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ZIMSEC O Level · 2167/2 · N2012

History Paper 2 November 2012

Questions
18
Syllabus code
2167/2

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Questions
18
Pass mark
11
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Question 2701

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
In 1911, Germany sent a gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir, claiming German interests there were in danger. This gunboat was called the...
  1. ABlucher
  2. BPanther
  3. CGoeben
  4. DEmden

Question 2702

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
As compensation for accepting French control in Morocco after the 1911 Agadir (Panther) Crisis, Germany was given...
  1. Athe Saar Basin
  2. Bthe port of Danzig
  3. Cthe Alsace-Lorraine region
  4. Dpart of the French Congo

Question 2703

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
In what year did Germany send the gunboat Panther to the Moroccan port of Agadir, sparking an international crisis?

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Question 2801

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
The German plan of attack against France in 1914, which aimed to defeat France quickly before turning against Russia, is known as the...
  1. AFourteen Points
  2. BMarshall Plan
  3. CTreaty of Locarno
  4. DSchlieffen Plan

Question 2802

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Under the German Schlieffen Plan of 1914, German troops advancing through Belgium were required to capture the city of Brussels within...
  1. A100 days
  2. B19 days
  3. C12 days
  4. D39 days

Question 2803

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
To which French city did the French government flee for safety when German forces advanced to within about 50 miles of Paris in September 1914?

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Question 4801

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
According to the peace settlement imposed on Germany after the First World War, the size of the German army was limited to...
  1. A100 000 men
  2. B15 000 men
  3. C250 000 men
  4. D500 000 men

Question 4802

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
As part of the demilitarisation terms imposed on Germany after the First World War, which region was declared a demilitarised zone?
  1. AThe Rhineland
  2. BAlsace-Lorraine
  3. CDanzig
  4. DThe Saar Basin

Question 4803

[1 marks]Peace Treaties
Name the free city created out of German territory under the Treaty of Versailles, separating East Prussia from the rest of Germany.

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Question 6501

[1 marks]The League of Nations
The League of Nations' Refugee Commission, which raised money, arranged transport and provided passports for stateless people after the First World War, was led by...
  1. AFridtjof Nansen
  2. BEric Drummond
  3. CAlbert Thomas
  4. DWoodrow Wilson

Question 6502

[1 marks]The League of Nations
One function of the League of Nations' Drug Commission was to...
  1. Anegotiate naval disarmament agreements among the great powers
  2. Brepatriate prisoners of war and resettle refugees
  3. Carrange international labour conferences on working conditions
  4. Dinvestigate the drugs trade and press member states to tighten customs and postal controls

Question 6503

[1 marks]The League of Nations
In what year did naval powers agree, as part of League of Nations-era disarmament efforts, to reduce the number of warships they possessed?

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Question 8201

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Between 1922 and 1939, one aspect of Mussolini's DOMESTIC policy in Italy was that...
  1. AItaly invaded Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and exiled Emperor Haile Selassie
  2. BItaly signed the Rome-Berlin Axis agreement with Germany
  3. Celected town councils and mayors were abolished, and towns were governed by officials appointed from Rome
  4. DItalian warships bombarded and occupied the Greek island of Corfu

Question 8202

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
One measure Mussolini's Fascist government used to control education and information in Italy was that...
  1. AItaly signed the Pact of Steel, a full military alliance with Germany
  2. Bthe Lateran Treaty of 1929 recognised the Vatican as a sovereign state and made Catholicism the state religion
  3. Cstrict press censorship was enforced, and anti-Fascist newspapers were banned or had their editors replaced
  4. Dthe Battle for Wheat campaign was launched to increase Italy's grain production and cut imports

Question 8203

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Name the 1929 treaty between Mussolini's government and the Vatican that recognised the Vatican as a sovereign state and made the Catholic faith Italy's state religion.

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Question 9901

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
In 1920, a right-wing uprising in which armed units seized Berlin in an attempt to overthrow the Weimar government, but which was defeated by a general strike of workers, is known as the...
  1. Athe March on Rome
  2. Bthe Kapp Putsch
  3. Cthe Spartacist Uprising
  4. Dthe Beer Hall Putsch

Question 9902

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
One economic development that helped increase support for Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany was that...
  1. Anaval powers agreed to reduce the number of their warships at a conference in 1921
  2. Bthe Locarno Pact of 1925 guaranteed Germany's frontier with France and Belgium
  3. Cthe Great Depression after 1929 sharply increased unemployment and political instability
  4. Dthe Kapp Putsch of 1920 was defeated by a general strike of Berlin workers

Question 9903

[1 marks]The Dictators: Germany
Name the German republic (1919-1933), weakened by too many political parties and economic instability, whose difficulties helped Hitler rise to power.

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