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Causes of the First World War: Part 2

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:33:22+02:00February 12th, 2025|O Level History Notes|

Gavrilo Princip the Man who caused the First World War: Image by PixShark Causes of World War I

Balkan nationalism.

This is by far the largest cause of the First World War as Turkey was being destroyed by nationalism.
Serbia was […]

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The Origin and Rise of the Mutapa State

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:35:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A stamp showing a Portoguese impression of the Mutapa Gatsi Rusere. Notice the decidely European features. Image credit stampdata.com ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Mutapa State: The Origin and Rise of the […]

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Reasons for the fall of the Rozvi State

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:05:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The attacks from the Mfecane migrates contributed to the fall of the Rozvi state. Image credit krugerpark.co.za ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Rozvi State: Reasons for the fall of the Rozvi State

The […]

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Problems faced by Missionaries in Zimbabwe between 1850-1900
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Problems faced by Missionaries in Zimbabwe between 1850-1900

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Problems faced by Missionaries in Zimbabwe between 1850-1900

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:23:25+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Missionaries: Problems faced by Missionaries in Zimbabwe between 1850-1900

Problems faced by the missionaries included:
Diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.
Poor transport and communication as journeys had to be made by foot or cattle wagons.
Language barrier: most natives only spoke their native tongues while most of […]

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Effects of the usage of iron

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:00:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

An Iron Age compound (reconstruction). Image credit archaeology.org

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Early Societies (Late Stone Age – Early Iron Age): Effects of the usage of iron

the effects of the usage of iron during the Iron Age can be divided into various groups:

Economic effects

The introduction made it possible for […]

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The rise of Tshaka

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:18:30+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A painting depicting Tshaka. Image credit ancient-origins.net

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Zulu under Tshaka: The rise of Tshaka

Shaka was born in 1787 as an illegitimate of Senzangakona who was a Zulu chief and Nandi a daughter of chief of the Elangeni tribe
During the time of his birth, the […]

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Religious Organisation of the Ndebele State

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:44:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Drawing of Ndebele army dancing. Image credit plus.google.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Ndebele State:Religious Organisation of the Ndebele State

They believed in a supreme God whom they called Umnkulunkulu.
The Ndebele adopted the Rozvi Mwari called Mlimo in SiNdebele and Amadhloziformerly called masvikiro
In times of disaster they consulted the […]

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The Berlin Conference

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:34:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Otto von Bismarck. Image credit famouspeople.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Scramble and Partition of Africa:The Berlin Conference

The Berlin colonial conference took place from 1884-1885
This is not to be confused with the Congress of Berlin(1878) or the Postdam conference of 1945
It was called for by the German […]

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First Chimurenga: Why were the Ndebele and Shona Defeated?

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:15:50+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

First Chimurenga prisoners

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The First Chimurenga: Why were the Ndebele and Shona Defeated?

There were an estimate 188 injuries and 450 deaths among Europeans and 8000 deaths among Africans
They were defeated because they had inferior weapons
The whites had dynamites, maxim guns and powders whilst […]

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