LUAPULA PROVINCE

MOCK EXAMINATION FOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ORDINARY

LEVEL

HISTORY 2167/2

Paper 2
Additional Materials:

Answer Booklet Marks: 100

Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Instructions to Candidates
1. Pull out the Answer Booklet from this question paper.
2. Write your Name, Centre Number and Candidate number in the spaces provided on
the Answer Booklet.
3. Write your answers in Answer Booklet provided.
4. There are four sections in this question paper.
5. Answer all questions from Section A and Section B.
6. Answer one question from Section C and one question from Section D.
Information for Candidates
1. All questions in Section A and Section B carry equal marks.
2. All questions in Section C and Section D carry equal marks.
3. You are advised to read carefully through the whole paper before choosing questions you
intend to answer.
4. Cell-phones are not allowed in the examination room.

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SECTION A. WORLD HISTORY FROM 1870 -1945 (30 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section
(a) Study the passage below and answer the questions that follow
“Splendid Isolation” - Great Britain foreign policy doctrine from around the end of the
19th century - is making a comeback. It was defined by greatly restraint at a time of long
lasting alliances and conflict on the continent and simultaneous expansion of trade and
the economy. Today, this is well received neither on the island nor on the continent. The
upcoming general elections in May and domestic political problems, along with the
barely avoided secession of Scotland, provide only a weak partial explanation. (Extract:
column ZEITGEIST by Alexander Gorlach, March 5th, 2015).
Questions
(i) Define the phrase Splendid Isolation [1]
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(ii) List two reasons why Britain decided to follow policy in the 19 century. [2]
(iii) Give any two reasons why she decided to do away with the policy. [2]
(iv) Name the third alliance that Britain signed that showed how she abandoned the
policy of Splendid Isolation. [1]

[6 Marks]
(b) Study the picture below and answer the questions that follow

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 Questions
(i) What was the name of Mussolini’s political movement? [1]
(ii) Mention two post War problems that favored Mussolini’s rise to power [1]
(iii) Mention one aim in Mussolini’s foreign policy [1]
(iv) Why did Mussolini invade Abyssinia in 1935? [1]
(v) Name one treaty that Mussolini signed with the Pope for his dictatorship to thrive.
[1]
[5 Marks]
(c) Study the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Germany at the time that Hitler was rising to power is said to have been one of the countries
which caused so much tension in the world. Hitler as a young child growing up came from a very
poor background. He developed a strong hatred for the Jews especially after being denied a
chance at the school of art in Vienna. When Hitler rose to power, he began terrorizing the
country through his dictatorship and the use of thugs to consolidate power through the Nazi
party.
Questions

(i) Define Nazism. [1]

(ii) What name is used to refer to the symbol of Nazi party? [1]
(iii) Who headed the Worker’s party before Hitler became a member? [1]
(iv) Mention the title of the book which Hitler wrote while in prison. [1]
(v) State the color of the shirts that Hitler’s bodyguards and storm troopers wore? [2]
(vi) Give a reason that led to the signing of the Anti-commintern pact. [1]
(vii) What is meant by “policy of appeasement”? [1]
(viii) What name is given is given to the night when Hitler killed over 6 million Jews? [1]
(ix) Write one similarity between Fascism and Nazism. [1]
[10 marks]

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(d) Study the map below and answer the questions that follow

(i) In which year was the plan made [1]

(ii) Name the person who came up with the plan [1]
(iii) In which year was the plan implemented?
[1]
(iv)What was the idea behind this plan? [1]
(v) Which country was backward and expected to take a long time to mobilize her army in
order to give this plan an advantage? [1]
(vi)Name the country that fought brave and put up a heroic resistance and delayed the
advance of powerful army further. [1]
(vii) Name another country that relied on the Schlieffen plan [1]
(viii) Give two reasons that led to the failure of Schlieffen plan [2]
[9 marks]

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 SECTION B. WORLD HISTORY FROM 1945 TO PRESENT TIME (30 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

2 (a).Study the picture below and answer the questions that follow.

(i) The picture above shows the leader of the NATO organization in the 1990s. What do
the letters NATO stand for? [1]
(ii) State one countries that were member state of the NATO organization before 195 [1]
(iii) Mention one events that led to the formation of the NATO [1]
(iv) State one objective of the NATO [1]
(v) NATOs military forces are organized into three main commands, mention one
command. [1]
(vi) Name country were the headquarter of the NATO is found [1]
[6marks]

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 (b) Study the chart below and answer the questions that follow

(i) State two functions of the United Nations Organization (UNO) Secretariat [2]
(ii) Name the current UNO Secretary General [1]
(iii) Which UNO organ is also referred to as the ‘’World Parliament’’
[1]
(iv)State two duties of the ‘’World Parliament. [2]
(v) Name the UNO organ marked K responsible for supervising the UN specialized
agencies [1]
(vi)Which named organ of the UN has five permanent members? [1]
[8 marks]

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C. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow

Non- aligned movement or policy came up as early as 1955. It was a movement where Africans
were called upon to stay neutral. In other words, they were advised not to fall on the side of
Eastern that is Communist tendencies of USSR or Western Capitalist tendencies of USA. It was
also a diplomatic strategy of reconciling the capitalist and socialist bloc.

QUESTIONS

(i) There were four people who helped in championing this movement and one of the
was Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, mention other two [2]
(ii) Mention two objectives or aims of the non- alignment movement [2]
(iii) What was name of the capital city where this movement was formed in the year
1955? [1]
(iv) State two achievements of the non-alignment movement [2]
[7marks]

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D. Study the map below and answer the questions that follow

(i) At which conference was it agreed to share Germany into four zones as shown on the map
[1]
(ii) Name two of the leaders that attended this conference. [2]
(iii) Name the Germany town marked K that
was further divided into four zones [1]
(iv)What name was used to refer to the closing of all communication links between East and
West of the town marked K [1]
(v) In which year did this closure take place? [1]
(vi)How did the other powers on the west deal with the closure of the communication links [1]

(vii)Name the country that got the zone marked P [1]

(Viii)What name was give to the 30 mile barrier fence that was built in 1961 to completely
close the East and West of town K [1]

[9 marks]

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 SECTION C WORLD HISTORY FROM 1870 TO 1945 (20 MARKS)

Answer only one essay from this section

3. What were the reasons for the low demand of colonies in Africa before the 19 th century?
Why did so many European nations acquire colonies in Africa between 1870 and 1914?
[5:15]
4. What were Bismarck’s aims in foreign policy? Describe the membership and provisions
of the alliances signed by Bismarck between 1871 and 1890. [4:16]
5. What factors favoured the rise of Mussolini to power in Italy. Outline the main features
of his domestic policy. [8:12]
6. What were the causes of the Great Depression in the U.S.A? What measures did president
Roosevelt take to bring about economic recovery [8: 12]

SECTION D WORLD HISTORY FROM 1945 TO PRESENT TIME (20 MARKS)

Answer only one question from this section.
7. What caused the creation of the State of Israel? Why has it not been possible for Jews and
Arabs to live together? [12:8]
8. Describe the United Nations Organization (UNO) under the following headings:
(a) Establishment
(b) Aims
(c) Duties of the Specialised Agencies
(i) Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)
(ii) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(iii) United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) [Link]
9. What forced Britain to give independence to the two separate states of India and
Pakistan? What reasons have caused conflict between the two states since 1949? [20]
10. Write on any two of the following questions
(a). Causes and effects of Child defilement
(b). Causes poverty
(c). Gender- based violence and its effects [10:10]

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