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Jamb History Questions

Question 1:
In Africa, the colonial authorities introduced modern means of transportation in order to
  • A Develop the internal markets
  • B Increase farmers’ purchasing power
  • C Encourage urban development
  • D Promote import-export trade.
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Question 2:
One feature of European diplomacy in the scramble for Africa was
  • A Exchanging of ambassadors among them
  • B Holding Africans hostage for negotiations
  • C Negotiating with African leaders for territories
  • D Reconciling differences over territorial claims.
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Question 3:
The French colonial policy of assimilation failed in Africa because
  • A African culture was deeply rooted
  • B The African elite were opposed to it
  • C It was not consistently implemented
  • D It was expensive to implement.
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Question 4:
Which of the following was one of the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?
  • A Establishment of a university in each of the colonies.
  • B Expulsion of all Syrians and Lebanese from the colonies.
  • C Election of Africans into each colony’s council.
  • D Restriction of the activities of Christian missionaries in the colonies.
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Question 5:
The nationalist movement in Nigeria during the post-war period was primarily led by
  • A Businessmen
  • B The intelligentsia
  • C Students
  • D Local chiefs.
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