Ordinary level 2026 South West regional mock history 2

Here is the text extracted from the third image, which continues the History examination with a focus on Cameroonian history from the German annexation period to the modern era.

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QUESTION 2

• a) i) Why did the Germans succeed and the British failed in the annexation race for Cameroon by 1885?

• ii) What measures did the Germans adopt to reduce British influence in Cameroon between 1885 and 1890?

• b) What was the importance to Cameroonians of any one of the following developments carried out by the Germans:

  • i) Public Works

  • ii) Plantation agriculture

  • iii) Education

  • iv) Health

• c) Trace the stages leading to the loss of German protectorate of Cameroon between 1916 and 1922.

  (5+5+5+5 marks)

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QUESTION 3

• a) i) Why did Cameroon become a British and French mandated territory after the First World War?

• ii) What were the main features of the French Colonial policies implemented in French Cameroon?

• b) i) What role did French Cameroonians play in the Second World War in assisting the French war efforts?

• ii) What were the effects of the war on French Cameroon?

  (5/5/5/5 marks)

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QUESTION 4

• a) i) What were the external factors that contributed to the rise of Nationalism in British Southern Cameroons after 1945?

• ii) Trace the political and constitutional developments in the territory between 1946 and 1954?

• b) i) What were the achievements of Dr. EML Endeley in British Southern Cameroons between 1954 and 1958?

• ii) For what reasons was the KNC-KPP alliance led by Dr. Endeley defeated by the KNDP led by J.N Foncha in 1959?

  (5+5+5+5 marks)

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QUESTION 5

• a) i) Why was the UPC political party hostile to the French Colonial Administration in the 1950s?

• ii) What were the consequences of the hostility in French Cameroon?

• b) i) What role did politicians play in the independence struggle in French Cameroon?

• ii) Why did the government of Andre-Marie Mbida collapse by 1958?

  (5+5+5+5 marks)

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QUESTION 6

• a) For what reason did the UNO organize a plebiscite in British Southern Cameroons in 1961?

• b) What role did the UNO play in the conduct of the plebiscite?

• c) i) Why did majority in the British Southern Cameroons vote for union with the Republic of Cameroon?

• ii) Why did majority of the people in British Northern Cameroons vote for union with Nigeria?

  (5+5+5+5 marks)

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QUESTION 7

• a) Why was federal system of government

  • i) adopted in 1961?

  • ii) abolished in 1972?

• b) What were the

  • i) Positive

  • ii) Negative consequences of the abolition of federalism on the people of Cameroon by 1982?

    (5+5+5+5 marks)

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QUESTION 8

• a) i) For what reasons did President Ahidjo select Paul Biya as his constitutional successor?

• ii) Why did President Ahidjo organize a coup d’état against Paul Biya in 1984?

• b) What changes were introduced by President Paul Biya during the years 1982 to 2019 in

  • i) domestic and

  • ii) foreign affairs

    (5+5+5+5 marks)

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