February 2025

Economic Development in South Africa 1867-1910: Introduction

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Johannesburg in 1888

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: South Africa 1867 – 1910: Economic Development in South Africa 1867-1910

  • This topic will look at the:
  • social,
  • political and economic effects of the discovery of diamonds and gold in South Africa
  • The location of gold and diamond mines in South Africa
  • African […]
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Road to the Federation

By |2025-02-12T09:04:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sir Goddfrey Huggins/Lord Marlven.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: Road to the Federation

  • From mid 1940s upwards, settlers began to like the idea of a union due to the economic and political reasons mentioned in the previous topics
  • Also Afrikaners (Boers) had started protesting so there […]
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Early Peasant Struggles through Associations, Unions and Societies (1900-49)

By |2025-02-12T09:43:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Rhodesian Infantry in the 1900

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980:  Early Peasant Struggles through Associations, Unions and Societies (1900-49)

Petitions

  • After the defeat and silencing of national movements in the late 1890s,
  • some leaders continued to gain their land back
  • Nyamanda, the oldest […]
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Second Chimurenga: Nyadzonya raid

By |2025-02-12T09:21:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A black member of the Rhodesian Selous Scouts wearing his uniform

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: Nyadzonya raid

  • The Rhodesian Security Forces with the help of part-time soldiers organized a major counter-offensive attack on 2 May 1976
  • Rhodesian Selous Scouts on 9 August […]
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Constitution of Zimbabwe: Chapter 3: Citizenship

By |2025-02-12T09:14:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Citizens of Zimbabwe

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe:Chapter 3: Citizenship

  • This section states who can be a citizen in Zimbabwe
  • This section has however been amended a couple of times
  • Citizenship comes with many privileges and rights which are usually not enjoyed by non-citizens
  • A citizen of […]
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Chapter 11: Security Service

By |2025-02-12T08:58:18+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The defence forces are in charge of defending the nation

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Chapter 11: Security Service

  • Security services are responsible for maintaining law and order in the country
  • The security services of Zimbabwe consist of:
    1. The Defence Forces
    2. The Police Service
    3. The intelligence services

      4. […]

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Weimer Republic: Social Problems

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

Soldiers trying to quell civil unrest in Weimer Republic 1920

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Germany: Social Problems

  • There were widespread national strikes
  • There were also serious food shortages
  • Unemployment rate was very high
  • Demobilized soldiers caused lawlessness (anarchy)
  • There was also general poverty
  • Hunger and […]
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Problems during the Boom

By |2025-02-12T08:56:24+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The KKK tormented black people. Image credit Chicago Tribune

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The United States of America (USA) 1920-1939: Problems behind the Boom

  • Industries were monopolized by super-corporations and they kept trade unions weak as they forbade workers to join them
  • Industrial workers were suppressed heavily by the industrialists

    • […]

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Causes of the First World War: Part 1

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

USS Texas: The last floating Dreadnought USS Texas: The last floating Dreadnought: Image by Wiki-commons. Causes of the First World War 1914-1918

Preamble

Although not necessarily part of the ZIMSEC Ordinary Level History syllabus, it is nevertheless important to read up on the History of Europe from about 1850 so that you […]

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