The Course of the First World War
Bloody Trench Warfare was characteristic of of the World War I. Image by History.com The course of the First World War
The Battle of Marne River
- For close to a month the German forces moved across Belgium […]
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Portuguese Posts (feiras) in and Ports in the Mutapa state
A map showing early Portuguese settlements in Zimbabwe. Image by MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Portuguese in Zambezi Valley: Portuguese Posts (feiras) in and Ports in the Mutapa state
Trading Posts/Feiras in the Mutapa State
- The following were the Trading Posts or […]
The Effects of the Bantu Migration
A map showing the movement of the Bantu from the North. Image credit sites.google.com ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Effects of the Bantu Migration
The following effects resulted from the Bantu migration to the South:
- The spread […]
Settlements established by the Ndebele South of the Limpopo
Mzilikazi Khumalo King of the Ndebele. Image credit africanfederation.net ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Ndebele: Settlements established by the Ndebele South of the Limpopo
- These are the names of the settlements established by the Ndebele south of the Limpopo as they […]
The development and effects of trade
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Early Societies (Late Stone Age – Early Iron Age): The development and effects of trade
- The use of iron tools meant high degree and skill in the Early Iron Age and Late Iron Age
- This led to the development of trade both internally with locals and […]
Internal Migrations
Commuters are part of internal migrations
ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Migration: Internal Migrations
- These are migrations within the same country for example from Masvingo to Harare
- For example in Zimbabwe people move from one area to another for varying durations of time
- The table below shows some common push and pull […]
Political organization of the Ndebele State
Ndebele King Lobengula.
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Political organization of the Ndebele State
- The Ndebele State was a centralized and militarized state
- This means that all the political, military, administration, judiciary and religious were in the hands of the king
- The king was responsible for the selection of indunas and chiefs […]
Effects of the Berlin Conference
Berlin Conference 1884
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Scramble and Partition of Africa:Effects of the Berlin Conference
Negative Effects
- It partitioned/divided Africa among European nations.
- 90 % of African countries lost their independence to European nations. Liberia and Ethiopia remained free
- It led to the suffering of Africans as they were abused by colonial […]
First Chimurenga: Results of the Ndebele-Shona Uprisings
The railway line reached Salisbury(Harare)
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Colonisation of Zimbabwe: Results of the Ndebele-Shona Uprisings
- The defeat of the Ndebele and Shona led to the total colonization of Zimbabwe and the Europeans firmly settled
- Many Shona chiefs were killed during the first Chimurenga
- The whites replaced these chief […]
Methods used to Recruit Labour in Rhodesia
Slaves toiling. Image credit stockton.edu
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Methods used to Recruit Labour
- The settlers used force to get labour at first chibharo, slave or forced labour
- They forced local chiefs to supply able bodied men
- Policemen would raid villages and force all able bodied men to […]