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CAPE Caribbean Studies Solution 2008
CAPE Caribbean Studies Solution 2008
CAPE Caribbean Studies Solution 2008
development.
Sensitized the youth about political issues.
Identify TWO regional institutions that were
created before the 1958 West Indies Federation.
UWI – 1948
WICB – early 1920’s
State TWO reasons for the formation of the 1958
West Indies Federation.
To create unity in and amongst the islands
To give the Caribbean region a voice against
Europe
Name ONE institution that survived after the
collapse of the 1958 West Indies Federation and
give ONE reason for its survival.
University of the West Indies – direct funding
from the government.
Identify Two sports in which Caribbean people
have gained international recognition.
Cricket
Track and field
football
With the aid of examples, explain how sports
tourism has contributed to Caribbean
development.
Generation of income
Brings in revenue to the region.
Promotes recognition of the Caribbean region.
Explain what is meant by the term ‘negritude’.
Négritude is a literary and ideological movement,
developed by francophone black intellectuals,
writers, and politicians in France in the 1930s.
This movement, which influenced Africans as
well as blacks around the world, specifically
rejects the political, social and moral domination
of the West.
Name One person associated with the negritude
movemenbt.
Aime Cesaire
Frantz Fanon
Leopold Senghor
Outline THREE ways in which Caribbean people
benefitted from the negritude movement.
Gained knowledge about the achievements of
Africans
Gave them a drive to move towards
independence
Were empowered to make changes
Psychologically, they were beginning to see
themselves as being valuable.