailles from former German territory on the Baltic coast.

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Question 5101

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Which dispute did the League of Nations decide in favour of Iraq, involving a province also claimed by Turkey?
  1. ACorfu
  2. BVilna
  3. CAaland Islands
  4. DMosul

Question 5102

[1 marks]The League of Nations
In the dispute over Vilna between Poland and Lithuania, what did Lithuania eventually accept?
  1. AThe League's decision that Poland should retain Vilna
  2. BThe League's proposal granting Lithuania sovereignty over Memel
  3. CCompensation payments accepted in place of the territory, as in the Corfu incident
  4. DThe League's decision to award Vilna to Lithuania instead

Question 5103

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Name the 1923 dispute between Greece and Italy in which Italy withdrew after receiving compensation.

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Question 7401

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Which 1929 treaty, signed between Mussolini and the Pope, made Catholicism the official religion of Italy?
  1. ALocarno Pact
  2. BTreaty of St Germain
  3. CLateran Treaty
  4. DTreaty of Versailles

Question 7402

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
What was the name of Mussolini's secret police organisation, used to suppress political opponents in Fascist Italy?
  1. ASS
  2. BBlackshirts
  3. CGestapo
  4. DOVRA

Question 7403

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Name the Fascist policy of national self-sufficiency that discouraged reliance on imports.

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Question 8601

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
Which region did French troops occupy because of Germany's non-payment of war reparations under the Weimar Republic?
  1. AThe Ruhr
  2. BEast Prussia
  3. CThe Rhineland
  4. DThe Saar

Question 8602

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
Which party did Hitler lead as it grew in support during the Weimar Republic's economic collapse after 1929?
  1. AFascist Party
  2. BNazi Party
  3. CGerman Communist Party
  4. DSocial Democratic Party (SDP)

Question 8603

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
Name the disease, alongside poverty and food shortages, listed as a social problem in Weimar Germany.

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Question 10201

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
Which group in the USA did NOT share in the general prosperity of the Great Boom of 1919-1929?
  1. AIndustrialists
  2. BFactory workers in the motorcar industry
  3. CThe urban middle class
  4. DFarmers

Question 10202

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
Which credit system, allowing people to buy goods and pay in instalments, helped stimulate the American economic boom of the 1920s?
  1. AHire purchase
  2. BFederal Reserve lending
  3. CWar-debt repayments from Europe
  4. DTariff protection

Question 10203

[1 marks]USA: Boom, Depression and Recovery
Name the industry whose growth in the 1920s USA stimulated allied industries such as road-building, tyres, and garages.

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