February 2025

Economic Reasons For the formation of the Federation

By |2025-02-12T09:38:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Kariba dam under construction

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Economic Reasons for the formation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

  • The BSAC saw the union as a way for them to reduce on administrative costs
  • The administrative costs were going to be fewer if the countries were united and common […]
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African Grievances against Colonial Rule: Political Grievances

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

Ian Smith(left) the Prime Minister of Rhodesia

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe: Political Grievances

  • Africans had also lost their political voice
  • Many Africans were denied the right to vote by the qualifications for voting introduced
  • Franchise legislation even though it was changed 5 times […]
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Foreign Aid in the Second Chimurenga

By |2025-02-12T09:21:46+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Samora Machel provided critical help to Zimbabwe during the Second Chimurenga

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: Foreign Aid in the Second Chimurenga

  • The Mozambique government continued giving its support to the ZANLA forces and by October 1975 recruits crossing into Zimbabwe were about […]
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Constitution of Zimbabwe: Chapter 2: National Objectives

By |2025-02-12T09:14:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The constitution has several objectives

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Chapter 2: National Objectives

  • Objectives to guide State and all institutions and agencies of Government – The objectives set out in this Chapter guide the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level in […]
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Chapter 10: The Civil Service

By |2025-02-12T08:58:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Civil service vehicle

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Constitution of Zimbabwe: Chapter 10: The Civil Service

  • It is made up of people employed by the government who work as servants of the people
  • They are responsible for the administration of the government and they offer service to citizens
  • The civil service […]
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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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Social groups and crafts practised by the people at Great Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:14:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Pottery was practised extensively at Great Zimbabwe. Image credit ghananation.com Pottery was practised extensively at Great Zimbabwe. Image credit ghananation.com ZIMSEC History O Level Notes: Great Zimbabwe: Social groups and Crafts practised at Great Zimbabwe

Social Groups found within the Great Zimbabwe State

  • fisherman
  • slaves
  • spirit mediums
  • The ruling class
  • miners
  • gatherers
  • sculptors (responsible for building the wall […]
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The Mutapa rulers who resisted Portuguese control and those who cooperated

By |2025-02-12T09:00:11+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 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 rulers who resisted Portuguese control and those […]

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The aims of missionaries in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:17:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Robert Moffat. Image credit MediaWiki Robert Moffat. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Missionaries:The aims of missionaries in Zimbabwe

The missionaries who came to Zimbabwe had several aims

These included:

  • The main aim of spreading Christianity.
  • To promote legitimate trade between Europeans and Africans.
  • To campaign against slave trade and slavery in general.
  • To […]
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