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Take note.
WAEC conducts two exams: SSCE (internal) for school candidates & SSCE external (formerly, GCE) for private candidates.
The WAEC SSCE (internal) and WAEC GCE History syllabuses are the same.
Because all the topics where your History questions will be asked in SSCE (internal) are also found in the WAEC GCE History syllabus.
How many questions are asked in the WAEC History Exam?
There will be two compulsory papers (1 & 2) to be taken in one sitting.
PAPER 1: will be a multiple-choice objective test of 50 questions. You will be required to answer all the questions in 1 hour.
PAPER 2: will be a 2-hour theory questions on the histories of member countries. Each set shall be made up of three sections.
The sections of questions for Nigeria, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Liberia will be on the following periods of their histories:
- Section A: from the earliest times to the 1800.
- Section B: 19th century.
- Section C: 1900 – 2000.
Those for Ghana will be as follows:
- Section A: landmarks of African history – from the earliest times to AD 1800.
- Section B: Ghana and the wider world: from earliest times to AD 1900.
- Section C: Ghana AD 1900 –1991.
Each section for each country will have three questions. You are to answer questions about the countries in which you are taking the examination.
You will answer 4 questions in all, choosing at least 1 question from each section.
See available GCE or WAEC History syllabus
The PDF version of this syllabus is included at the bottom of this post for your FREE and unlimited download.
PAPER 1: For all candidates – WEST AFRICA & THE WIDER WORLD FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 2000
1. Historiography and Historical Skills
- WHAT IS HISTORY AND WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY?
- SOURCES OF HISTORY
- GOVERNMENT AS AN ACADEMIC FIELD OF STUDYPROSPECT OF ICT IN HISTORICAL STUDIES
2. Trans-Sahara Trade
- ORIGIN.
- ORGANIZATION AND THE EFFECTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEST AFRICAN STATES.
3. Islam in West Africa
- INTRODUCTION.
- SPREAD AND EFFECTS.
4. European Contact with West Africa
- REASONS FOR COMING
- IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AND WEST AFRICAN REACTION
5. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
- ORIGIN
- ORGANIZATION
- EFFECTS
- SUPPRESSION
6. Christian Missionary Activities in West Africa
- THE SUPPRESSION OF SLAVE TRADE
- CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON WEST AFRICA
7. The Scramble for and Partition of West Africa
- THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- SCRAMBLE FOR COLONIES
- COLONIAL SUBJUGATION
- OCCUPATION AND WEST AFRICAN REACTION
8. Colonial Rule in West Africa
- PATTERNS OF COLONIAL RULE
- CONSOLIDATION OF EUROPEAN CULTURE IN AFRICA
- COLONIAL ECONOMY AND THE UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA
- COLONIAL AFRICA AND THE TWO WORLD WARS
9. Problems of Independent West African States
- NATURE OF POLITICS
- THE MILITARY IN WEST AFRICAN POLITICS
- BOUNDARY DISPUTES AND THREAT TO WEST AFRICAN UNITY
10. West Africa and International Organizations
- UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (U.N.O.)/UNITED NATIONS (U.N)
- ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (O.A.U.)/AFRICAN UNION (A.U.)
- EONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STSTES (ECOWAS)
- MEMBERSHIP, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND FAILURES
PAPER 2: NATIONAL HISTORIES OF THE GAMBIA, GHANA, LIBERIA, NIGERIA, AND SIERRA LEONE UP TO 2000
THE GAMBIA (For Candidates in The Gambia only)
SECTION A: THE GAMBIA FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 2000
1. Historiography and Historical Skills
- WHAT IS HISTORY AND WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY?
2. Origin, Political, Social, and Economic Organization of the following:
- THE WOLLOF
- MANDINKA
- FULA
- JOLA
- KRIO(AKU)
- SERAHULI
3. Indigenous Crafts and Industries
- POTTERY
- SALT MAKING
- IRON WORKING
- SOAP MAKING
- LEATHER WORKS
- WEAVING
- CARVING
- TIE AND DYEING
- BOAT BUILDING
4. Early European Contact
- TRADE
- CHRISTIANITY AND IMPACT
5. Introduction, Spread, and Effects of Islam
6. The Gambia and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
- ORIGIN
- ORGANIZATION
- EFFECTS
SECTION B: THE GAMBIA IN THE 19th CENTURY
7. Suppression of the Slave Trade and its Effects
- CAMPAIGNS AGAINST KINGS OF BARRA, SABIJI, AND FULADU
8. The Founding of Bathurst (Banjul)
9. Christian Missionary Activities and their Impact
10. The Soninke-Marabout wars, Jihadist Leaders
11. Resistance to European Colonialism
- FODAY KOMBO SILLAH, FODAY KABBAH DUMBUYA, AND MUSA MOLLOH BALDEH
SECTION C: THE GAMBIA FROM 1900 TO 2000
12. British Colonial Administration
- INDIRECT RULE AND THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS
13. Economic and Social Developments in the Colonial Period
- AGRICULTURE; ATTEMPTS AT DIVERSIFICATION
- TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
- EDUCATION
- HEALTH SERVICES
14. Development of Local Government
15. The Struggle for and Regaining of Independence
- EMERGENCE AND ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES
- INTERNAL GOVERNMENT
- INDEPENDENCE NEGOTIATIONS
- SENEGAMBIA RELATIONS BEFORE INDEPENDENCE
16. Development after Independence
- ATTEMPT AT NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
- THE REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION
- PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT; MULTIPARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL REALIGNMENT
- SENEGAMBIA RELATIONS
- 1981 ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT
- 1994 COUP D’ETAT, AFPRC
- THE SECOND REPUBLIC 1996–2000
17. The Gambia and the
- UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (U.N.O.)/UNITED NATIONS (U.N)
- COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS/THE COMMONWEALTH
- ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (O.A.U.)/AFRICAN UNION (A.U.)
- ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)
GHANA (FOR CANDIDATES IN GHANA ONLY)
SECTION A: LANDMARKS OF AFRICAN HISTORY (FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800)
1. Introduction to African History
- HISTORY AS A SUBJECT OF STUDY
- SOURCES OF AFRICAN HISTORY
- BEGINNING OF AFRICAN HISTORY
2. African Pre-History up to 500 B.C
- HUNTERS AND GATHERERS, ETC
- BEGINNING OF VILLAGE/COMMUNITY LIFE
3. Civilizations of North Africa from 3000 B.C. to A.D 1800
- PHARAONIC EGYPT
- NORTHERN AFRICA-BERBER
4. Civilizations of the Horn, East, and Central Africa
- AXUM
- EMERGENCE OF ANCIENT ETHIOPIA (ABYSSINIA)
- BANTU CIVILIZATIONS
- SWAHILI CIVILIZATION OF THE EAST AFRICAN COAST
5. West Africa – Civilizations and Cultures
- GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WEST AFRICAN SUDANESE STATES AND KINGDOMS
- THE TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE
- FOREST AND COASTAL STATES
SECTION B: GHANA AND THE WIDER WORLD; FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO AD 1900
6. Introduction to the History of Ghana
- SOURCES AND METHODS
- PRE-HISTORY OF GHANA – 50000 BC TO AD 1700
7. The Peopling of Ghana
- PEOPLE OF GHANA
- THE RISE OF STATES AND KINGDOMS
8. Social, Cultural, Political and Economic Developments in Ghana in the Sixteenth Centuries
- POLITICAL SYSTEMS
- SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
- HISTORY OF MEDICINE AS PRACTISED BY VARIOUS PEOPLES
- PRE-COLONIAL TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
- ART FORMS
- ECONOMY
9. European Contact
- EUROPEANS ON GHANA COAST
- CHANGING PATTERNS OF TRADE: AD 1500 – 1900
- THE SCRAMBLE FOR AND PARTITION OF WEST AFRICA
10. Social and Political Development AD 1500 – 1900
- ACTIVITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES
- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
SECTION C: GHANA (AD 1900 – 1991)
11. Social, Economic and Political Developments (AD 1900 – 1957)
- NATIONALIST ACTIVITIES AND POLITICAL CHANGES FROM 1900 TO 1957
- SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
12. Post-Independence Ghana
- THE NKRUMAH ERA
- POST NKRUMAH ERA
LIBERIA (FOR CANDIDATES IN LIBERIA ONLY)
SECTION A: LIBERIA FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800
1. Historiography and Historical Skills
2. Land and People
- MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL ZONES OF LIBERIA
- DEMOGRAPHIC, ETHNIC, LINGUISTIC DISTRIBUTION
3. Migration
- MIGRATION DUE TO WAR, PESTILENCE, DROUGHT, OVERPOPULATION
- INTRODUCTION, SPREAD, AND EFFECTS OF ISLAM
4. Kingdoms, Chiefdoms, and Confederacies
- POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
- SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (WEAVING AND BLACKSMITHING)
5. European Contacts
6. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
SECTON B: LIBERIA IN THE 19TH CENTURY
7. The Effects of Colonization Movements on Liberia
- THE COMING OF MIGRANTS FROM THE USA, THE CARRIBEAN, AND THE RECAPTIVES TO LIBERIA
- THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF SETTLEMENTS BY THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
- CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT
8. The Formation and Significance of the Commonwealth of Liberia:
- PROBLEMS, CONFLICTS, AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SETTLERS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
- TERRITORIAL EXPANSION AND ITS EFFECTS
9. Declaration of Independence:
- THE REASONS FOR THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
- THE CONSTITUTION OF 1847 AND ITS IMPORTANCE
- THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES
- THE ADMINISTRATION OF JOSEPH J. ROBERTS
- EDWARD J. ROYE AND THE RULING CLASS
10. Liberia’s Relationship with the Outside World
- DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION BY BRITAIN, FRANCE, ETC
11. Problems of Land Acquisition
- ENCROACHMENT BY THE BRITISH AND FRENCH BEYOND THE AGREED COLONIAL BOUNDARIES
- EXPANSION INTO THE INTERIOR
SECTION C: LIBERIA FROM 1900 TO 2000
12. Political Development
- THE ROLES OF PRESIDENTS DAVID COLEMAN AND ARTHUR BARCLAY
- THE ORIGIN AND DELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES UP TO 2000
- EXPORTATION OF LABOUR
13. The Administration of Edwin Barclay, William V.S Tubman, William R. Tolbert Jnr
14. 1980 Coup D’etat and Samuel K. Doe
- BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR (ECOWAS INTERVENTION/ECOMOG ACTIVITIES)
- INTERIM GOVERNMENT: 1900 TO 1994; 1994 TO 1997
- ADMINISTRATION OF CHARLES TAYLOR (1997 TO 2000)
15. Economic Development and the Spread of Education
16. Liberia and the
- UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (UNO)
- ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU)/AFRICAN UNION (AU)
- ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)
- MANO RIVER UNION (MRU)
NIGERIA (For Candidates in Nigeria Only)
1. Historiography and Historical Skills
- WHAT IS HISTORY AND WHY WE STUDY HISTORY?
2. Land and People of Nigeria
- MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL ZONES IN NIGERIA
3. Centers of Ancient Civilization
4. Centralized and Non-Centralized States
5. Indigenous Crafts and Industries
6. External Influences
- CONTACT WITH NORTH AFRICA
- EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT WITH COASTAL STATES
7. Nigeria and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
SECTION B: NIGERIA IN THE 19TH CENTURY
8. The Sokoto Caliphate
9. Borno under the Shehus
10. Christian Missionary Activities
11. Yorubaland in the 19th Century
12. Benin in the 19th Century
13. The First Phase of the British Conquest of Nigeria: 1851–1900
SECTION C: NIGERIA FROM 1900 TO 2000
14. The Second Phase of the British Conquest in Nigeria, 1900–1960
- THE EARLY PHASE 1900–1914
- LATER Phase: 1914–1960
15. The Decolonization Process in Nigeria, 1922-1960
16. Nigeria since Independence
- THE FIRST REPUBLIC, 1960-1966
- THE COUP D’ETAT, MILITARY RULE, CIVIL WAR, AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1966–1975
- THE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION—MURTALA/OBASANJO REGIME OF 1975–1979
- THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979–1983
- THE RETURN OF MILITARY RULE: BUHARI/IDIAGBON REGIME, 1983–1984
- THE IBRAHIM BABANGIDA REGIME, 1985-1993
- INTERIM NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND ABACHA REGIME, 1993-1998
- TRANSITION TO FOURTH REPUBLIC AND OLUSEGUN OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION
- EMERGING ISSUES UP TO 2000
Nigeria and the
- UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (U.N.O.)/UNITED NATIONS (U.N.)
- COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS
- ORGANIZATION OF AFRCAN UNITY (O.A.U.)/AFRICAN UNION (A.U.)
- ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)
- ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)
18. Global Issues
SIERRA LEONE (For Candidates in Sierra Leone Only)
1. Historiography and Historical Skills
2. Origin, Political, Social, and Economic Organization of the following:
- TEMNE
- MENDE
- LIMBA
- LOKO
- SUSU
- MANDINGO
- SHERBO/BULLOM
3. Indigenous Crafts and Industries
4. Mane Invasions
5. Early European Contact
6. Introduction Spread and Effects of Islam
7. Sierra Leone and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
SECTION B: SIERRA LEONE IN THE 19TH CENTURY
8. The Founding of the Settlement Colony of Sierra Leone to the Declaration of the Crown Colony
9. The Emergence of the Krio and their Subsequent Decline
10. Christian Missionary Activities and their Impact
11. The Role of the Colonial Government in Contacts between the Colony and the Hinterland
12. The Activities of Samori Toure in Sierra Leone
13. Declaration of the Protectorate and the Hut Tax War
SECTION C: SIERRA LEONE FROM 1900 TO 2000
14. The Administration of the Colony and Constitutional Developments up to 1947
15. The Administration of the Protectorate
16. Economic and Social Developments in the Colonial Period
17. Political and Constitutional Developments from 1947 to the Regaining of Independence in 1961
18. Sierra Leone from Independence to 2000
19. Sierra Leone and the
- UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (U.N.O.)/UNITED NATIONS (U.N.)
- COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS
- ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (O.A.U.)/AFRICAN STATES (A.U.)
- ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)
- MANU RIVER UNION
Source: WAEC website.
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