Advanced level 2026 BAEBOC history 2

Here are the essay questions extracted from the Cameroon History assessment, organized by chronological section:

SECTION A: 1800–1922

1. Discuss the importance of traditional governance institutions to the development of pre-colonial Cameroon societies. (25 Marks)

2. Of what social and political significance for North Cameroon was Islam introduced in the 19th century? (25 Marks)

3. Examine the circumstances, and the impact of the establishment of plantation agriculture in Cameroon between 1890 and 1916. (25 Marks)

4. Evaluate the politico-economic results of the defeat of the Germans in Cameroon in 1916. (25 Marks)

SECTION B: 1922–1961

5. “The barbaric French policies in French Cameroon factored the rise of nationalism after the Second World War.” Discuss. (25 Marks)

6. To what extent were internal factors responsible for the reunification of Southern Cameroons and the Republic of Cameroon? (25 Marks)

7. Account for the organization of the plebiscite in Southern Cameroons in 1961 and discuss the role played by the United Nations to its outcome. (25 Marks)

8. Discuss the major political events between 1940 and 1960 which led to the independence of French Cameroon. (25 Marks)

SECTION C: 1961–PRESENT

9. To what extent were the aspirations of French Cameroonians fulfilled at the Foumban Conference of 1961? (25 Marks)

10. Why and with what consequences was ST Muna successively appointed as Premier of West Cameroon in 1968 and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Cameroon in 1968? (25 Marks)

11. “Economic considerations were responsible for the end of the Cameroon federation in 1972.” Do you agree? (25 Marks)

12. To what extent did the Ahidjo–Biya rift lead to the 1984 coup attempt? (25 Marks)

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