SECTION A
CAMEROON SINCE 1884
1. Which of the following Missionary bodies showed interest in British annexation of Cameroon before 1884?
A. The English Baptist Missionary Society
B. The American Presbyterian Mission
C. The Basel Mission
D. The Roman Catholic Mission
2. The Douala chief who opposed the signing of the Germano-Duala treaty was…..
A. King Akwa
B. King Bell
C. Lock Priso
D. King Pass All
3. Which of these Coastal towns was founded by the British missionaries in 1858?
A. Douala
B. Tiko
C. Victoria
D. Kribi
4. Who of the following German officials was a signatory to the Germano-Douala treaty of July 1884?
A. Emile Schultze
B. Hans Dominik
C. Gustav Nachtigal
D. Eugene Zintgraff
5. The German colonial Governor who convened an important conference on educational reforms in Cameroon in 1907 was?
A. Jesko Von Puttkammer
B. Otto Gleim
C. Theodore Seitz
D. Karl Ebermaier
6. In which of the following towns did the British remain in control after the German annexation of Cameroon until 1887?
A. Victoria
B. Buea
C. Douala
D. Bimbia
7. Which of the following African territories supplied the Allies with troops during the invasion of Cameroon in the 1910s?
A. Egypt
B. The Gambia
C. The Gold Coast
D. Kenya
8. Select the world power that fought against the Germans in Cameroon during the 1914-1916 war….
A. Portugal
B. Spain
C. USA
D. Belgium
9. Which of the following reasons below explains why the Cameroons was administered as an integral part of Nigeria from 1922?
A. The territory was rescued by Britain during world war I
B. The League of Nations permitted Britain to do so
C. Britain feared interference of French officials from French Cameroon
D. British Southern Cameroons requested its integration with Nigeria
10. On which institution did the Indirect Rule System in Cameroon depends for ots successful implementation?
A. Native Authorities
B. Native Treasuries
C. Native Courts
D. Native Authority Schools
11. Which of the following pairs of French Colonial Policies was abandoned in 1946 as a result of the Brazzaville Conference?
A. Prestation and Assimilation
B. Corvee and la mise en Valuer
C. Indigenat and Prestation
D. Prestation and la mise en valuer
12. An important Political reform introduced in French Cameroon as a result of the Brazzaville Conference of the 1940 was…
A. Introduction of Post of Prime Minister
B. Introduction of the Cameroon Representative Assembly (ARCAM)
C. Abolition of Prestation and Corvee
D. Introduction of a single electoral college
13. What was the positive effect of World War II on Cameroonians?
A. Growth in Nationalism
B. Withdrawal of German planters
C. Closure of German institutions
D. Loss of lives and property
14. Which Legislative Assembly came into being in French Cameroon in 1957 as a result of the 1956 elections?
A. ALCAM
B. ATCAM
C. ARCAM
D. RACAM
15. In which of these conferences was a petition submitted by Dr. Endeley to the Lyttelton Commission requesting a Regional Status
A. London Conference of 1953
B. Mamfe Conference of 1959
C. Mamfe Conference of 1953
D. London Conference of 1957
16. In which of these towns in British Southern Cameroon was a meeting held to discuss the plebiscite issue in 1959?
A. Buea
B. Bamenda
C. Mamfe
D. Kumba
Question 17 is based on this extract of a speech made by a prominent French Cameroon Political leader in the 1960s
“…Today, Cameroon is free and independent..?
17. Identify the author of the speech above.
A. Charles Assale
B. Ahmadou Ahidjo
C. Andre Marie Mbida
D. Felix Roland Moumie
18. Select the date French Cameroon achieved its independence.
A. 1st January 1960
B. 1st October 1961
C. 11th February 1961
D. 17th July 1961
19. In which conference did leaders of the British Southern Cameroons meet for re-unification talks with the Republic of Cameroon?
A. London Conference of 1958
B. Mamfe Conference of 1959
C. Bamenda All-Party Conference, 1961
D. Foumban Constitutional Conference, 1961
20. Which of the following West Cameroon Political leaders occupied the twin posts of Prime Minister of West and Vice President of the Federal Republic from 1968 to 11972?
A. J. N Foncha
B. S.T Muna
C. A. N Jua
D. EML Endeley
21. In which year did the franc C.F.A replace the Pound Sterling in West Cameroon?
A. 1962
B. 1963
C. 1964
D.1966
22. The date 20th May 1972 is important in the political history of Cameroon because it marked……
A. Independence Day of Cameroon
B. Re-unification Day of the two Cameroons
C. Birth of the Unitary State of Cameroon
D. Birth of the Federal Republic of Cameroon
23. All of the following events took place in Cameroon under President Paul Biya except the…..
A. The creation of an Anglo-Saxon University in Buea
B. Admission of Cameroon into the Commonwealth
C. Establishment of the Unitary State
D. Creation of ten provinces
24. In which year did Cameroon become a full member of the Commonwealth and la Francophonie?
A. 1980
B. 1985
C.1990
D.1995
25. Cameroon is a member of the following organization EXCEPT
A. CEMAC
B. Lake Chad Basin Commission
C. ECOWAS
D. African Union
SECTION B
AFRICA SINCE 1884
26. The European monarch whose activities in the Congo basin led to the summoning of the Berlin conference of 1884-1885 was….
A. William IV
B. Leopold II
C. Francis I
D. Elisabeth II
Question 27 is based on this description of an African resistance leader in the 1890’s “He displayed bravery against the French imperialists and earned for himself the Title “Black Napoleon Bonarparte” of the Sudan…….”
27. Identify the resistant African leader above.
A. Menelike II
B. Samori Toure
C. Prempeh II
D. King Jaja
28. In the course of the scramble for Africa, Fashoda incident
of 1898 was the scene of colonial rivalry between…
A. France and Britain
B. Germany and France
C. Portugal and Spain
D. Britain and Germany
29. Which British colonial policy was friendly towards African traditional rulers and institutions?
A. Paternalism
B. Association
C. Assimilation
D. Indirect Rule
30. In which African territory was the colonial policy of paternalism largely practiced?
A. The Congo
B. Guinea Bissau
C. Senegal
D. Rwanda
31. The First World War was fought in the following African territories except..
A. Tanganyika
B. Togoland
C. Mozambique
D. South West Africa
32. The African statesman often associated with Pan- Africanism in the 1940’s and 1950’s and gained independence for his country in the 1950’s was…….
A. Marcus Garvey
B. Kwame Nkrumah
C. William Du Bois
D. Jomo Kenyatta
33. African nationalism may be defined as….
A. African hatred for the white race
B. African reluctance to accept European policies
C. African opposition to European colonial rule
D. African hatred and rejection of neo-colonial tendencies
34. Which Pan-African leader convened The All-Africa People’s Conference in December 1958?
A. Sedat Senghor
B. Kwame Nkrumah
C. Houphouet Boigny
D. Sekou Toure
35. These Southern African Liberation Movements FRELIMO and MPLA, were very important in the decolonization of the Portuguese colonies of ….
A. Mozambique and Angola
B. Rhodesia and South Africa
C. Tanzania and Uganda
D. South West Africa and Angola
36. The French West African nationalist leader who formed the RDA, served as Minister in the 4th French Republic and led Cote d’Ivoire to independence in 1960 was…..
A. Houphouet Boigny
B. Sekou Toure
C. Blaise Diagne
D. Julius Nyerere
37. In which African country did a civil war breakout, following the attainment of independence that led to the death of a UN Secretary General on a peace keeping mission?
A. Southern Susan
B. Angola
C. Nigeria
D. The Cong
38. Which of the following Angolan Political Movements formed the first government when Angola achieved independence from Portugal I 1975?
A. MPLA
B. SWAPO
C. FNLA
D. UNITA
39. Which South African Racist President released Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990?
A. H.F Verwoerd
B. Pieta Botha
C. Frederick De Klerk
D. Johnannes Voster
40. All the following African countries were founding members of the OAU in 1963 except…
A. Nigeria
B. Senegal
C. Libya
D. Zimbabwe
SECTION C
THE WORLD DIPLOMACY SINCE 1870
41. The European Statesmen who dominated European diplomacy in the 1870s and 1880s was…
A. Metternich
B. Bismarck
C. Francis I
D. Guizot
42. Which important agreement between France and Russia I 1892 signaled the end of German isolation of France in Europe?
A. Entente Cordiale
B. Triple Entente
C. Triple Alliance
D. Dual Alliance
43. The following were reasons for the outbreak of the First World War except…
A. The assassination of Frank Ferdinand
B. The collapse of the German Empire
C. Naval rivalry
D. Colonial rivalry
44. The Peace treaty signed between the Allies and Austria at the end of the First World War was…
A. Sevre
B. Trianon
C. Lausanne
D. St .Germain
45. Which of the following European Powers was not invited to attend the Paris Peace Settlement of 1919-1920 because of the Bolshevik revolution in 1917?
A. Russia
B. Italy
C. France
D. Japan
46. The European power that became a member of the League of Nations in 1926 after signing the Locarno treaty was….
A. Austria
B. Hungary
C. Russia
D. Germany
47. Which Japanese cities destroyed by the use of the atomic bomb by the Allies in 1945?
A. Tokyo
B. Okinawa
C. Nagasaki
D. Manchuria
48. Which one of these served as the Headquarters of the League of Nations?
A. New York
B. London
C. Paris
D. Geneva
49. Which World Power was instrumental in the creation of the League of Nation but never became a member of this International Organisation?
A. U.S.S.R
B. U.S.A
C. Japan
D. Italy
50. The disease that is socially hated and has devastated and affected millions of families and remains the pre-occupation of medical experts around the world is…
A. Malaria
B. STDs
C. HIV-AIDS
D. Cancer
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