zimbabwe 1894-1969 Archives - Free ZIMSEC & Cambridge Revision Notes

Education in Rhodesia

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

St Georges college in Harare. Image credit youtube.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Education

In 1907 the Native Education Ordinance was passed which facilitated the creation of boarding missionary schools for Africans
African were mainly educated on industrial education
Orderlies and agricultural demonstrators were the only ones trained whilst […]

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Mining in Rhodesia

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

Early settlers were promised mineral rights

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

From the start, Zimbabwe was colonized because settlers wanted to find the Second Rand
The terms of the Rudd Concession emphasized more on mining
Whites involved in the occupation of Zimbabwe were each promised a […]

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Towns and Secondary Industry in Rhodesia

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

Salisbury (Harare) in 1910

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Towns and Secondary Industry

Blacks had not been allowed in whites locations and this was protected by the Urban Location Ordinance of 1892
The developments in mining, agriculture and transport encouraged growth and establishment of towns, such as Bulawayo, Salisbury, […]

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Living Conditions in Urban Areas in Rhodesia

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:02:58+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The streets of Salisbury (Harare) circa 1910

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Living Conditions in Urban Areas in Rhodesia

Rapid population growth in urban areas led to deterioration of living condition in urban areas
Urban workers either lived in compounds provided by their employers or in locations that were […]

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Economic and Social Developments in Zimbabwe 1894 – 1969: Introduction

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:32:34+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Rhodesia Army marching to the Boer War with Salisbury(Harare) in background

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Economic and Social Developments in Southern Rhodesia(Zimbabwe) from 1894 – 1979

This topic will look at:
The resources used by the white settler in Zimbabwe
The various methods used by colonizers to recruit labour
Explain […]

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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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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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The Prime Ministers of Rhodesia

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:10:37+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ian Smith

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969:The Prime Ministers of Rhodesia

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Land Apportionment Act (1931)

By Karen Mukungurutse|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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