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WAEC WASSCE course

History

WAEC WASSCE

20 topics sit in this course for WAEC WASSCE.

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THE GAMBIA (For candidates in The Gambia only)
SECTION A: THE GAMBIA FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 2000, SECTION B: THE GAMBIA IN THE 19TH CENTURY, SECTION C: THE GAMBIA FROM 1900 TO 2000
Historiography and Historical Skills
What is History and why do we study History? Sources of History; Historical skills (ancient and modern approaches); Prospect of ICT in historical studies.
GHANA (For candidates in Ghana only)
SECTION A: LANDMARKS OF AFRICAN HISTORY (FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800), SECTION B: GHANA AND THE WIDER WORLD; FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO AD.1900, SECTION C: GHANA (AD 1900-1991)
LIBERIA (For candidates in Liberia only)
SECTION A: LIBERIA FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800, SECTION B: LIBERIA IN THE 19TH CENTURY, SECTION C: LIBERIA FROM 1900 TO 2000
NIGERIA (For candidates in Nigeria only)

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PAPER 1: WEST AFRICA AND THE WIDER WORLD FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 2000
- Historiography and Historical Skills
- Trans - Saharan Trade
- Islam in West Africa
- European Contact with West Africa
- Trans-Atlantic slave trade
- Christian Missionary Activities in West Africa
- The Scramble for and Partition of West Africa
- Colonial Rule in West Africa
- Problems of independent West African States
- West Africa and international organizations
PAPER 2: NATIONAL HISTORIES OF THE GAMBIA, GHANA, LIBERIA, NIGERIA AND SIERRA LEONE UP TO 2000
- THE GAMBIA (For candidates in The Gambia only)

SECTION A: NIGERIA FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800, SECTION B: NIGERIA IN THE 19TH CENTURY, SECTION C: NIGERIA FROM 1900 TO 2000

SIERRA LEONE (For candidates in Sierra Leone only)

SECTION A: SIERRA LEONE FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800, SECTION B: SIERRA LEONE IN THE 19TH CENTURY, SECTION C: SIERRA LEONE FROM 1900 TO 2000

Christian Missionary Activities in West Africa

The suppression of slave trade. Christian Missionary activities and their impact on West Africa.

The Scramble for and Partition of West Africa

The Industrial Revolution, Scramble for colonies, Colonial subjugation, Occupation and West African reaction.

Colonial Rule in West Africa

Patterns of colonial rule, consolidation of European culture in Africa, colonial economy and the underdevelopment of Africa: colonial Africa and the two World Wars.

Problems of independent West African States

Nature of politics: neo-colonialism and economic underdevelopment, unequal development within states and instability, the Military in West African politics, boundary disputes and threat to West African Unity.

GHANA (For candidates in Ghana only)

LIBERIA (For candidates in Liberia only)

NIGERIA (For candidates in Nigeria only)

SIERRA LEONE (For candidates in Sierra Leone only)

Other Topics

Benin empire decline
Nigerian history