February 2025

The First Chimurenga: Shona Uprising

By |2025-02-12T09:15:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Nehanda(left) and Kaguvi(right) Heroes of the First Chimurenga

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Colonisation of Zimbabwe: Shona Uprisings

  • It surprised the settlers because they thought the Shona had welcomed colonialism as it protected them from raids by the Ndebele
  • The Shona were also seen as weak, disunited and having no organized society

    • […]

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Labour Issues in Rhodesia 1894-1969

By |2025-02-12T08:55:46+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Black railway workers during colonial times.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Labour Issues in Rhodesia 1894-1969

  • Labour was needed to support the colonialist economic activities such as mining, farming industrialization among others
  • Settlers wanted healthy and able-bodied labour which could be provided by Africans
  • The huge supply of readily […]
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The Discovery and Ownership of Diamond Mines at Kimberly

By |2025-02-12T09:19:19+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The star of Africa cut and polished. Image credit pininterest.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: South Africa 1867 – 1910: The Discovery and Ownership of Diamond Mines at Kimberly

Discovery of Diamonds

  • They were first discovered first in 1867 in the area the Vaal River flows into the Orange River
  • Diamonds were picked […]
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The Government System during the Federation

By |2025-02-12T09:04:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Federation’s Coat of Arms

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland:The Government System during the Federation

  • There were two departments of government, that is, the Territorial Governments and the Federal Government to separate the identities of the territories from that of the Federal State
  • Territorial Governments were […]
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The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: African Religious Movements

By |2025-02-12T09:44:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Church at St Faith’s Mission Rusape

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980:  African Religious Movements

  • After Africans failed to achieve mileage with petitions they decided to resist European dominance through events organized by African sponsored churches
  • Many Africans joined churches which opposed colonialist […]
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ZANU Military Tactics

By |2025-02-12T09:22:15+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZANLA Fighters at a community meeting

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: ZANU Military Tactics

  • Recruitment into the ZANU army became almost automatic
  • After political education, most young men and women voluntarily joined the guerillas (Vakomana neVasikana)
  • Pungwes increased and intensified and were attended […]
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The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Types of Citizenship

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

There are various ways to obtain citizenship

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe:Types of Citizenship

Citizen by Birth

  • Persons are Zimbabwean citizens by birth if they were born in Zimbabwe
  • When they were born:
    1. Either their mother or their father was a Zimbabwean citizen
    2. Any of their grandparents was […]
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Constitution of Zimbabwe: Police Service

By |2025-02-12T08:58:35+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Zimbabwean Police on Patrol. Image credit byo24.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Police Service

Police Service and its functions

  • The Police Force consists of the following:
    1. A regular force
    2. Police constabulary
    3. Ancillary members
  • There is a Police Service which is responsible for:
    1. Detecting, investigating and preventing crime
    2. Preserving […]
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Weimer Republic: Political Problems

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

The Reichstag in session during the Weimer Republic years

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

  • The government was accused of signing the Versailles treaty
  • Angry right wing groups called this political treachery
  • There was general unrest in the country
  • The Social Democratic Party ( […]
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The Great Depression

By |2025-02-12T08:56:49+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

People queueing during the Great Depression

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The United States of America (USA) 1920-1939: The Great Depression

  • It was a period of economic crisis or collapse of the USA and other countries’ economies

Causes of the Great Depression

  • The industries were producing more good than could be consumed […]
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