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Jamb History Questions

Question 11:
A major consequence of the Great Trek was the
  • A Restriction of movement of the whites in South Africa
  • B Agitation for black-white equality in South Africa
  • C Annexation of white communities by the Africans
  • D The expansion of white communities in South Africa.
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Question 12:
Sayyid Said increased the volume of trade with the Europeans by
  • A Allowing them to take control of the trade with the hinterland
  • B Replacing Indian middlemen with Europeans
  • C Allowing European consuls to reside in Zanzibar
  • D Making English the lingua franca of Zanzibar.
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Question 13:
The Mahdists revolt in the Sudan was successful
  • A They believed they had a superior faith
  • B It enjoyed widespread support
  • C The Egyptian army was poorly trained
  • D General Gordon was an incompetent commander.
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Question 14:
Morocco was of strategic importance to the European countries because
  • A Of its good climatic conditions
  • B It was highly industrialized
  • C It possessed good mineral resources
  • D It provided an entrance to the Mediterranean.
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Question 15:
The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was fought between
  • A The British and the Urabists
  • B Tawfiq and the Mahdists
  • C The Khedive and the Wafdists
  • D Napoleon and the Mamluks.
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