WAEC Government questions: Nationalism

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1. Question 1· Nationalism· WAEC

   Which of the following contributed to the growth of nationalism in Nigeria?

   • AWestern education
   • BIndirect rule's success
   • CThe absence of newspapers
   • DTraditional religion only

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2. Question 2· Nationalism· WAEC

   The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) was formed in

   • A1951
   • B1923
   • C1944
   • D1960

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3. Question 3· Nationalism· WAEC

   Which of these factors encouraged the growth of nationalism in Nigeria?

   • Athe absence of newspapers
   • Bthe arrival of the slave trade
   • Cthe amalgamation of 1914 alone
   • Dthe return of educated Nigerians from abroad

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4. Question 4· Nationalism· WAEC

   Nationalism in Nigeria was mainly a struggle for

   • Areligious unity
   • Bmilitary rule
   • Cforeign investment
   • Dindependence from colonial rule

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5. Question 5· Nationalism· WAEC

   The Action Group grew out of the cultural organisation

   • AEgbe Omo Oduduwa
   • BJam'iyyar Mutanen Arewa
   • CIbo State Union
   • DNigerian Youth Movement

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6. Question 6· Nationalism· WAEC

   The first political party in Nigeria, formed in 1923, was the

   • AAction Group
   • BNigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
   • CNorthern People's Congress
   • DNCNC

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7. Question 7· Nationalism· WAEC

   The first political party in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Democratic Party, was formed by

   • ANnamdi Azikiwe
   • BHerbert Macaulay
   • CObafemi Awolowo
   • DAhmadu Bello

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8. Question 8· Nationalism· WAEC

   The Nigerian National Democratic Party (1923), the first political party in Nigeria, was founded by

   • ANnamdi Azikiwe
   • BHerbert Macaulay
   • CObafemi Awolowo
   • DAhmadu Bello

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9. Question 9· Nationalism· WAEC

   Herbert Macaulay's party, the NNDP, was formed in 1923 to contest elections created by the

   • AClifford Constitution
   • BRichards Constitution
   • CMacpherson Constitution
   • DLyttelton Constitution

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10. Question 10· Nationalism· WAEC

    Newspapers such as the West African Pilot helped the nationalist movement by

    • Aspreading anti-colonial ideas
    • Bsupporting colonial rule
    • Cprinting the constitution only
    • Dadvertising goods only

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11. Question 11· Nationalism· WAEC

    The return of ex-servicemen after the Second World War encouraged nationalism because they

    • Ahad seen that Europeans were not invincible
    • Bsupported colonialism
    • Cwere all British
    • Dhad no grievances

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12. Question 12· Nationalism· WAEC

    Which nationalist founded the West African Pilot newspaper?

    • AHerbert Macaulay
    • BNnamdi Azikiwe
    • CObafemi Awolowo
    • DAnthony Enahoro

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13. Question 13· Nationalism· WAEC

    The West African Students' Union was founded in London by

    • ANnamdi Azikiwe
    • BLadipo Solanke
    • CObafemi Awolowo
    • DAhmadu Bello

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14. Question 14· Nationalism· WAEC

    The Clifford Constitution of 1922 introduced

    • Athe office of prime minister
    • Bregionalism
    • Cfederalism
    • Dthe elective principle

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