Lower Secondary

June 2024

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SUBJECT: History Duration: 1hour

You must answer on the question paper.
Year: Seven (7)

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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions. For Examiner’s use only

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Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the
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Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
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INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is ##.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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 Section A
1. The process by which the then prime minister of Britain visited Adolf Hitler three
times with the intention of preventing a war is known as?
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2. What was the name of the terrorist gang that assassinated Archdukke Franz
Ferdinand?
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3. Which country did Germany invade that led to the start of World War II?
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4. Which town or city was annexed by Austria-Hungary that led to retaliation by the
Serbians?
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5. Who declared World War II in Britain?
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6. What was the name of the new warship?
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7. How much money was Germany to pay as reparation to the Allies for damage
caused by the war?
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8. What was the motive behind the formation of the Coussey committee?
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9. What was the main purpose of the Gallipoli Campaign?
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10. Which political party was made up of mainly educated people and rich merchants?
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11. What was the name of the British air force?
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12. Countries that supported Britain and France during World War II were known as?
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13. Whose assassination triggered the start of World War I?
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14. Which category of people was mainly evacuated during World War II?
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15. How many times was Britani bombed by the Germans consecutively?
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16. Which committee was mainly made up of Ghanaians during the colonial era?
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17. Which town or city in Ghana did the members of UGCC meet to form a political
party?
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18. Which system of legislature does Ghana practice?
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19. Which of the super powers countries did not own or colonize any other country
during World War I?
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20. Why were Britain and France considered to be very powerful nations?
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21. Who killed or assassinated Archdukke Franz Ferdinand?
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22. Why was the Gallipoli campaign considered to be a failure?
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23. Which month and year did World War I end?
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24. What was the aim of Operation Dynamo?
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25. Which country did Adolf Hitler invade before Poland?
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26. What caused the cutting down of the cocoa trees?
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27. What led to the 1948 riot in Gold Coast?
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28. The process of violent attacks on Jews and their homes, businesses and
synagogues was known as?
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29. Which day, month and year did Adolf Hitler die?
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30. What was the name of the Germany air force during World War II?
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 Section B
1. Why did the policy of appeasement fail?
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2. Briefly explain the terms of the treaty of Versailles?
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3. State five (5) categories of evacuees during World War II?
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4. Why were trenches dug across Europe?
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5. Briefly explain the following terms.
(i) Evacuation
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(ii) Food ration
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(iii) Rearmament
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(iv) Arms Race
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(v) Holocaust
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(vi) Allies and Axis
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