The nationalist leaders who played prominent roles during Zimbabwe’s struggle for independence were

Freeman pioneered Methodist missionary activity in Yorubaland; Baikie led the 1857 missionary expedition to the North; Skessor worked together to abolish some negative traditional practices in Calabar.

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Question 41 Report

The rise of Shaka the Zulu was a result
of the

introduction of new military tactics

support he got from the Boer

wealth he acquired from heavy taxation

decentralization of political authority.

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Liberia

Indigenous Crafts And Industries (Sierra Leone Only)

The Mfecane

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Question 42 Report

The women who wielded political influence in Borno were

Magara, Magira and Gumsu

Gumsu, Daurama and Magira

Turunku, Magara and Gumsu

Daurama, Turunku and Kaugama.

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Question 43 Report

In the Ekine society of the Niger Delta, promotion was based on

the number of slaves possessed

artistic ability

respect for age

personal conduct.

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Origin, Political, Social And Economic Organization (The Gambia Only)

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Question 44 Report

The major feature of the War against Indiscipline were

queuing culture and environmental sanitation

public flogging and payment of fines

arrest of offenders and imprisonment of convicts

high slogans and beating of drums.

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The Founding Of The Settlement Colony Of Sierra Leone To The Declaration Of The Crown Colony

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Question 45 Report

The Richards Constitution of 1946 brought about

decolonization

independence

a strong central government

regional politics.

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It created three regions – the West, East and North.

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Nationalism, Constitutional Developments And Independence

The Decolonization Process In Nigeria, 1922-1960

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Question 46 Report

The British policy of indirect rule sought to

encourage the educated elite to participate in local administration

make the indigenous political institutions adapt to British system of Government

use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest

promote co-operation between the educated elite and the indigenous rulers

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Question 47 Report

Which of the following was referred to as 'Province of Freedom' in the 19th century?

Liberia

The Gambia

Ghana

Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone From Independence To 2000

The Effects Of Colonization Movements On Liberia

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Question 48 Report

The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against

internal oppression

northern domination

foreign pressures

economic difficulties.

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Khedwe Ismail of Egypt had attempted to suppress slave trade in Egypt and that would deal a devastating blow to the economy of the Sudan.

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Question 49 Report

A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was

the trans-Saharan trade

human sacrifice

inter-ethnic warfare.

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The Trans-Saharan Trade which had been on for many centuries included several articles of trade of which slaves were later added; human sacrifice was only carried on a very small scale; interethnic warfare took place majorly in the nineteenth century.

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Islamic Reform Movements And State Building In West Africa

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Question 50 Report

The Sokoto Jihad was

the first Islamic movement in West Africa

an attempt to establish Fulani dominance

the last of the 19th century Jihads