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Kcse 2001 History And Government Paper 2 Question Paper

Kcse 2001 History And Government Paper 2

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:2001

K.C.S.E HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PAPER 2 2001
SECTION A (25 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the answer booklet provided.
1. What is oral tradition as a source of History? (1 mk)
2. State the main function of the Golden stool in the Asante Empire during the precolonial
period. (1 mk)
3. State two uses of bronze in early Egypt. (2 mks)
4. Identify one way in which invention of the wheel promoted early transport.
(1 mk)
5. State two results of the translation of the bible into different European languages
during the sixteenth century. (2 mks)
6. Identify the main reason why the Egyptians buried the dead with their belongings
(1 mk)
7. Give two ways in which Islam spread to Africa in the nineteenth century.(2 mks)
8. Identify one way in which the industrial Revolution contributed to colonization
of colonization of Africa by Europeans
9. Give one factor which undermined European Company rule in Africa during the
nineteenth century. (1 mk)
10. State two reasons why indirect rule was unsuccessful in Southern Nigeria. (2mks)
11. Identify tow factors that undermined the effectiveness of the League of Nations.
(2mks)
12. State one advantage of a written constitution over an unwritten constitution.(1mk)
13. Give two reasons why coal was used as the main source of industrial power in
Britain during the industrial Revolution.
14. State tow ways in which poor transport systems have contributed to food
shortages in Africa. (2mks)
15. Identify one aim of the United Nations conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD) (1mk)
16. State two features of the government of France in the twentieth century.
17. Give the main political challenge that the Democratic republic of Congo (Zaire)
has face since independence. (1 mk)
SECTION B (45 marks)
Answer any THREE questions form this section in the answer booklet provided.
18. a) Describe how the Trans – Sahara trade was organized (8mks)
b) What problems did the trans- Saharan trader face? (7mks)
19. a) What factors led to the development of urban centres in Africa
during the pre-colonial period? (8mks)
b) Explain the social effects of urbanization in Europe during the
nineteenth century. (7mks)
20. a) Describe five factors that facilitated the development of agriculture
in America before 1800. (3mks)
b) Discuss the factors that led to the Agrarian Revolution in North
America. (12mks)

21. a) Which scientific inventions of the twentieth century have led
to a reduction in death rates? (5mks)
b) Explain the positive impact of scientific inventions on industry. (10mks)
SECTION C (30marks)
Answer any TWO questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
22. a) What factors enabled Samori Toure to resist French colonization
in West Africa (7mks)
b) Explain four results of the defeat of the Mandika by the French
in the nineteenth century.(8mks)
23. a) Why did the British use direct rule in Zimbabwe (3mks)
b) Explain the effects of British rule in Zimbabwe. (12mks)
24. a) Why was the United States of America (USA) reluctant to join
the First World war during the initial stage? (3 mks)
b) Describe the results of the Second World War. (12mks)

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