Welcome to your History national exam 2014
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Which of the following is true about developments during the fascist.
2.
What was the immediate cause of the second World War (WWII)?
3.
According to the structure of the United Nations Organization, which one of the following bodies' falls under the security council?
4.
which of the following is true about super power politics after WWII?
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What were the two blocs or camps into which the world was divided after WWII?
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Which one of the following is true about the peasants of Ethiopia in the post Liberation period?
7.
Which of the following is true about the Ethio-Eritrean federation and subsequent union?
8.
Which of the following was true about military rule in Ethiopia following the 1974 popular Revolution?
9.
Which of the following is true about pan Africanism?
10.
Among the French colonies of West Africa which of the following became independent 1958 by voting ”No“ to continued association with France
11.
Which of the following is correct about the Harar Emirate?
12.
The correct statement about the Eastern Question is that
13.
Which one of the following is true about the impact of industrial capitalism on the Europeans concerning the continent of Africa?
14.
Among the many reasons for the coming of the European explorers to Africa, which of the following is correct?
15.
One of the following is true about the rise to power of Emperor Tewodros II. Which one ?
16.
Which of the following is true about the reforms of Tewodros?
17.
The correct statement about the approach of Yohannes IV in his internal administration is that
18.
The correct statement about the expansion of Menelik II to the south, South west and south- east is that
19.
One of the following shows correctly Menelik's foreign relations during the territorial expansion. Which one?
20.
Which of the following was the consequence of Ethiopian victory at Adwa?
21.
What was the root cause of the conflict between the Christian Kingdom and the Muslim Sultanates from 1270 to 1520 ?
22.
Which of the following is correct about the conflict between the Christian kingdom and the sultanate of Adal in the early 16th century?
23.
What is the most likely factor for the population movement of the Oromo starting from the 1520 s?
24.
Which one of the following is correct about political developments in the Christian Kingdom after the death of Imam Ahmed in 1543?
25.
What was the most likely reason for Susenyos’ conversion to Catholicism?
26.
which of the following is true about achievements of gondarian period
27.
What was the factor that made England to be the place of origin for the Industrial Revolution? England
28.
Which of the following is correct about the second Industrial Revolution in comparison to the First? The second
29.
One of the following is a major feature of the Trans- Atlantic slave Trade. Which one? It was
30.
Which of the following is NOT correct about the consequences of the Trans Atlantic slave trade? The slave trade
31.
Which of the following is true about the importance’s of history?
32.
Which of the following is correct about the role of sources in the study of history?
33.
Which of the following is correct about the study of Ethiopian history?
34.
Which of the following Australopithecine species is discovered in Ethiopia?
35.
Which of the following is NOT true about the earliest states inhuman history?
36.
Which of the following is correct about the Romans and the Germans in the Middle Ages?
37.
Which of the following characterizations is true about the Byzantine Empire?
38.
38) Which one of the following was a major feature of India in the Medie val Period?
39.
Which one of the following was a feature of early capitalist economic activities in Europe?
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Which of the following is correct about pre- Aksumite states?
41.
Which of the following is correct about the process of European colonial expansion in Africa?
42.
Which one of the following was a major feature of long distance In 19t h century Ethiopia?
43.
Which of the following was NOT true about long distance trade in the Ethiopian region?
44.
Which of the following was a major factor for the downfall of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia?
45.
Which of the following best explains the administrative policy of Emperor Yohannes IV?
46.
Which of the following is correct about the relation between Egypt and Ethiopian under Yohannes IV in the 1870?
47.
Which of the following is correct about the Battles of Gundet and Gur'a?
48.
Which one of the following was a result of the Hewett Treaty between Ethiopia and Britain of 1884 ?
49.
What was the immediate consequence of Ethiopian victory at Adwa?
50.
Which of the following project of modernization is attributed to the reign of Emperor Merelik II?
51.
why did the colonial powers surrounding Ethiopia sign the Tripartite Treaty of 1906 ?
52.
Which of the following is correct about the appointment of Lij lyasu as menelik‘s heir?
53.
Which one of the following properly describes Lij Iyasu's approach to government?
54.
Which of the following signaled the emergence of autocracy following the coronation of Haile Selassie I?
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Which of the following was NOT the fundamental cause of the First world war (W W I)?
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Which of the following is true about the league of Nations?
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Which of the following is true about the domestic policy of the soviet Union from 1917 to 1937 ?
58.
Which one of the following is correct about the resistance to colonial rule in Africa from 1900 to 1939 ?
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Which of the following is correct bout the Ethio -Italian war of 1935 1936?
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Which of the following is true about the Italian Occupation of Ethiopia from 1936 to 1941 ?
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Which of the following is correct about units of chronology in history?
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Australopithecines had small brains in large faces
63.
One of the following is believed to be the earliest state in the Horn of Africa region?
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Which of the following is correct about the languages of Ethiopia?
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In which part of Africa was the civilization of the Shone people located?
66.
Which one of the following is true a bout the relationships among ancient civilizations?
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Among the achievements of the ancient civilizations Which one of the following legacies has enhanced international peace in Modern World?
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Which of the following is correct about the Aksumite King
69.
Why did the Aksumite Kingdom decline and eventually collapse? Because
70.
Which of the following properly explains the rise and early expansion of Islam?
71.
Which one of the following was a feature of the foreign relations of the Aksumite State?
72.
What was the major external factor for the fall of Aksum?
73.
To what major factor is the rise of the Zagwe Dynasty attributed?
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Which one of the following is a major achievement of the Zagwe dynasty?
75.
What was the most direct cause for the decline and downfa8 of the Agaw dynasty?
76.
Which of the following pieces of art was the work of Leonardo daVinci?
77.
What was the feature shared in common by the Muslim sultanates of When Ethiopian region in the medieval period?
78.
Which of the following is correct about the respective role of the routes through which Islam was introduced in to Ethiopia?
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Which of the following is correct about the Omotic states of southern Ethiopia?
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Which of the following is true about the relationship between the christian kigdom and the Omotic states of the south?
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What was the event that served as a major trigger for power struggle and foreign intervention in the Ethiopian politics between 1906 and 1910 ?
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Which one of the fo8owing is true about the period of dual rule (or "diarchy”) in Ethiopian politics of early 20th century?
83.
Which of the following was a key development in the emergence of autocracy under Emperor Haile Selassie I?
84.
In which of the following anti colonial movements was forced cotton production the major issue?
85.
Which of the following was an immediate trigger for the Ethio- Italian war of 1935— 1936
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Which was designated as viceroy of the Emperor and nominated as head of the Black Lion Organization in 1936 37 ?
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Which of following is correct about the Italian the Occupation of 1936 1941 ?
88.
Which of the following is true about the Black Lions organization?
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Which of the following is correct about the establishment of the united Nations Organization (UNO)?
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Which one of the following properly describes the differing positions of groups of African states prior to the formation of the OAU in 1963 ?
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Which of the following is correct about the Christian Kingdom after 1270 ?
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How did the European overseas explorations and "discoveries ' influence the course of events subsequently?
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Which of the following is the major cause for the conflict Answer: C Christian kingdom and the Sultanate of Adal?
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Identify the correct statement about the consequence of the war between the sultanate of Adal and the Christian kingdom.
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Which of the following is correct about the attempt to introduce Catholicism in to 17th - century Ethiopia?
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Which one of the following is correct about Gondar City in the 17th and 18th centuries?
97.
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Zemene Mesafint?
98.
Which of the following kingdoms, formed by the Soninke people attained greatness from the Trans- Saharan Trade?
99.
Which of the following properly express the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers?
100.
Which of the following is the major effect of the American war of independence?
