Paternalism was a colonial policy adopted
by
- A. Britain
- B. Portugal
- C. Germany
- D. France.
The Fashoda incident of 1898 resulted in a rift between
- A. France and Germany
- B. Germany and Britain
- C. France and Italy
- D. Britain and France.
The Mfecane occured as a result of
- A. long standing inter-group rivalry
- B. inter-group struggles for natural resources
- C. Ndwandwe’s domination of the Zulu
- D. Shaka’s inordinate military ambition.
The white settlers in Southern Africa were known as
- A. Bantu
- B. Boers
- C. Bushmen
- D. Hottentots.
An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was
- A. Theodore II
- B. Menelik
- C. Johannes IV
- D. Haile Selassie.
In 1887, a plot to depose Kabaka Mwanga was hatched by
- A. a Muslim group
- B. Baganda Christians
- C. Arab slave merchants
- D. Egyptian mercenaries.
After leaving Oman for East Africa, Sayyid Said established his headquarters in
- A. Zanzibar
- B. Pemba
- C. Mombasa
- D. Kilwa.
Muhammad Ahmad was easily accepted as the Mahdi in the Sudan because
- A. the Islamic leaders in the area did not live up to the expectations of the people
- B. he came at a time the people were expecting to be delivered from the Egyptian rulers
- C. the national army was not strong enough to defend the country
- D. he was highly educated in the tenants of the Islamic religion.
Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of
- A. Morocco
- B. Libya
- C. Tunisia
- D. Algeria.
Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the
- A. huge investment in the Suez-canal
- B. rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation
- C. great cities of Cairo and Alexandria
- D. strategic importance of the country.
The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in
- A. establishing trading companies
- B. stopping the slave trade
- C. the emergence of educated elite
- D. the production of cash crop.
A major similarity of the 19th century jihads in West Africa was that
- A. they were executed at the same time
- B. the participants were of the same origin
- C. they had a common objective
- D. they brought unity between the Hausa and the Fulani.
Samori Toure is often described as the “African Napoleon” because he
- A. was a great military tactician
- B. learned a great deal from Napoleon
- C. employed similar tactics as Napoleon
- D. had a well trained army.
A major contribution of Nigeria to
ECOWAS is in the area of
- A. diplomacy
- B. funding
- C. military support
- D. provision of education.
The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to
- A. foster stability in West Africa
- B. solve boundary disputes among member states
- C. provide security for the whole of Africa
- D. tackle the problem of piracy in African seaways.
The political party that controlled the Federal Government during the Second Republic in Nigeria was the
- A. Great Nigeria Peoples Party
- B. Nigeria Peoples Party
- C. Unity Party of Nigeria
- D. National Party of Nigeria.
Which of the following political parties
formed an alliance in the Second
Republic?
- A. UPN and NPN.
- B. PRP and NPP.
- C. NPN and NPP.
- D. PRP and UPN.
The Second Republic in Nigeria refers to
the period
- A. General Babangida was Head of State
- B. between 1979 and 1983
- C. General Obasanjo was Head of State
- D. the period between 1960 and 1966
Which of the following countries did the Murtala/Obasanjo regime assist during their struggle for independence?
- A. Guinea Bissau and Namibia
- B. Angola and Zimbabwe
- C. Sierra Leone and Equitorial Guinea.
- D. The Gambia and Tanzania
The immediate cause of the January 1966 coup d’etat was
- A. the breakdown of law and order in the West
- B. the desire of the military to seize power
- C. the failure of the 1963 census
- D. interferance by foreign powers
The creation of Mid-Western region in 1963 was through
- A. balloting
- B. referendum
- C. declaration
- D. voting.