History Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

History involves documenting and explaining past events, particularly those related to specific places or subjects. Its aim is to enhance our understanding of the past and present social, political, religious, and economic conditions of a community.

• Question 521:

  The repeated attempts by Egypt and Italy to colonize Ethiopia led to the

  Options:
  A) end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia
  B) conquest of Southern Ethiopia
  C) expansion of the colonial tendencies to pacify Ethiopia
  D) battle of Adwa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 522:

  The Nationalist organization formed in Nigeria in the late 1930s was the

  Options:
  A) National Council of Nigeria and the Cameeroons
  B) Action Group
  C) Nigerian Youth Movement
  D) Nigeria National Democratic Party
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 523:

  The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was abolished in Britain in what year?

  Options:
  A) 1806
  B) 1807
  C) 1808
  D) 1809
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 524:

  Sierria Leone and Liberia were founded in what year _______ and _______ respectively

  Options:
  A) 1787 and 1824
  B) 1824 and 1787
  C) 1856 and 1926
  D) 1926 and 1856
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 525:

  Which of the following pionnered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?

  Options:
  A) Thomas Freeman
  B) William Baike
  C) Hope Waddell.
  D) Mary Slessor
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 526:

  The Ogiso dynasty in Benin failed due to ____

  Options:
  A) insufficient supply of arms and ammunition's
  B) the resentment against the system
  C) weakness and dependence on rulers
  D) economic disorder
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 527:

  The Berlin conference on the partitioning of Africa was held in _______.

  Options:
  A) 1888/1889
  B) 1887/1888
  C) 1885/1886
  D) 1884/1885
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 528:

  Who established the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Abdullahi Dan Fodio
  B) Ahmadu Bello
  C) Usman Dan Fodio
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 529:

  The Mahdist state or Sudanese Mahdiyya, was a _________ movement launched in 1881.

  Options:
  A) Religious and Political
  B) Economic and Political
  C) Social and Political
  D) Economic and Social
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 530:

  The last European power to join the race for colonies in Africa was

  Options:
  A) France
  B) Portugal
  C) Germany
  D) Belgium.
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  The correct answer is B .