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Islamic Reform Movements & State Building (West Africa) - Sokoto & Other Jihads Relationship
Establish the relationship between the Sokoto Jihad and other Jihads in West Africa.
The Sokoto Caliphate - Establishment, Administration & Neighbourly Relations
Determine the factors that led to the rise of the caliphate; examine its administrative set-up and relations with its neighbours.
The Omani Empire - Commercial & Political Relations (Coast & Hinterland)
Assess the establishment of commercial and political relations between the Omani Empire, the coast and the hinterland.
The Omani Empire - Relations with Europeans
Examine the relationship that existed between the Omani Empire and the Europeans.
First Republic Politics - Minority Question & State Creation Controversies
Account for the controversies generated by the minority question and the creation of states.

Colonial Administration (Post-Amalgamation) - Central Administration (Legislative & Executive Councils)

Relate the composition of the central administrative set-up to its consequences.

The Sokoto Caliphate - Collapse Factors

Trace the internal and external factors that led to the collapse of the caliphate.

Ethiopia (19th Century) - Rise of Theodore II & Unification Attempts

Examine factors leading to the rise of Theodore II; analyze strategies adopted for Ethiopian unification.

Early Centres of Civilization - Significance

Examine the significance of various centres including Nok, Daima, Ife, Benin, Igbo Ukwu, and Iwo Eleru.

Colonial Administration (Post-Amalgamation) - Indirect Rule

Identify reasons for introduction and workings of indirect rule; assess its effects.

Christian Missionary Activities - Sierra Leone, Liberia Importance & Impact

Examine the importance of Sierra Leone and Liberia in the spread and impact of Christianity; assess the impact of Christian missionary activities in West Africa.

First Republic Politics - Action Group Crisis & 1964/65 Elections

Examine the problems created by the Action Group crisis and the General Elections of 1964/65.

Colonial Rule Patterns - British, French, Portuguese, Belgian

Examine and compare the patterns of colonial rule by the British, French, Portuguese, and Belgian powers.

Colonial Administration (Post-Amalgamation) - Local Administrative Institutions

Examine local administrative units including Native Authorities, Native Courts, and Native Treasuries.

Early Centres of Civilization - Monuments & Shelter Systems Historical Significance

Establish the historical significance of various monuments and shelter systems such as Kuyambana, Durbi-ta-Kusheyi, city walls, palaces, caves, and rocky formations.

The Mfecane - Rise of Zulu Nation & Shaka

Trace events in Nguniland before the Mfecane and determine factors leading to the rapid rise of Shaka.

Origin and Formation of States - Central Sudan (Kanuri & Hausa) Traditions of Origin

Relate the different groups of people occupying the various zones to their traditions of origin.

Colonial Administration (Post-Amalgamation) - Resistance Movements

Account for anti-colonial movements and their significance, including Ekumeku Movement, Satiru uprising, Egba Anti-tax Agitation, and Aba Women Movement.

Politics of Decolonization - Colonial Policies & African Discontent

Examine the policies employed by colonial masters and the magnitude of African discontent.

The Colonial Economy - Nature and Aspects

Examine the nature of the colonial economy as it affects currency, taxation, forced labour, infrastructure (transportation, post, telecommunication), agriculture, mining, industry, commerce, and banking.

Social Development under Colonial Rule - Western Education

Identify Western education as an area of social development under colonial rule.

Social Development under Colonial Rule - Urbanization & Social Integration

Examine the impact of urbanization and the level of social integration among the people.

Mahdi & Mahdiyya Movement (Sudan) - Causes, Course & Consequences

Examine the causes, the course and consequences of the Mahdiyya Movement in the Sudan.

Social Development under Colonial Rule - Improvement Unions

Identify improvement unions as an area of social development under colonial rule.

Social Development under Colonial Rule - Health Institutions

Identify health institutions as an area of social development under colonial rule.

Constitutional Developments - 1922 Clifford Constitution, WWII & Agitation for Independence

Assess the role of the 1922 Clifford Constitution and examine the effects of World War II on agitation for independence and constitutional developments.

Apartheid in South Africa - Internal Reaction & Suppression of Nationalist Movements

Relate internal reactions to apartheid to the African struggle for majority rule.

Apartheid in South Africa - External Reaction (Frontline States, Commonwealth, OAU, UN)

Relate the contributions of African states and international organizations to the fight against apartheid.

Constitutional Developments - 1946 Richards Constitution

Assess the role of the 1946 Richards Constitution in constitutional development.

Constitutional Developments - 1951 Macpherson Constitution

Assess the role of the 1951 Macpherson Constitution in constitutional development.

Economic Activities & Growth of States - Agricultural Activities Identification

Identify various economic activities including hunting, farming, fishing, animal husbandry, and horticulture.

Party Politics - Regionalism, Federalism & Minority Agitations

Trace the development of party politics and its impact on regionalism and minority question.

Economic Activities & Growth of States - Industries Differentiation of Specialties

Differentiate economic activities and specialties such as pottery, salt-making, iron-smelting, blacksmithing, leather-working, wood-carving, cloth-making, dyeing, and food processing.

Constitutional Developments - 1954 Lyttleton Constitution

Assess the role of the 1954 Lyttleton Constitution in constitutional development.

Nation-building Problems (Africa) - Political & Economic Challenges

Examine the political and economic problems faced by African countries in nation-building.

Economic Activities & Growth of States - Trade, Trade Routes & State Expansion Relationship to Growth

Relate local, regional, long-distance, and trans-Saharan trade and other economic activities to the growth of states.

Constitutional Developments - 1957 Lagos & 1958 London Conferences

Examine the impact of the constitutional conferences in Lagos (1957) and London (1958).

External Influences - North Africans/Arabs: Introduction, Spread & Impact of Islam

Assess the impact of the contact with North Africa on the people and states South of the Sahara, concerning the introduction, spread, and impact of Islam.

External Influences - North Africans/Arabs: Trans-Saharan Trade Impact

Assess the impact of trans-Saharan trade on the people and states South of the Sahara.

Path to Independence - 1959 Elections & 1960 Independence

Determine the factors that aided the attainment of independence, including the 1959 general elections and the independence in 1960.

European Penetration & Impact - Commodity Trade Development & Consular Authority Rise

Trace the development of commodity trade and account for the rise of consular authority.

Nigeria in International Organizations - Conflict Resolution Role

Examine Nigeria's role in conflict resolutions in the Congo, Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Sudan.