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History of
East Africa
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June/July 2017

INTERNAL MOCK EXAMINATIONS – 2017

Uganda Certificate of Education

HISTORY OF EAST AFRICA

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Duration :2hrs

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

 Attempt any four questions

 All questions carry equal marks

 Any additional question (s) attempted will not be marks

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1. (a) Describe the trade between the East African coast and the far East
before 1500 AD. (15mks)
b) What were the impacts of the trade on the peoples of East Africa?
(10mks)
2. (a) How did the Portuguese conquer the East African coast by 1510?
(15mks)
b) Why did they easily loose control of the coast? (10mks)
3. Why did the Jonam people migrate from their cradle land into East
Africa? (12mks)
b) What were the consequences of their settlement in East Africa?

(13mks)
4. (a) What were the origins of Buganda kingdom? (10mks)
b) Describe the political, social and economic organization of Buganda
kingdom before 1850. (15mks)

5. (a) Explain the role of Christian Missionaries towards the colonization

of East Africa. (12mks)
b) What problems did the Missionaries face? (13mks)
6. (a) What were the causes of the Anglo – African conflict between
1895 – 1906? (12mks)
b) What were its results? (13mks)
7. (a) Why was the Uganda railway constructed in East Africa? (12mks)
b) How did it impart on the peoples of East Africa? (13mks)
8. (a) Why did the Asians, white settlers and the Africans conflict in
1923? (15mks)
b) What were the terms of the paper? (10mks)

9. (a) Explain the factors that led to the growth of nationalism in East
Africa. (13mks)
b) What problems were faced by the Nationalists? (12mks)
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10. (a) Why was East Africa involved in the 1939 – 45 world war?
(12mks)
(b) How did the war affect the peoples of East Africa? (13mks)

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