February 2025

Benefits and damage of the Portuguese activities to the Mutapa State

By |2025-02-12T08:57:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

An early Portuguese map showing the Mutapa state An early Portuguese map showing the Mutapa state ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Portuguese in the Zambezi Valley: The benefits and damage of Portuguese activities to the Mutapa State

Benefits

  • They introduced new farming methods.
  • Introduced new crops e.g. maize and cassava.
  • Introduced new mining […]
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The names of British nationals who helped Rhodes to colonize Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T08:56:57+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Leander Starr Johnson. Image credit museumsyndicate.com Leander Starr Johnson. Image credit museumsyndicate.com ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Colonisation of Zimbabwe:The names of British nationals who helped Rhodes to colonize Zimbabwe

  • The following people helped Cecil John Rhodes to colonize Zimbabwe:
  • Charles Rudd
  • Francis Thompson
  • Rochford Maguire
  • Major Frank Wilson
  • Fredrick Selous
  • Allan Wilson
  • Leander Starr Johnson
  • John Smith Moffat
  • Reverend […]
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Religous organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

By |2025-02-12T09:13:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Soapstone carvings of the Zimbabwe bird. Image credit iisd.ca

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Great Zimbabwe state (Kingdom): Religous organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

  • The Great Zimbabwe people were very religious
  • Spirit mediums of the state were chosen from any class and this fostered unity among the people
  • The Hungwe bird […]
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Groups fought by the Ndebele during their journey from Zululand

By |2025-02-12T09:41:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Ndebele Chief in Rhodesia(now Zimbabwe). Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Ndebele State: Groups fought by the Ndebele during their journey from Zululand

  • These are the groups the Ndebele fought on their way from Zululand:
    1. Hurutshe
    2. Kora
    3. Rolong
    4. Griqua
    5. British
    6. Boers
    7. Sotho
    8. Taung

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European Powers that scrambled for Africa

By |2025-02-12T08:59:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A map showing the results of the Scramble for Africa. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Scramble and Partition of Southern Africa: European Powers that scrambled for Africa

  • These are the countries which participated in the scramble and colonization of Africa:
  • Portugal
  • Britain
  • Italy
  • Germany

    • […]

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The causes of the Anglo-Ndebele War/ First Matebele/War of Dispossession

By |2025-02-12T09:42:09+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Lobengula Khumalo

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The causes of the Anglo-Ndebele War/ First Matebele/War of Dispossession

Causes

  • The need to control the Shona people led to the Anglo-Ndebele war as the settlers needed them as labourers in their mines and industries whilst the Ndebele considered Mashonaland as a raiding ground
  • Raiding […]
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Land Apportionment Act (1931)

By |2025-02-12T09:33:01+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

White family planting tobacco in Rhodesia 1958 at their family farm.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Land Apportionment Act (1931)

  • After deliberation of the Morris Carter Commission in 1925, it was agreed that land in Zimbabwe be divided into three areas
  • Whites got prime land which was 51% of the […]
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Health in Rhodesia

By |2025-02-12T09:18:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Bulawayo City Hospital. Image credit Tony Ward.

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

  • Health standards for the workers were very poor
  • Workers in mines could easily be injured or get killed in accidents
  • Mine workers were not given adequate protective clothing resulting in many work-related injuries
  • Africans also […]
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Political Reasons for the Formation of the Federation

By |2025-02-12T09:38:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Mutare during the Rhodesian era.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Feration of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: Reasons for the Formation of the Federation

  • The settlers wanted the amalgamation of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland at first
  • The idea was then accepted by many settlers in 1945
  • It was however rejected by:
      […]
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