Jamb History Past Questions For Year 2012
Question 46
The French colonial policy of assimilation failed in Africa because
- A. African culture was deeply rooted
- B. the African elite were opposed to it
- C. it was not consistently implemented
- D. it was expensive to implement.
Question 47
In Africa, the colonial authorities introduced modern means of transportation in order to
- A. develop the internal markets
- B. increase farmersâ purchasing power
- C. encourage urban development
- D. promote import-export trade.
Question 48
King Leopold’s colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at
- A. making Belgium a great colonial power
- B. carving out an empire for himself
- C. putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
- D. introducing Western education to the people.
