WAEC History Syllabus
Every section, topic and candidate objective in the official WAEC History outline — 2 sections, 3 topics and 3 objectives.
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1Paper 1: West Africa and the Wider World (Earliest Times to 2000)
2 topics · 2 objectives
1Historiography, Trade, Religions, and Early Contact
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Historiography, sources of history, ICT in historical studies, Trans-Saharan trade, spread of Islam, European contact, and Trans-Atlantic slave trade
Objective
Understand historical methods, sources, and ICT prospects; examine Trans-Saharan trade origins and impacts; analyze the introduction and spread of Islam; evaluate European arrival, trade, and Trans-Atlantic slave trade origins, organization, and suppression.
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2Missionary Activities, Partition, Colonialism, and Post-Independence International Relations
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Christian missions, Scramble and Partition of Africa, patterns of colonial rule, World Wars, post-independence political/economic issues, military rule, and international organizations (UN, AU, ECOWAS)
Objective
Assess Christian missionary impact; analyze the Scramble for Africa, colonial conquest, and African resistance; evaluate colonial administration systems and economic underdevelopment; analyze post-independence problems including military coups and boundary disputes; examine West African participation in UNO, AU, and ECOWAS.
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2Paper 2: National Histories (Earliest Times to 2000)
1 topic · 1 objective
1Landmarks of Regional & National Histories
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Country-specific pre-colonial ethnic origins and centralized/non-centralized states, 19th-century political developments/wars, colonial administration/decolonization, and post-independence political history up to 2000
Objective
Detail pre-colonial social, political, and economic organizations for candidate's home country (The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, or Sierra Leone); analyze 19th-century transformations (jihadist movements, state expansion, missionary work, resistance); evaluate colonial governance (Indirect Rule, Crown Colony), economic developments, decolonization, and post-independence political eras up to 2000.
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