History and Government Paper 2 Question Paper
KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 24
History and Government Paper 2
State two limitations of using Archaeology as a source of historical information (2 marks)
2 marks
State two ways in which Home erectus attempted to improve his/her way of life (2 marks)
2 marks
Give two reasons why early agriculture development in Mesopotamia. (2 marks)
2 marks
. Identify one factor that encouraged the production of perishable agricultural goods during Agrarian Revolution. (1mk)
2 marks
Identify two negative impacts of Trans-Saharan trade. (2 marks)
2 marks
. State one result of space exploration. (1 mark)
1 marks
. State two advantages of petroleum as a source of energy. (2 marks)
2 marks
Name one metal that was used to make ornaments in Africa during Ancient times. (1 mark)
1 marks
Identify two factors that led to the growth of Meroe as an early urban centre in Africa (2 marks)
2 marks
. State two reforms that were introduced by German administration after Maji Maji uprising (2 marks)
2 marks
. State one reason that made the British to apply indirect rule in Northern Nigeria. (1 mark)
1 marks
. Name one country that was colonized by Belgium in Africa. (1 mark)
1 marks
. State two ways in which president Julius Nyerere assisted in the struggle for independence in Mozambique. (2 marks)
2 marks
State any one role of the local chiefs in Africa during the colonial period. (1 mark)
1 marks
. Name the political party that was founded by Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana in 1945 (1 mark)
1 marks
. State one economic result of the First World War. (1 mark)
1 marks
. Name the first African to be elected secretary general of the UNO since its inception. (1mark)
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any three questions from this section.(a) Name any three of the earliest crops to be domesticated by man (3 marks)
(b) Explain six factors that led man to domesticate crop and animals (12 marks)
15 marks
. (a) State any three factors that led to the rise and growth of Buganda kingdom (3 marks)
(b) Describe the political organization of Buganda kingdom in the pre-colonial period. (12 marks)
15 marks
(a) State five reasons that led to the failure of Chimurenga war (1886 -1887)
against the British Rule in Zimbabwe. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five outcomes of the Chimurenge war? (10 marks)
15 marks
. (a) State five factors that hindered industrialization in third world countries. (5marks)
(b) Why was Britain the first European country to be industrialized (10marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any two questions from this section(a) Give three political reasons that led to the scramble of Africa. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six terms of the Berlin conference of 1884 -1885. (12marks).
15 marks
. (a) What were the causes of the First World War? (1914 -1918). (5 marks)
(b) Discuss the effects of the First World War (10 marks)
15 marks
(a) State Five causes of cold war. (5 marks)
(b) What were the effects of the cold war on international relations? (10 marks)
15 marks