History Questions and Answers
Learn about past events in Nigeria and the world with these interesting and informative History questions and answers.
Learn about past events in Nigeria and the world with these interesting and informative History questions and answers.
King Leopold’s colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at
Making Belgium a great colonial power
Carving out an empire for himself
Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
Introducing Western education to the people
Correct answer is B
Leopold did not want to be left out of new territorial acquisitions in Africa following the encouragement of the French to do so by Bismarck of Germany following the former’s loss of the rich territories of Alsace and Lorraine to the former.
In 1973, Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel because of Israel’s
Occupation of Egyptian territory
Support for apartheid South Africa
Support for Biafra during the war
Raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda
Correct answer is A
Israel defeated the joint army of the six Arab nations in 1967 and again in 1973 and went ahead to annex some important regions of Egypt.
One of the objectives for the formation of the South African Native Congress in 1912 was to
Establish a political party
Encourage black participation in governance
Retrieve all lands seized by the whites
Integrate the various groups and races
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The nationalist movement in Nigeria during the post-war period was primarily led by
Businessmen
The intelligentsia
Students
Local chiefs
Correct answer is B
The movement was led by mostly educated elite that had returned from Europe and those who took part in the Second World War.
Which of the following was one of the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?
Establishment of a university in each of the colonies
Expulsion of all Syrians and Lebanese from the colonies
Election of Africans into each colony’s council
Restriction of the activities of Christian missionaries in the colonies
Correct answer is C
The congress wanted a legislative council established for each British Colonial territory with majority of the members being Africans.