UNEB UACE HISTORY 2018

HISTORY (AFRICA: NATIONAL MOVEMENTS

AND THE NEW STATES) PAPER 1
1. How did the 1935 Italian invasion of Ethopia influence the development of African nationalism up to 1945.
2. Account for the success of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.
3. Examine the causes and effects of the 1947 Malagasy War.
4. Assess the achievements of President Idi Amin Dada for Uganda between 1971 and 1978.
5. Explain the causes and effects of rural-urban migration in any one independent African state
6. Assess the impact of Western education on cultural values in any one independent East African state
7. Examine the contribution of the United Nations Organization (UNO) to the attainment of Black Majority Rule in
South Africa.
8. To what extent did the independent African states observe the principles of the Non-Aligned Movement(NAM)
up to 1980?
9. Account for the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974.
10. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Army Rule in any one independent state of West Africa.

HISTORY (ECONOMIC & SOCIAL HISTORY EAST

AFRICA) PAPER 2
SECTION A
1. Explain the importance of initiation ceremonies in the social-economic organization of any one pre-colonial
society in East Africa.

2. Describe the social economic organization of any one agricultural pre-colonial society in East Africa during the
early 19th Century.
3. Examine the factors that led to the emergence of the coastal trading centres in East Africa during the early 19th
Century.
SECTION B
4. Account for the growth of local trade in any one East African country during the colonial period.
5. Describe the various sources of government revenue in Uganda during the colonial period
6. How did urbanization affect the social and economic development in any one Easr African country during the
colonial period?
7. Assess the impact of colonial education on social and economic development in any one East Africa country
during the early 20th Century
SECTION C
8. Examine the role played by Foreign Banks in the social- economic development of any one East African country
since independence.
9. Explain the factors that undermined the expansion of social services in any one East African country after
independence.
10. To what extent did the 1971 Military coup in Uganda contribute to the collapse of the East African Community
(EAC) in 1977?
HISTORY (EUROPE HISTORY 1789-1970) PAPER 3
1. Examine the causes of the 1792 to 1794 reign of terror in France
2. To what extent did the 1815 Vienna Settlement contribute to the outbreak of the 1848 revolution in Europe?
3. Discuss the causes and consequences of the 1870 – 1871 Franco – Prussian war.
4. Assess the impact of the 1856 Paris Peace Treaty on Europe.
5. How did Bismarck overcome the challenges faced by the German Empire between 1871 and 1890?
6. “The Arms race was primarily responsible for the outbreak of World War I” Discuss.
7. Examine the success and failures of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1945.
8. Account for the victory of the Bolsheviks in Russia between 1916 and 1924
9. To what extent did the United Nations Organization (UNO) fulfill its aims between 1945 and 1970?
10. Examine the impact of the Cold War on Europe between 1945 and 1970.

HISTORY (THEORY OF GOVERNMENT AND

CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PRACTICE IN EAST AFRICA) PAPER 5
1. Examine the strength and weaknesses of a written constitution of a country
2. Describe the features of Republican type of State
3. Examine the merits and demerits of a Two Chamber Legislature
4. Account for the adoption of a multi-party system of government in a country.
SECTION B
6. Describe the features of the centralized political system in any one East African pre-colonail society
7. How successful was the independence constitution in resolving outstanding conflicts in any one East African
country?
8. Explain the factors that determine the composition of the National assembly in any one East African country?
9. To what extent has the Police been successful in maintaining Law and Order in any one East African country.
10. Explain the role played by local councils in the development of any one East African country.

HISTORY (AFRICA)PAPER 6
1. Account for Mfecane movement into East and Central Africa by 1860.

2. Describe the features of any one pre-colonial centralized society in Africa by mid 19th Century.
3. “The need to avenge the Adowa defaeat of 1896 by Menelik II drove the Italians to occupy Libya.” Discuss.
4. Assess the impact of the 1899 – 1902 Anglo – Boer war on the relationship between the British and Boers in
South Africa.
5. To what extent was the Creole administration responsible for the outbreak of the Hut tax war in Sierra- Leone in
1898?
6. Why was Ethiopia able to preserve her independence from colonial powers?
7. To what extent did Semei Kakungulu contribute to the establishment of colonial rule in Uganda?
8. Assess the impact of Portuguese rule on the peoples of Mozambique up to 1914.
9. How did the construction of the Uganda Railway affect the peoples of East Africa up to 1914?

10. Examine the achievements of Christian missionaries in Central Africa up to 1914.