Hist 425: Military History Of Africa Question Paper
Hist 425: Military History Of Africa
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : HIST 425
UNIT TITLE : MILITARY HISTORY IN AFRICA
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions.
Question One
Critically assess the causes and effect of the Chimurenga war of 1896 – 1897. (20 Marks)
Question Two
Explain five causes of the maji maji uprising in 1905 – 1907
(10 Marks)
Discuss the reasons for the failure of the maji maji rebellion.
(10 Marks)
Question Three
Enumerate ways in which the First World War (1914 – 1918) influenced the African soldiers who participated in it.
(10 Marks)
With reference to the Franco Mondinka war (1891 -1898), explain how African military was able to put up resistance against invasion by European colonialists for a long time.
(10 Marks)
Question Four
Define the term ’apartheid.’
(2 Mark)
Explain the methods used by the nationalists in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
(8 Marks)
Discuss the impact of violence in apartheid South Africa.
(10 Marks)
Question five
Discuss the factors that caused the Mau Mau war of liberation in Kenya in 1950s and its consequences. (20 Marks)
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