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Master Cameroon History: MCQ Revision Bank for GCE Students

Preparing for your Cameroon GCE History exams? Testing your knowledge with structured Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) is one of the most effective ways to score an A grade.

Below is a curated set of 11 critical history questions covering essential topics: Pre-colonial migrations, Islamic Jihad, missionary limitations, German annexation, the British Mandate era, and early nationalist movements like the UPC. Dive in, test yourself, and share this with your classmates!

Cameroon History Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dynastic quarrels were responsible for the migration of the:

• A Kom and Bafut Kingdoms.

• B Ewondo and Bakweri Chiefdoms.

• C Bamum and Nso Kingdoms.

• D Bafut and Bamum Kingdoms.

2. The coastal and forest states in pre-colonial Cameroon were commonly described as non-centralised societies because of:

• A the absence of social stratification.

• B the absence of secret societies.

• C the absence of leaders.

• D the practice of patrilineal succession.

3. An important outcome of the Fulani Jihads in the 19th century in North Cameroon was:

• A the advent of Fulani hegemony.

• B the acquisition of grazing land.

• C advent of Fulfulde as dominant language.

• D the purification of Islam.

4. A major limitation of the London Baptist Missionary Society activities in Cameroon before 1884 was that:

• A they expropriated most of the indigenous lands.

• B their activities were limited to the coastal settlements.

• C they failed to open any educational institutions.

• D they did not carry out any infrastructural development.

5. The upsurge in European activities along the Cameroon coast resulting in the scramble for the territory was principally sparked off by:

• A the search for raw materials.

• B the Industrial Revolution.

• C the search for markets.

• D commercial rivalry among European traders.

6. The following were the terms of the Germano-Duala Treaty of July 1884 EXCEPT:

• A the respect of the middleman monopoly in trade.

• B the respect of native rights over their land.

• C payment of yearly dues to the chiefs.

• D the respect of former treaties of friendship and commerce.

7. A political achievement of the Germans in Cameroon was:

• A the establishment of modern industries.

• B the introduction of western-type education.

• C the mapping of the boundaries of Cameroon.

• D the abolition of slave trade in the country.

8. The most significant consequence of the failure of the proposed Condominium in Cameroon during the First World War was:

• A the creation of the West African Expeditionary Force.

• B the subjection of Cameroonians to the English and French cultures.

• C the prolonged German resistance against the Allies.

• D the Anglo-French partition of Cameroon.

9. The minimal economic advancement in British Southern Cameroons during the Mandate era was mainly attributed to:

• A the unwillingness to over-tax British citizens.

• B the absence of a separate budget.

• C the administration of the territory as part of Nigeria.

• D the shortage of raw materials.

10. The most important political impact of the 1953 Eastern Regional Crisis on Southern Cameroons was:

• A the formation of political parties.

• B the formation of the Benevolent Neutrality.

• C the organisation of the Mamfe Conference.

• D the split among the Southern Cameroons politicians.

11. The immediate cause of the UPC uprising against the French colonial administration in the 1950s was:

• A the harassment of UPC supporters.

• B the ban on the UPC newspapers.

• C the ban on UPC rallies.

• D the 100 per cent rise in daily tax for market stalls in Yaounde.

Why Practice These Questions?

These specific topics appear frequently in regional mock examinations and the final Cameroon GCE Ordinary and Advanced Level History papers. Understanding the why behind each correct option helps build the critical historical analysis needed to excel.

Revision Tip: Try to justify why the three incorrect options are wrong for each question. For example, in Question 6, understanding what the Germano-Duala treaty did protect makes it easy to spot the exception!

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