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History Paper 1. Question Paper

History Paper 1.

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

RWANYAMBO MIXED HIGH SCHOOL

TERM TWO

DATE:

TIME:

HISTORY PAPER 1

INSTRUCTIONS:
~All questions must be answered.

Q.1.a) In what way did Jomo Kenyatta contribute to the nationalist movement in Kenya?(2 marks)
b)Give the problem that jomo Kenyatta faced as the president of kenya.
(2 marks)
Q.2.Explain the role of Tom Mboya in the history of Kenya with regard to:
i)the trade-union movement.(2 marks)
ii)the struggle for independence.(2 marks)
Q.3.Explain the contribution of Ronald Ngala in the struggle for independence in Kenya.
(5 marks)
Q.4.a)What was the contribution of Oginga Odinga in the struggle for Kenya's independence?
(2 marks)
b) Explain why Oginga Odinga is regarded as the father of opposition politics in the history of Kenya.(5 marks)
Q.5.a) State the contribution of Daniel arap Moi in the struggle for Kenya's independence.(2 marks)
b)Explain the role of president Daniel arap Moi in Kenya's national development between 1978 and 2002.
(2 marks)
c)State the challenges that Daniel arap Moi faced as the president of Kenya.(5 marks)
Q.6.a) Why did the British construct the Kenya-Uganda Railway?
(5 marks)
b)Describe the problems experienced in the construction of the Uganda Railway.
(5 marks)
c)Explain the impact of the construction of the Uganda Railway.
(10 marks)
Q.7.a)Give the reasons why the colonial government encouraged white settlement in Kenya.
(5 marks)
b)Identify the factors enabled the white settlers to establish farms in the Kenya highlands during the colonial period.(5 marks)
c)Explain how the colonial government facilitated white settler agriculture in colonial Kenya.(5 marks)
d)State the problems experienced by the white settlers in colonial Kenya.(5 marks)
Q.8.a)Name the cash crops grown by the white settles in Kenya.
(2 marks)
b)State the Land Acts and Ordinances enacted by the British in Kenya.
(4 marks)
c)Explain the impact of colonial land policies.
(5 marks)
Q.9.a)Give the terms of Devonshire white paper of 1923.(5 marks)
b)What was the significance of the Devonshire white paper
(5 marks)
Q.10.a)Explain the factors that gave rise to urbanization in colonial Kenya.(5 marks)
b) Explain why Africans migrated to urban centres during the colonial period.(2 marks)
c)What was the impact of urbanisation.
(6 marks)
Q.11.a)State the four main groups that provided education to Africans in colonial Kenya.(4 marks)
b)Name five missionary groups that participated in the provision of education in colonial Kenya.(5marks)
c)State the objectives of missionary education in colonial kenya.
(2 marks)
d)Explain the role played by the Africans in colonial Kenya.(5 marks)

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