O Level History Notes Archives - Page 9 of 29 - Free ZIMSEC & Cambridge Revision Notes

The Course of the Anglo-Ndebele War of 1893-1894

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:41:59+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Early settler soldiers who fought in the First Anglo-Ndebele War

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Course of the Anglo-Ndebele War

The war began with serious preparations from both sides
Lobengula recalled his army that he had sent to Barotseland
He positioned them strategically in areas covering Fort Salisbury, Victoria and Bechuanaland

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Agriculture in Rhodesia

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:32:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tobacco remains an important cash crop to this day.

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

After failing to get the desired profits and discovering the second Rand in mining, the settlers turned to agriculture

The European settlers did not immediately utilize the land they had acquired since […]

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Parastatals established during the Rhodesian era

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:09:46+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

GMB was one of the parastatals established during the Rhodesia era. Image credit newsday.co.zw

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969:Parastatals established during the Rhodesian era

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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland:The Closer Union Movement

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:37:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Lord Selbourne

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: The Closer Union Movement

In 1907 Lord Selbourne suggested that the federation reach as far as Lake Tanganyika with the aim of consolidating British Imperial Authority
The BSAC in 1915 suggested to unite Zimbabwe and Zambia so that […]

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The Collapse of the Federation

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:23:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Dr Kenneth Kaunda, the first president of Zambia. Image credit newafricanmagazine.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: The Collapse of the Federation

The Federation was formally ended on 31 December 1963
One of the main reasons for its collapse was that it was formed without the native’s […]

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The Beginning of the Second Chimurenga War (1965-1971)

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

Ian Smith and Harold Wilson aboard the HMS Tiger

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: The Beginning of the War (1965-1971)

The war started in the late 1960s but was weak because Nationalist leaders such as Nkomo and Mugabe had been arrested in 1964 […]

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What is a Constitution

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:43:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai at the signing of the current constitution in 2013. Image credit newsday.co.zw

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: What is a Constitution

A constitution is as set of rules and regulations and principles which direct how an organization or country is ruled
In shona a constitution is […]

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Constitution of Zimbawe: Executive Functions

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:28:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Robert Mugabe the Current President of Zimbabwe and leader of the executive

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Executive Functions

Executive functions of President and Cabinet

The President has the powers conferred by this Constitution and by any Act of
Parliament or other law, including those necessary to exercise the […]

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Mussolini’s Foreign policy

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:41:26+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Benito Mussolini with Adolf Hitler. Image credit Smithsonian Magazine

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Italy: Benito Mussolini: Mussolini’s Foreign policy

Foreign expansion

As things got difficult at home Mussolini started embarking on foreign adventures.
He praised glories of war and promised the recreation of the Roman Empire […]

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