Caribbean Political Development up to 1985 · CSEC Caribbean History

45 past-paper questions on Caribbean Political Development up to 1985, part of Section C, from every CSEC Caribbean History paper on Quelpr.

1. 14(a)13 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2005 · Paper 2Describe FOUR actions taken by the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) to improve the situation of blacks in the Caribbean and internationally.
2. 14(b)12 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2005 · Paper 2Outline the reasons why Marcus Garvey was persecuted.
3. 17(a)5 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2005 · Paper 2Describe TWO contributions that were made by José Martí to the independence movement in Cuba.
4. 17(b)8 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2005 · Paper 2Outline THREE contributions of Norman Manley to the integration movement in the British Caribbean.
5. 17(c)12 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2005 · Paper 2Outline THREE contributions made by Sir Grantley Adams to the unification process in the British Caribbean.
6. 1825 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2005 · Paper 2Discuss the arrangements that were made for the administration of the French and Dutch colonies after World War II.
7. 17(a)9 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2006 · Paper 2Outline four arguments used to justify the efforts to establish federations in the Leeward and Windward Islands in the nineteenth century.
8. 17(b)16 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2006 · Paper 2Explain why the efforts to unite the Windward and Leeward Islands during the nineteenth century met with considerable opposition.
9. 18(a)10 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2006 · Paper 2Explain four factors which led British Caribbean leaders to support a Federation of the British West Indies in 1958.
10. 18(b)15 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2006 · Paper 2Account for the collapse of the Federation in 1961.
11. 14(a)6 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Outline THREE examples of improvements in working conditions introduced into the British Caribbean by labour unions up to 1962.
12. 14(b)2 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Name TWO Caribbean political parties and the trade unions with which they have been associated.
13. 14(c)17 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Explain FIVE factors that favoured the development of trade unions in the British Caribbean between 1930 and 1960.
14. 17(a)13 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Discuss FOUR factors that encouraged independence movements in the British Caribbean between 1935 and 1983.
15. 17(b)12 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Explain FOUR reasons why Caribbean leaders decided to federate the British Caribbean in 1958.
16. 18(a)10 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Explain briefly the attempts by the people of the Dutch Caribbean to govern themselves between the 1940s and 1986.
17. 18(b)15 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Discuss FOUR advantages that the French Caribbean territories hoped to gain by becoming Overseas Departments of France in 1946.
18. 14(a)13 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Describe FOUR major factors that encouraged the growth of trade unions in the British Caribbean between 1900 and 1945.
19. 1725 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Explain the MAIN reasons for the failure of the 1958 British Caribbean Federation.
20. 14(a)9 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Give THREE reasons for the rapid growth of trade unions in the British Caribbean during the first half of the twentieth century.
21. 14(b)16 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Describe FOUR obstacles trade unions encountered during the first half of the twentieth century.
22. 17(a)9 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Explain THREE factors leading to the formation of the British West Indies Federation of 1958.
23. 17(b)16 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Examine FOUR reasons for the collapse of the British West Indies Federation.
24. 18(a)9 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Give THREE reasons why French Guiana, Martinique, and Guadeloupe became departments of France rather than independent nations.
25. 18(b)16 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Examine FOUR benefits these territories experienced after becoming departments of France.
26. 13(b)16 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Examine FOUR strategies adopted by union leaders which were aimed at improving the social and economic conditions of Caribbean people.
27. 14(a)9 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Explain THREE reasons why colonial legislatures did not recognize trade unions in the British Caribbean during the early 1900s.
28. 14(b)16 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Examine FOUR factors which contributed to the growth of trade unions during the early 1900s.
29. 17(a)9 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Describe THREE responses of British colonies to metropolitan rule by the end of World War II.
30. 17(b)16 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Examine FOUR results of the struggle by British colonies against metropolitan rule.
31. 18(a)9 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Describe THREE benefits to Puerto Rico from being an "associated free state" of the United States of America.
32. 18(b)16 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2010 · Paper 2Examine FOUR reasons why some Puerto Ricans opposed "associated" status.
33. 1525 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Examine three reasons for establishing the British West Indies Federation and three steps taken between 1945 and 1958 to bring it into existence.
34. 1625 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Examine the role of either Theophilus Albert Marryshow or Sir Grantley Adams in the formation of the 1958 British West Indies Federation, addressing their education, career, and impact on the federal movement.
35. 1525 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Examine THREE arguments used to promote the unification of the Leeward Islands in 1871 and THREE reasons why this attempt at unification ended in failure.
36. 1625 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Examine the economic, political, and social factors which contributed to the collapse of the British West Indies Federation in 1962, discussing at least TWO factors for EACH area.
37. 1725 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Examine the employment problems in the British Caribbean during the 1930s and the measures adopted by colonial governments to deal with them, discussing at least THREE problems and THREE measures adopted.
38. 1525 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Assess the effects of any FIVE recommendations of the Moyne Commission on political development in the region.
39. 1625 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Examine the causes of the collapse of the British West Indies Federation in 1962, arguing at least FIVE points from TWO selected factors (Economic, Political, Social).
40. 1525 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Discuss five similarities among British West Indian territories that supported the creation of the West Indies Federation between 1945 and 1958.
41. 1625 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Discuss the role of either Theophilus Albert Marryshow or Sir Grantley Adams in the establishment of the 1958 British West Indies Federation, examining career, contributions to domestic politics, and federal impact.
42. 1525 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2016 · Paper 2Write an essay explaining THREE arguments used to justify these attempts and examining TWO reasons why these attempts met with resistance.
43. 1625 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2016 · Paper 2Write an essay discussing THREE reasons why the French government adopted the policy of Assimilation in 1871 and examining TWO arguments used to support the decision of French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe to remain…
44. 1525 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Examine FIVE of the ways in which popular protest in the 1930s affected political development in the British Caribbean up to 1958.
45. 1625 marks· CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Assess FIVE reasons why the French territories retained DOM status in preference to independence following the 1962 referendum.