UACE History Paper 6 (P210/6): History of Africa, 1855–1914

This is an Advanced-level History examination paper (P210/6) for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education. It covers the History of Africa from 1855 to 1914. The paper has ten essay questions, each worth 25 marks, and candidates must answer four of them in three hours. Topics include the role of religion in pre-colonial states, loss of African control over Niger Delta trade, and the Berlin Conference. Other questions cover Moshoeshoe's nation building among the Sotho, Turko-Egyptian rule in Sudan, British indirect rule in Nigeria, and the 1905–1907 Maji Maji uprising. The paper also asks about Italian occupation of Libya, Liberia's challenges and missionary work in Central Africa. It is useful for revision and exam practice.