cameroon gce june 2015 History paper 2

SECTION A: 1800 — 1922

1. Discuss the effects of population movements in Cameroon in the 19th century. (25 marks)
2. What challenges confronted the early missionaries in their evangelisation mission along the coast of
Cameroon before 1884? (25 marks)
3. How beneficial was the establishment of German plantations to the indigenous population of Cameroon
between 1890 and 1914? (25 marks)
4. Examine the factors that militated in favour and against Allied victory in the First World War in Cameroon.
(25 marks)

SECTION B: 1922 — 1961

5. Why and with what consequences did some ethnic groups revolt against French rule in Cameroon during the
Mandate era? (25 marks)
6. Examine the contributions of Native Authorities in the socio-political and economic development of British
Southern Cameroons during the Mandate period. (25 marks)
7. To what extent did the May 1955 uprising influence the ban on the UPC? (25 marks)
8. Account for the formation of the KNDP in 1955 and its victory in the 1959 elections in Southern Cameroons. (25 marks)

SECTION C: 1961 TO PRESENT

9. Trace the circumstances leading to the Foumban Conference of 1961 and explain why the Federal Constitution
was adopted by the negotiating parties. (25 marks)
10. Why was Ahmadou Ahidjo able to emerge as the most popular politician in East Cameroon between 1960 and
1966? (25 marks)
11. What measures were adopted by the Biya regime to redress the economic crisis that affected Cameroon in the
late 1980s and 1990s? (25 marks)
12. Why has it been difficult for Cameroon’s opposition parties to rise to power since 1990? (25 marks)