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ZIMSEC O-Level History

10.2The turn to armed struggle, recruitment and training, and the early phase

The turn to armed struggle, recruitment and training, and the early phase in ZIMSEC O-Level History: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 2 (early recruitment and training of freedom fighters; the early phase) and Form 3 (causes of the armed struggle).

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 10.2.1Form 2 and Form 3: explain the causes of the armed struggle and the move from peaceful politics to armed struggle.
  2. 10.2.2Form 2: identify the countries where freedom fighters trained and describe the recruitment strategies of the political parties.
  3. 10.2.3Form 2: identify and describe the early battles and explain the failure of the early phase.

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  • The turn to armed struggle and its early phase, 1964-1970

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The turn to armed struggle, recruitment and training, and the early phase: sample question

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Which development in 1965 most convinced nationalists that only armed struggle could bring majority rule?

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