Paper 1 · June 2025 · the armed struggle and the search for a settlement in Rhodesia
During the 1960s Ian Smith held talks with the British Prime Minister Harold Wilson in an attempt to settle the Rhodesian dispute peacefully. Those two meetings were held aboard...
Atwo Royal Navy warships in the Mediterranean sea
Btwo trains halted on the bridge at Victoria Falls
Ctwo liners moored in the harbour at Cape Town
Dtwo aircraft of the Royal Air Force at Salisbury airport
Explanation
The talks of December 1966 were held aboard HMS Tiger and those of October 1968 aboard HMS Fearless, neutral ground that let each side meet without recognising the other's position. Both failed on the same point, the pace of any progress to majority rule, and Smith went back to governing without a settlement.
Derived from ZIMSEC History Paper 1, Jun 2025, Q1