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The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the Old Oyo were
A Owu and Abeokuta
B Ijaiye and Ife
C Ibadan and Ijaiye
D New Oyo and Ibadan.
Which of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?
A Bida
B Ilorin
C Adamawa
D Bauchi
The collapse of Kanem under Dunama Debalemi was attributed to
A poor economic system
B lack of a standing army
C conflict among the ruling class
D lack of a sound political structure.
Northern Rhodesia, on becoming a Crown Colony, was administered by the
A United Nations Organization
B Commonwealth of Nations
C British Foreign Affairs Department
D British Colonial Office.
The power that emerged after the First World War was
A Great Britain
B Russia
C the USA
D Japan.
The principal anti-apartheid party in South Africa was the
A African National Congress
B Afrikaner National Party
C National Party
D Unionist Congress.
The nationalist leaders who played prominent roles during Zimbabwe’s struggle for independence were
A Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo
B Abel Muzerewaand Kamuzu Banda
C Sam Nujoma and Chris Hani
D Ndabaningi Sithole and Augustiho Neto.
Nationalist’s resistance to colonialism in Africa was influenced by
A the level of literacy among the people
B relations between the Africans and Europeans
C the effect of Islamic religion on the people
D the nature and character of the leadership.
The British government took over the control of the Colony of Sierra Leone in 1807 in order to use it as a
A major trading port in the West African region
B centre for the spread of British culture
C base for anti-slave trade naval patrol
D base to penet West African interior.
The area later referred to as Cameroon was mandated to
A France and Britain
B Portugal and Spain
C Belgium and Italy
D Germany and Belgium.
The last European power to join the race for colonies in Africa was
A France
B Portugal
C Germany
D Belgium.
The policy of separation of the races in South Africa was first adopted in the Cape by the
A British
B French
C Germans
D Boer.
The dissatisfaction of the Boer with
A stage a rebellion against the British
B negotiate peace settlement with the British
C form a strong political organization
D emigrate from the area.
The rise of Shaka the Zulu was a result
A introduction of new military tactics
B support he got from the Boer
C wealth he acquired from heavy taxation
D decentralization of political authority.
One of the factors that attracted the Europeans to East Africa was the desire
A for tropical produce
B for territorial expansion
C to establish Christian missions
D to spread Western education.
By 1700, the Portuguese had been expelled from all their coastal strongholds in East Africa by the
A Arab traders
B English traders
C Belgium traders
D Indian traders.
The reign of Sayyid said in East Africa was marked by
A a gradual growth in Portuguese influence
B decline in the slave trade
C crises at home and pirates at sea
D the loss of Pate to the Mazrui.
The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against
A internal oppression
B northern domination
C foreign pressures
D economic difficulties.
French delay in occupying Algeria was attributed to
A demographic reasons
B insufficient officials
C the people’s resistance
D fear of British reaction.
In 1805, Muhammad Ali became the Pasha of Egypt as a result of
A his leadership qualities
B the deposition of the sultan
C his military background
D the voluntary retirement of the sultan.
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