FORM III HISTORY TOPICS & SUBTOPICS TO COVER

FORM III HISTORY TOPICS & SUBTOPICS TO COVER

1.  ESTABLISHMENT OF COLONIALISM

I.           Scramble for and Partition of Africa

-      Meaning and factors for the scramble and partition of Africa

-      Causes of Scramble for and partition of Africa.

-      Why some areas experienced intensive scramble

-      Impacts of the scramble and partition

II.        The Berlin Conference (1984-1985)

-      Events leading to the Berlin Conference

-      Resolution of the Berlin Conference

-      The significance of the Berlin Conference to Africa

III.     Establishment of colonial rule/control

-      The concept of colonialism

-      Tactics used to impose colonial rule

IV.       African Response/Reaction to the imposition of colonial rule

-      Meaning of African reaction

-      Forms of African reaction

-      Factors/causes/reasons for different reactions

-      Factors that determined the nature of African reaction

-      Impacts and significance of reactions

2.  COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS

I.           Colonial administrative systems     

-      Direct rule

-      Indirect rule

-      Assimilation

-      Association

-      Similarities and differences of colonial administrative system

-      Strength, weaknesses and impacts of administrative system

II.        Colonial military and colonial legal institutions

-      Explain the meaning of colonial military and legal institutions.

-   Analyze the functions of each colonial military and legal institution       

3.  COLONIAL ECONOMY

I.           Establishment of colonial economy

-      Meaning and objectives of colonial economy

-      Tactics used to establish colonial economy

II.        Sectors of the Colonial Economy

-         Agriculture

-         Mining

-         Trade

-         Industry

-         Transport and communication

-         Financial institutions

-         Explain the features of each sector of colonial economy

-         The impacts of the establishment of various sectors of colonial economy on Africa

III.     Colonial Labour

-         Concept of colonial labour, tactics used to create colonial labor

-         Types of colonial labour

-         Impacts of the establishment of colonial labour to African 

4.  COLONIAL SOCIAL SERVICES

I.           Colonial Education

-         Meaning and objectives of colonial education

-         Features of colonial education

-         Impacts of colonial education on African societies.

II.        Colonial Health Services

-         The Objectives of colonial Health Services

-         Features of Colonial Health Services

-         Impacts of Colonial Health Services

III.     Provision of Water and housing services During Colonial Era

-         Motives for the provision of colonial water and housing services.

-         Distribution Pattern of water and housing services

-         The impacts of the provision of colonial water and housing services.