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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

HISTORY 6006/1

PAPER | HISTORY OF ZIMBABWE(PRE-COLONIAL TO PRESENT)

NOVEMBER 2021 SESSION 3 hours

Additional materials:
Answer paper

TIME 3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer
paper.

Answer four questions from at least three of Sections A — D.

Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.

If you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

This paper consists of 16 questions.

Each question in this paper carries 25 marks.

You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.
You should illustrate your answers with specific examples.

Candidates are advised to spend 45 minutes on each question.

This question paper consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2021.
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SECTION A
Discuss the multi-disciplinary approach in the reconstruction of Zimbabwe’s pre-colonial
History.
Analyse the causes of the Bantu migrations into Sub-Saharan Africa.
Explain how iron technology led to state formation during the Early Iron Age.

Compare the rise of Mapungubwe with that of the Great Zimbabwe State.

SECTION B

How far can it be argued that raiding was the backbone of the Ndebele economy between
1840 and 1890?

To what extent were missionaries successful in overcoming the challenges they encountered
before 1890?

Assess the effectiveness of the strategies employed by Lobengula to respond to European
encroachment between 1870 and 1890.

Analyse the reasons for the defeat of the Ndebele in the Anglo-Ndebele War of 1893-4.

SECTION C

Examine the reasons for the growth of African peasant farming in Southern Rhodesia prior to
1910.

‘Early African protest movements in Zimbabwe between 1919 and 1945 were a total failure.’
Discuss.

Assess the impact of sanctions imposed on Southern Rhodesia in 1965.

Examine the reasons why the Zimbabwe-Rhodesia government of 1979 was short-lived.

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SECTION D

Analyse the impact of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) on the people
of Zimbabwe between 1990 and 2000.

To what extent did Zimbabwe enjoy peace and stability between 1980 and 2000?
Evaluate the Zimbabwe Government’s efforts to empower the youths since 2000.

How far have Zimbabwean women benefitted from the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable
Socio-Economic Transformation (ZIMASSET) to date?

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