Case Study: Tanzania and Ujamaa is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 History CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Who became Tanganyika's first Prime Minister, and later President, after independence?
Julius Nyerere
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Kwame Nkrumah
Answer: Julius Nyerere — Julius Nyerere, leader of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), became Tanganyika's first Prime Minister and later its President.
Easy
2. In which year did Tanganyika gain independence from Britain?
1961
1957
1963
1971
Answer: 1961 — Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) gained independence from Britain in December 1961.
Medium
3. In which year did Tanganyika unite with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania?
Answer: 1964 — Tanganyika and Zanzibar united in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.
