KNEC KCSE History and Government Paper 2 – 2015 – Machakos County Trial
2015 KCSE Machakos County Trial
History and Government Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer ALL the questions in this section
1.
Give the main method used by anthropologist to gather their historical data.
1 marks
2.
Identify the method used in making sangoan tools.
1 marks
3.
Identify two external reasons for Lewanika’s collaboration with the British.
2 marks
4.
Identify the chartered company that British used to administer parts of west Africa
1 marks
5.
Give two reasons why the location of Samori Toures second empire contributed to his defeat by the French.
2 marks
6.
Identify two ancestors of man associated with the making of Oldowan Tools.
2 marks
7.
List two inventions which Jethro Tull a British farmer invented.
2 marks
8.
State two regions where salt was mined during Trans-Saharan Trade.
2 marks
9.
State two ways in which knowledge of iron working led to the rise of kingdoms in pre-colonial period.
2 marks
10.
Identify two social classes that made up the Baganda society in the pre-colonial period.
2 marks
11.
State one way through which the European nations maintained peace among themselves during the partition of African continent.
1 marks
12.
State two duties of native affairs Department in Zimbabwe during the colonial period.
2 marks
13.
Name the underground movement that spearheaded the armed resistance in South Africa during the apartheid system.
1 marks
14.
Identify two weapons used during cold war.
2 marks
15.
Identify two vessels used in space exploration.
2 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any THREE questions in this section
16.
(a) Identify three reasons why African slaves were more preferred than other races during the
Trans-Atlantic trade (3marks)
(b) Explain six factors which contributed to the decline of the Trans-Saharan Trade. (12marks)
15 marks
17.
(a) Name three advantages of the use of radio over newspaper in modern society. (3marks)
(b) Describe six contributions of TV to economic development. (12marks)
15 marks
18.
(a) Outline five factors that led to rise of Shona community before the 19th century (5marks)
(b) Describe the political organization of Asante Empire in the pre-colonial period (10 marks)
15 marks
19.
(a) Other than Nigeria name other three British colonies in West Africa. (3marks)
(b) Explain six reasons why the British used Direct rule in Zimbabwe. (12marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer Any TWO questions in this section
20.
(a) Name three political parties that struggled for independence in Ghana. (3marks)
(b) Explain six factors that contributed to nationalism in Ghana. (12marks)
15 marks
21.
(a) Give five reasons for the failure of the peace settlement after the First World War (5marks)
(b) Discuss five causes of the Second World War. (10marks)
15 marks
23.
(a) Name three founders of Non-Aligned Movement (3marks)
(b)Explain six factors that undermined the activities of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) (12marks)
