Form 4 history and government questions and answers for paper 1 : model test paper 5
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Explanation/Answer Text:
of all people.
-The emergence of USA and USSR as super powers and their anti-colonial stand. They pressurized colonial powers to decolonize.
-World war II and its aftermath: it caused economic ruin to Britain and influenced her to decolonize in order to cut cost of maintaining colonies like Kenya.
-Collapse of the Britain Empire: the attainment of independence of the former Britain colonies such as India and Pakistan (1947) and Ghana (1957) inspired the Kenyan nationalist to step up the struggle as they realized that independence was achievable.
-India and Ghana gave material and moral support to the Kenyan nationalist, which speeded up the attainment of independence.
-The labour party initiated constitutional changes which paved way for independence. Lyttelton and Lennox-Boyd constitutions and the Lancaster House conference of 1960 and 1962 which made independence inevitable.
Questions/Lessons List
1. Name two Kenyan communities which are classified as plain Nilotes. ( free lesson)
2. Identify two species of early man whose remains were discovered in Kenya. ( free lesson)
4. Identify the main reasons why the Mijikenda lived in kayas. ( free lesson)
7. Name the settler farmer who introduced wheat in Kenya during the colonial period. ( free lesson)
8. State the main the main functions of the legislature in Kenya. ( free lesson)
9. Who appoints the provincial commissioners/administrators in Kenya? ( free lesson)
10. State two ways in which village elders can promote law and order in the village. ( free lesson)
11. Name two ex-officio members in the parliament. ( free lesson)
12. What is the main duty of the government chief whip in Kenya’s parliament? ( free lesson)
13. Identify one fundamental principle of the concept of the natural justice. ( free lesson)
14. State two ways in which the Kenyan constitution promotes national unity. ( free lesson)
16. State two forms of ownership advocated by African socialism in Kenya. ( free lesson)
17. Name one ex-officio member of the local authorities in Kenya. ( free lesson)
19. Describe the social organization of the Luo during the pre-colonial period. ( free lesson)
20. Why did Seyyid Said transfer his capital from Muscat to Zanzibar in 1840? ( free lesson)
21. What were the effects of long distance trade on the peoples of East Africa? ( free lesson)
22. Explain five reasons why Maasai collaborated with the British. ( free lesson)
23. Discuss the results of the Maasai collaboration of the Maasai with the British. ( free lesson)
24. Identify roles played by women in the struggle for Kenya’s independence. ( free lesson)
25. Explain factors that hastened the achievement of independence in Kenya after 1945. ( free lesson)
26. Give qualification for one to be elected a member of the national assembly in Kenya. ( free lesson)
27. Explain factors that can undermine free and fair election in Kenya. ( free lesson)
28. Identify the basics aims of prison sentence. ( free lesson)
29. Explain problems faced by prison inmates in Kenya. ( free lesson)
30. Give reasons why the Kenyan government prepares an annual national budget. ( free lesson)
31. Discuss the sources of government revenue in Kenya. ( free lesson)
