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Larger Bungoma District Mock-History Paper 2 Question Paper

Larger Bungoma District Mock-History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2008

311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
JULY/ AUGUST 2008
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS.
LARGER BUNGOMA DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
2 ½ HOURS.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
_ This paper consists of THREE sections; A, B and C.
_ Answer ALL the questions in section A, THREE questions from section B and TWO questions
from section C.
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Give one limitation of archaeology as a source of information in history
and government. (1mk)
2. State two ways in which Homo erectus attempted to improve his way of life. (2mks)
3. Give two MAIN reasons why early agriculture developed in Mesopotamia. (2mks)
4. What factor encouraged the production of perishable agricultural goods during
the Agrarian Revolution in N. America? (1mk)
5. State two advantages of petroleum as a source of energy. (2mks)
6. Identify one factor which led to the spread of iron working skills. (1mk)
7. State two economic effects of the industrial revolutions in Europe. (2mks)
8. Identify two factors that promoted Greek unity. (2mks)
9. Give two factors which led to the growth of Buganda kingdom. (2mks)
10. State two reforms that were introduced by the German administration after
the Maji maji uprising. (2mks)
11. Identify two obstacles which Samori toure encountered in his second Empire. (2mks)
12. Give two reasons why the axis powers were defeated in the Second World War. (2mks)
13. Identify one challenge encountered by the Pan African movement. (1mk)
14. Name the two Houses of the U.S.A congress. (1mk)
15. Name the first African to be elected secretary General of the UNO since its
inception. (1mk)
16. Why did the French government replace the policy of Assimilation with that of
Association in 1945? (1mk)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions from this section.
17. (a) State five factors which led to the Agrarian Revolution in Britain. (5mks)
(b) Discuss the impact of the agrarian revolution on the European society. (10mks)
18. (a) State five factors that contributed to the development of the Trans
Saharan trade. (5mks)
(b) Explain ways in which the Trans Saharan trade led to the development
of kingdoms in Western Sudan (10mks)
19. (a) Give ways in which industrialization in Tthird World countries has
affected them. (5 mks)
(b) Describe the problems of industrialization in third world countries. (10mks)
20. (a) State five reasons that led to the failure of the Chimurenga War of
1896- 1897. (5mks)
(b) What was the outcome of the Chimurenga War? (10mks)
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions from this section.
21. (a) State five methods used by African nationalists in South Africa in their
struggle for national Liberation. (5mks)
(b) Describe the problems encountered by African nationalists in South Africa. (10mks)
22. (a) State five factors that led to the collapse of the East African community in 1977.
(5mks)
(b) Explain the roles which the UNO has played in the world since its formation. (10mks)
23. (a) State five causes of the cold war. (5mks)
(b) What were the effects of the cold war on international relations? (10mks)

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