JAMB and WAEC History questions: Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa

34 questions with answers and explanations. Tap an option to check yourself.

All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 38 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36 Decolonisation and African unity · 40 Early centres of civilisation · 37 Eastern and southern Africa · 35 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41 Nationalism and independence · 40 Nigeria since independence · 44 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36 The colonial economy · 37 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

Question 1· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
Forced labour in French colonies was known as
Explanation and discussion
Question 2· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
Germany's African colonies included
Explanation and discussion
Question 3· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
The Scramble for Africa was driven mainly by
Explanation and discussion
Question 4· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The French policy that aimed to turn Africans into Frenchmen in culture was
Explanation and discussion
Question 5· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
Settler colonies in Africa included
Explanation and discussion
Question 6· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
Ethiopia preserved its independence after defeating Italy at the Battle of
Explanation and discussion
Question 7· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The Battle of Adwa in 1896 was won by
Explanation and discussion
Question 8· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
Ethiopia defeated an Italian invasion at the Battle of
Explanation and discussion
Question 9· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 was called mainly to
Explanation and discussion
Question 10· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
The Maji Maji rising of 1905-1907 was a resistance against German rule in
Explanation and discussion
Question 11· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The French policy that aimed to make Africans into French citizens was
Explanation and discussion
Question 12· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The policy of association replaced assimilation because
Explanation and discussion
Question 13· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
The Berlin Conference was convened by
Explanation and discussion
Question 14· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
Apartheid was a policy of
Explanation and discussion
Question 15· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
In Portuguese colonies, Africans who adopted Portuguese culture and became citizens were called
Explanation and discussion
Question 16· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
Assimilation was a colonial policy associated with
Explanation and discussion
Question 17· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II was notorious for
Explanation and discussion
Question 18· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The Maji Maji rebellion (1905-07) was against
Explanation and discussion
Question 19· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
The Herero and Nama uprising (1904-08) was against
Explanation and discussion
Question 20· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
Under French rule in West Africa, the indigénat was
Explanation and discussion

Practise History like the real exam. A timed CBT, your score, and the topics to fix.

Start a History test

JAMB and WAEC History questions: Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa

Forced labour in French colonies was known as

Germany's African colonies included

The Scramble for Africa was driven mainly by

The French policy that aimed to turn Africans into Frenchmen in culture was

Settler colonies in Africa included

Ethiopia preserved its independence after defeating Italy at the Battle of

The Battle of Adwa in 1896 was won by

Ethiopia defeated an Italian invasion at the Battle of

The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 was called mainly to

The Maji Maji rising of 1905-1907 was a resistance against German rule in

The French policy that aimed to make Africans into French citizens was

The policy of association replaced assimilation because

The Berlin Conference was convened by

Apartheid was a policy of

In Portuguese colonies, Africans who adopted Portuguese culture and became citizens were called

Assimilation was a colonial policy associated with

The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II was notorious for

The Maji Maji rebellion (1905-07) was against

The Herero and Nama uprising (1904-08) was against

Under French rule in West Africa, the indigénat was