History and Government Paper 2 Marking Scheme
KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 25
History and Government Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
(ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS)–Some information was inaccurate.
-Most written records were by foreigners who were biased.
-Were limited to the literate. -Essential information may be omitted.
-The cost of written material if high. -Reading written records is time consuming.
-Information may be inaccessible due to Government restrictions.
2 marks
–Mechanization on farms rendered people jobless.
-Enclosure system made people landless.
2 marks
-They lacked a common language of communication.
-Lack of the measure of value.
-Lack of double coincidence of want.
-Indivisibility of goods.
-Hard to transport bulky goods.
1 marks
-All weather roads.
-Are wide.
-Durable.
-Good drainage.
-Straight.
-Smooth.
2 marks
-Drum beats relay specific messages unlike smoke.
-Drum beats could be used during all seasons unlike smoke in the rain.
-Drums could be used both day and night while smoke is only used during the day.
1 marks
-Coal is bulky.
-Coal is a pollutant.
-Coal is expensive.
-Coal is non-renewable. .
1 marks
-Administrative centre.
-Religious centre
-Commercial centre
-Education centre.
-Transport centre.
-Recreation centre.
-Industrial centre.
-Residential centre.
-Historical centre.
2 marks
-It brought kings together to pledge loyalty to the Asante hene.
-Promoted unity among the Asante states.
-It gave people an opportunity to honour the dead.
-The Asante were able to solve disputes amongst themselves. (1 x 1 = 1 mark) 9. -Collaboration.
2 marks
-Collaboration
-Resistance
1 marks
-Collected taxes on behalf of colonialists.
-Solved minor disputes among Africans.
-Recruited labour for Europeans.
-Supervised communal work.
-Interpreted government policies.
2 marks
-Demonstrations.
-Sending petitions to the Government.
-Forming political parties.
-Hunger strikes.
-Use of mass media.
-Forming trade unions.
-The church condemned Apartheid.
-They sort support of the O.A.U.
2 marks
-The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand of Australia in Sarefeno.1x1 (1mark)
2 marks
-It ended the economic dominion of the world by European countries.
-There was massive destruction of property.
-Created employment.
-Led to economic depression.
-Led to development of engineering.
2 marks
-The re-armament of Germany. 1 x1 =( 1 mark)
2 marks
-Promoted the spirit of togetherness among Africans all over the world.
-It gave moral support to African nationalists during struggle for independence.
-It provided a forum for Africans to discuss common matters.
-Led to establishment of O.A.U.
2 marks
-There was an army muting.
-There were protests by the Daresalam University in 1966.
-There was a tax by Iddi Amin.
-Failure of the ujamaa policy.
-Assassination of Abeid Karume.
2 marks
-UNO
-A.U
-Common Wealth
-NATO
-NAM
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Choose any three questions-Cutting meat and vegetables.
-Grinding tough vegetables.
-Skimming animals.
-Scrapping skins.
-Digging roots.
Sharpening.
-Defence.
-Hunting. 5 x 1 = (5 marks)
b. -Warming himself during cold nights.
-Flames give him light.
-Kept away dangerous animals.
-To cook and soften his food.
-To harden the tips of tools.
-To hunt by scaring wild animals towards muddy or swampy areas at night.
-To preserve his food. -Was a means of communication.
15 marks
-Prisoners of war and animals were sold as slaves.
-Some were kidnapped and sold. -Children were entoced with sweets.
-Debtors were sold as slaves.
-Village were raided and captured. 3 x 1 =(3 marks)
b. -Industrialization
– use of machine is farms and industries made slaves redundant
. -Economists argued that free people work better than slaves. -Missionaries were against slave trade. -Slave revolts. -American civil war. -Contribution of Africans e.g. Nziya Mbemba of Congo.
-French Revelation of 1789 spread the ideas of equality, liberty and brotherhood.
-Britain abolished slavery in all her territories and persuaded other countries to do the same.
15 marks
-Trade between Africa and Mesopotamia helped in the spread of iron working.
-Migrating Bantus spread the skill.
-Travellers and messengers spread the art by giving or receiving gifts of iron.
-It was spread through warfare. -Intermarriages between clans and communities.
-Development of agriculture led to demand for better tools to improve food production. 5 x 1 = (5 marks)
b. -Development of Agriculture as a result of better iron tools.
-Expansion of empires because communities had better iron weapons.
-Population increased as a result of increased food production. -Classes of people.
-Trade /international trade developed as people exchanged tools with other items.
-Towns centres of iron working attracted people.
-Migration of communities as they had better farming and fighting equipment.
-Construction and building works. Iron was used in bridges, pyramids, temples and houses. Division of labour/specialization
–smelting, pottery, weaving, farming. Development of region
– statues of metals
15 marks
-Apartheid policy.
-Embargoes / economic sanctions.
-Labour unrest /strikes /riots /demonstrations.
-Inadequate infrastructure.
-High poverty levels.
-High crime rate.
-HIV /AIDS.
b. -Growth of towns.
-Population increase improved medical services, food and marriage.
-Poor living and housing conditions.
-Population.
-Rural
– urban migration.
-Slums.
-Crime.
-Pauperism
-Poor working conditions in factories.
-Change of landscape
– grazing and became vast factories.
-Social groups
–middle class.
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Choose any two questions-European administration were for the vast African territory.
-It involved less funds. -It reduced resistance to colonial rule.
-Europeans were ignorant of African language and culture.
-It enabled them introduce modern ideas to Africans without interfering with their culture.
-There was poor transport network which hindered British officials to work efficiently.
-It had succeeded in Uganda and India.
-There was already a well established system of government in Northern Nigeria based on Islam. (5 x 1 = 5 marks)
b. -Centralized African communities were not ready to abandon their culture.
-Making Africans equal to French would make a difficult to force Africans work in French mines.
-The French feared that assimilated Africans would become economic rivals.
-The policy was expensive – high cost.
-It was difficult to absorb Africans in the French Culture.
-Traditional African rulers did not want to loose their authority to the assimilated Africans.
-African Muslims resisted the attempt to convert them to Christianity.
-The French citizens in the national assembly feared to be outnumbered by the Africans.
-Schools in W.A. were controlled by missionaries who were only interested in converting Africans to Christianity and not making them Frenchmen. -The colonial period did not last long to enable Africans change their culture.
-The use of nationalism made Africans condemn the policy because they believed their Culture was superior.
15 marks
-He was the commander in a chief of the army. -He was the head of state and government.
-He was the chief religious leader.
-Appointed and dismissed officials.
-He was the final court of appeal.
-He controlled trade.
-He distributed land to the nobles.
b. -Good strong and able rulers.
-Was small and limited.
-Strategic positions.
-Centralized administration under Kabaka.
-Through trade she acquired forearms which she used to expand her kingdom.
-She had a strong economy based on Agriculture.
-The decline of Bunyioro –Kitara made her rise.
-Had a strong army
–that conquered other areas and a strong navy which made her guard-over L.Victoria.
-Ganda traditions which emphasized on the division of laborur. Women did farming. While men involved in politics, carpentry, smithing and cloth making.
15 marks
-To foster economic co-operation among member states.
-Liberalize trade between members (remove trade barriers)
-Achieve economic independence.
-To develop Agriculture, Commerce, Industry and other sectors of the economy.
-To enhance co-operation in communication and cultural matters.
-Improve the living standards of the people in member states.
-To promote and improve relations between member countries.
b. -Covers a large geographical area making it difficult to co-ordinate.
-Poor infrastructure between member states.
-Division between Francophone and Anglophone states.
-Most members continue to trade with other countries rather than ECOWAS.
-Political instability in member states e.g.Liberia, Sieira Leone, Burkina Faso.
-Foreign interference e.g. presence of French soldiers in Cote devoire.
-Some members violate the regulations of the organization.
-Nigeria is regarded with suspicion and mistrust because of her military power, wealth and large population.
-National interest outweighs common regional issues.
-Members of ECOWAS are also members of other organizations hence divided loyalty.
-Different currencies of member states fluctuate causing problems in exchange rates.
-The debt senice burden of ECOWAS keeps rising and unless cancelled it can cripple ECOWAS.
-Ideological differences between member states (favour capitalism and socialism). Border disputes between members of ECOWAS e.g Nigeria and Cameroon in 2002
15 marks