1. “The Slave Trade was abolished because it was inhuman and barbaric”. Examine the validity of this assertion. (25 marks)
2. “The factors that triggered the Islamic movement in West Africa were trivial but their effects were far-reaching”. Discuss. (25 marks)
3. To what extend did Christian missions and missionaries improve on the socio-economic life of West Africans? (25 marks)
4. Why was the conquest of Africa in the 19th century accomplished without war amongst the European powers? (25 marks)
5. Examine the objectives and assess the impact of the British policy of Indirect Rule in West Africa. (25 marks)
SECTION B: AFRICA, 1945 TO THE PRESENT
6. Assess the view that the Second World War was a landmark in the growth of African nationalism. (25 marks)
7. Why and with what repercussion did the Kikuyu form the Mau Mau Movement in Kenya? (25 marks)
8. Why and how was Apartheid in South Africa sustained by Western powers between 1960 and 1980? (25 marks)
9. To what extend were economic imperatives responsible for Portugal’s prolonged stay in Angola? (25 marks)
10. Why and with what consequences did Rwanda become a scene of bloody confrontation? (25 marks)
SECTION C: WORLD, REVOLUTIONS AND DIPLOMACY, 1700-1919
11. Justify the views the Revolutionary Settlement of 1689-1701 undermined the powers of the English Monarchy. (25 marks)
12. Examine the extend to which the Seven Years War provoked the American Revolution. (25 marks)
13. “The Congress System collapsed largely because of disagreement over the issues of intervention in the internal affairs of member states”. Discuss. (25 marks)
14. “Friendly and unprovocative”. To what extend is this accurate description of Bismarck’s foreign policy between 1871 and 1890. (25 marks)
15. Why was the outbreak of the First World War inevitable after assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? (25 marks)
SECTION D: WORLD, 1919 TO THE PRESENT DATE
16. Account for the inability of the League of Nations to function as an effective instrument of collective security in the 1930s. (25 marks)
17. How true is the Second World War was Essentially the result of Hitler’s aggressive polices? (25 marks)
18. Why and with what did the Cold War develop after 1945? (25 marks)
19. Assess the significance of the Commonwealth of Nations to Third World members countries. (25 marks)
20. Critically examine how the emergence of China as a” Third Force” has been a thread to the united Nations. (25 marks)