February 2025

European powers and their African colonies

By |2025-02-12T09:20:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

European powers and their colonies

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Scramble and Partition of Africa: European powers and their African colonies

  • Britain had the most coonies in Africa.
  • Some African countries that were not colonised by the European powers
  • These are Liberia which was a protectorate of USA and
  • Ethiopia which […]
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Towns and Secondary Industry in Rhodesia

By |2025-02-12T09:02:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Salisbury (Harare) in 1910

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Towns and Secondary Industry

  • Blacks had not been allowed in whites locations and this was protected by the Urban Location Ordinance of 1892
  • The developments in mining, agriculture and transport encouraged growth and establishment of towns, such as Bulawayo, Salisbury, […]
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Political Effects of Gold and Diamonds discovery in South Africa

By |2025-02-12T09:33:59+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Joburg grew rapidly after the discovery of gold

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: South Africa 1867 – 1910: Political Effects

  • The need to control diamond and gold mines led to conflict between the British an the Boer in the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880-1881 and 1899-1902
  • South Africa was united in 1910 […]
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Economic Developments during the Federation

By |2025-02-12T09:12:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Kariba Dam was built during the Federation years

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: Economic Developments during the Federation

  • The federal state attracted funding and capital for big investment programs such as the Kariba dam which was constructed by the Federation from 1955-1959
  • The dam wall construction […]
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The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and the People’s Caretaker Council (PPC)

By |2025-02-12T08:59:49+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Mugabe the Secretary General of Zanu PF

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980:The Zimbabwe African National Union and the People’s Caretaker Council (PPC)

  • After disputes in the nationalist ZAPU, they split into two groups as there was dissatisfaction over Nkomo’s leadership after he accepted […]
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The Lancaster House Conference and Independence (September 1979 to April 1980)

By |2025-02-12T09:42:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The signing of the Lancaster House Agreement

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: The Lancaster House Conference and Independence (September 1979 to April 1980)

  • The British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (the Iron Lady) agreed to convene a conference for Rhodesia
  • The conference was held […]
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Constitution of Zimbabwe: The Acting President

By |2025-02-12T09:27:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Emmerson Mngangagwa the current Vice President of Zimbabwe.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Acting President

  • Whenever the President is absent from Zimbabwe or is unable to exercise his or her official functions through illness or any other cause, those functions must be assumed and exercise by the […]
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Benefits of Mussolini’s domestic Policy

By |2025-02-12T09:40:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Circus Maximus was cleaned as part of Mussolini’s domestic policies. Image credit umass.edu

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Italy: Benito Mussolini: Mussolini’s Domestic Policy and Achievements

  • Employment creation through the public works and other employment schemes in the army and in industries.
  • Transport and communications were […]
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Hitler’s Political Policies

By |2025-02-12T09:04:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Herman Goering leader of Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo)

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Germany: Political Policies

  • Germany became a police state and they enforced Nazi policies
  • Political parties were banned
  • The state police known as the Gestapo (Germany for Secret State) was responsible for law enforcement
  • Genuine […]
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Failures of the New Deal

By |2025-02-12T08:58:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Dusty farmland during the Great Depression and Recovery

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The United States of America (USA) 1920-1939: Failure of the New Deal

  • Discrimination against blacks still continued and many remained jobless and received low wages where they got employed
  • In the long run little had been done for […]
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