Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education (KCSE 2008) History Paper 2

SECTION A (25 marks)
Answer ALL the questions in this section in this section in the answer booklet provided.

1. Identify two limitations of using written records as a source of information on History and Government. (2 marks)
   
   
2. Give two reasons why early people moved from the forests to settle in the grasslands. (1 mark)
   
   
3. Name one method of irrigation used in the development of early agriculture in Egypt. (1 mark)
   
   
4. Identify two uses of copper in Africa in the 19^th century. (2 marks)
   
   
5. Give one invention that revolutionized food preservation during the 19^th century. (1 mark)
   
   
6. State two disadvantages of using fire and smoke signals as means of communication. (2 marks)
   
   
7. State two problems faced by traders when using the barter trade system. (2 marks)
   
   
8. What is the meaning of the term “urbanization”? (1 mark)
   
   
9. State two functions of the Saza Chiefs among the Baganda in the 19^th century. (2 marks)
   
   
10. Identify the main aim of the berlin conference between 1884 and 1885. (1 mark)
    
    
11. Name one treaty signed between the Lobengula and the British during the the process of colonialization Africa. (1 mark)
    
    
12. Identify the European power that took over the administration of Tanganyika after the First World War. (1 mark)
    
    
13. Give one method used by the French to administer their colonies in Africa. (1 mark)
    
    
14. State two economic results of the Second World War. (2 marks)
    
    
15. State two objectives of the African National Congress. (2 marks)
    
    
16. What is the main duty of the United National Congress? (1 mark)
    
    
17. Apart from the political instability in Uganda during the reign of Idd Amin, state two other reasons that led to the collapse of the East African community in 1977. (2 marks)
    
    SECTION B (45 marks)
    Answer any three questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
    
    
18. 1. Give three ways in which the invention of the wheel revolutionized transport in Europe before the 19th century. (3 marks)
    2. What are the disadvantages of air transport? (12 marks)
       
       
19. 1. Give three methods used to acquire slaves from West Africa during the Trans-Atlantic trade. (3 marks)
    2. Explain six factors that led to the decline of the Trans-Atlantic trade. (12 marks)
       
       
20. 1. Identify five causes of Maji Maji rebellion in Central Tanganyika between 1905 and 1907. (5 marks)
    2. Why were the African communities defeated by the Germans during the Maji Maji rebellion? (10 marks)
       
       
21. 1. Give five achievements of the League of Nations between 1919 and 1939. (5 marks)
    2. Why did the League of Nations fail to maintain world peace? (10 marks)
       
       SECTION C (30 marks)
       Answer any two questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
       
       
22. 1. Give five reasons why the British used indirect rule to administer Northern Nigeria. (5 marks)
    2. Explain five effects of the use of indirect rule by the British in Northern Nigeria. (10 marks)
       
       
23. 1. State five aims of the Organisation of African unity. (5 marks)
    2. Explain five differences between the Organisation of African Unity and the African Union. (10 marks)
       
       
24. 1. State three conditions that should one should fulfil to be elected President of india. (3 marks)
    2. Write down six functions of the President of India. (12 marks)