UCE History Paper 1 (241/1): History of East Africa c.1000 to Independence

This is an exam paper for Uganda Certificate of Education History Paper 1 (241/1), which covers the history of East Africa from about 1000 AD to independence. Candidates have two hours to answer four of the ten structured essay questions. All questions carry equal marks. Topics include the migration of the River-Lake Nilotes, Arab interest and settlement on the East African coast, how the Nyamwezi and Maasai societies were organised, and the long distance trade. Other questions deal with the 1900 Buganda Agreement, the Uganda Railway, white settlers in Kenya, the Devonshire White Paper, the Mau Mau rebellion and Kenyan nationalism. Each question is split into parts with marks shown.