Unit 21: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Africa & the Middle East
Topic 21.9: Response to European imperialism (1870–1920) Questions
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Choose the correct answer: Which Asantehene was arrested and exiled to the Seychelles during the Fourth Asante War of 1896?
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Examine the reasons why the Asante Empire fought three separate wars against Britain between 1873 and 1900 before being annexed.
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Evaluate the view that collaboration was a more effective strategy than resistance for African rulers facing European imperialism between 1870 and 1920.
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To what extent did the 1900 Buganda Agreement represent a genuine success for Buganda rather than merely a form of continued colonial control?
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Discuss the view that resistance and collaboration were not opposite strategies but could serve the same underlying goal for African rulers between 1870 and 1920.
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Analyse the role played by cultural and religious factors, as opposed to purely military or political factors, in African resistance to European imperialism between 1870 and 1920.
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Examine the reasons why African states and peoples chose to resist European colonial rule between 1870 and 1920.
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Evaluate the reasons for the failure of Zulu resistance to British invasion in 1879.
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Examine the reasons for the destruction of the Zulu kingdom under Cetshwayo between 1879 and 1887.
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Discuss the impact of firearms and military technology on the outcomes of African resistance movements, 1870-1920.
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To what extent was the Golden Stool incident of 1900 the most significant cause of the final Asante uprising against British rule?
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Analyse the reasons why the Zulu kingdom won the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 but ultimately lost the Anglo-Zulu War.
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Compare and contrast the reasons for African resistance to European rule in two states, each chosen from a different region, between 1870 and 1920.
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Examine the reasons why some African rulers chose collaboration rather than resistance in their response to European imperialism between 1870 and 1920.
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Discuss the view that political unity was the single most important factor in determining the success or failure of African resistance movements, 1870-1920.
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Discuss the reasons for, and consequences of, the Asante Wars between 1873 and 1900.
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Evaluate the extent to which outside (external) support, or the lack of it, explains the differing outcomes of African resistance movements in this period.
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Analyse the impact of colonial brutality on African resistance movements, with reference to the Herero and Nama uprising and the Asante Wars.
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Evaluate the reasons for the success of Ethiopian resistance to Italian colonisation, 1889-1896.
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To what extent was the brutality of the colonial power the main reason for the failure of the Herero and Nama resistance in German South-West Africa?
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