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ZIMSEC O Level · 2167/2 · N2013

History Paper 2 November 2013

Questions
12
Total marks
25
Syllabus code
2167/2

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Questions
12
Pass mark
8
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Question 3101

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
By 1912, which of the following had become an independent Balkan state after Turkish rule?
  1. ATrieste
  2. BMacedonia
  3. CAlbania
  4. DBosnia and Herzegovina

Question 3102

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
One reason Austria-Hungary wanted to extend her influence in the Balkans between 1900 and 1914 was to...
  1. Aunite scattered Serb populations to form the future state of Yugoslavia
  2. Bgain friendship and protection from Russia
  3. Cassist fellow Slav states in the Balkans to achieve independence
  4. Dsuppress Balkan nationalism and pan-Slavism, and check the growth of Serbia

Question 3103

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
The secret Serbian nationalist organisation that assisted pan-Slav agitation against Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the First World War was called the...
  1. Athe Black Hand
  2. Bthe Triple Entente
  3. Cthe Balkan League
  4. Dthe Schlieffen Plan

Question 3201

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
The German U-boat (submarine) campaign of the First World War, aimed at starving Britain by destroying her merchant fleet, was initiated by...
  1. AOtto von Bismarck
  2. BAdmiral Scheer
  3. CKaiser Wilhelm II
  4. DGeneral Ludendorff

Question 3202

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
Germany temporarily halted its unrestricted U-boat campaign after international objection to the sinking of a British liner carrying about 100 American citizens in 1915. This ship was called the...
  1. ASussex
  2. BTitanic
  3. CBismarck
  4. DLusitania

Question 3203

[1 marks]World War One 1914-18
One method Britain used to counter the German U-boat threat during the First World War was to...
  1. Aintroduce the Nuremberg Laws to restrict enemy shipping
  2. Brely solely on the Schlieffen Plan for defence
  3. Corganise merchant ships into protected groups known as the convoy system
  4. Dsign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany

Question 6701

[1 marks]The League of Nations
One constitutional weakness that limited the effectiveness of the League of Nations was that...
  1. Aimportant decisions required unanimous agreement among member states, which was difficult to achieve
  2. Bthe League was a truly universal organisation including all major world powers such as the USA
  3. Cit had a standing army that could enforce collective security
  4. Dthe League had a strong and reliable financial base to fund its activities

Question 6702

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Which of the following was a specialised commission of the League of Nations responsible for combating forced labour and the trafficking of persons?
  1. Athe Minorities Commission
  2. Bthe Transport and Communication Commission
  3. Cthe Slavery Commission
  4. Dthe Mandates Commission

Question 6703

[1 marks]The League of Nations
Name the major world power that never became a member of the League of Nations, a fact cited as a constitutional weakness of the organisation.

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Question 8401

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
Mussolini was eventually brought to power in Italy in October 1922 through an event in which Fascist supporters marched on the capital and King Vittorio Emmanuel invited him to form a government. This event is known as the...
  1. Athe Sarajevo Incident
  2. Bthe March on Rome
  3. Cthe Kapp Putsch
  4. Dthe Beer Hall Putsch

Question 8402

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
In the Italian general election of May 1921, before his rise to power, Mussolini's Fascist Party won approximately how many of the 535 seats in parliament?
  1. A135 seats
  2. B35 seats
  3. C235 seats
  4. D5 seats

Question 8403

[1 marks]The Dictators: Italy
One political problem faced by Italy after the First World War, which contributed to Mussolini's rise, was that...
  1. Athere were too many political parties, leading to weak coalition governments
  2. Bthe League of Nations intervened to stabilise the Italian government
  3. CMussolini's Black Shirts forced opponents to drink castor oil and eat live toads
  4. Dthe Fascist Party won a landslide victory in the 1921 general election

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