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Jamb History Questions

Question 71:
In 1973, Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel because of Israel’s
  • A Occupation of Egyptian territory
  • B Support for apartheid South Africa
  • C Support for Biafra during the war
  • D Raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda
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Question 72:
King Leopold’s colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at
  • A Making Belgium a great colonial power
  • B Carving out an empire for himself
  • C Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
  • D Introducing Western education to the people
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Question 73:
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 74:
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 75:
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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