G.C.E A/L HISTORY 2011 PAPER 2
SECTION S: 1800-1922
- To what extend were economic motives responsible for the movements of tribal groups in Cameroon in the 19th century?
- Compare and contrast the patrilineal and matrilineal kingdoms of the Bamenda grasslands on the eve of European colonization
- How beneficial were the activities of the London Baptist Missionary Society from 1841 to 1884 in Cameroon?
- Discuss the view that economic rather than political considerations were more responsible for the scramble for Cameroon
- Examine Cameroon’s socio-economic development under German rule
- Why and with that effects did Cameroon become involved in the First World War?
SECTION B: 1922 – 1961
- To what extend were the terms of the Mandate Agreement respected in British Cameroon?
- How successful was the French policy of Assimilation in Cameroon?
- How far did the British conform to the terms of the Trusteeship Agreement?
- Assess the role of pressure groups and political parties in the rise of nationalism in French Cameroon.
- What factors worked for and against the reunification of British Southern Cameroons and French Cameroon?
- Account for the failure of the UPC to static a successful revolt against the French colonial administration between 1948 and 1960?
SECTION C: 1961 TO PRESENT
- How far can it be argued that the collapse of the federal system of government was the outcome of the Federal Constitution?
- Of what importance was plantation agriculture in the economy of the state of West Cameroon?
- What significant changes were noticed in the state of East Cameroon in the socio-economic domain between 1961 and 1972?
- Were there sound reasons for Ahidjo’s change from multipartism to a single party system in Cameroon after independence?
- Evaluate the political and economic effects of the 1984 abortive coup d’etat in Cameroon.
- How and why did Cameroon maintain very close ties with France between 1960 and 1982?
