Possible Question for Caribbean Studies
 Movement towards independence
1. Evaluate the extent to which political and economic enfranchisement in the Caribbean
during the twentieth century influenced each other. (20 Marks)
2. Assess the debate which says that emancipation came about largely due to the efforts
of the enslaved in seeking freedom rather than humanitarian movements in England.
(20 Marks)
3. Describe the major stages leading up to Caribbean Countries achieving Independence.
(20 Marks)
 Impact of societal Institutions on Caribbean people
1. Describe how education, as a social institution, impacts on Caribbean society and culture.
(20 marks)
2. To what extent do European cultural institutions continue to dominate Caribbean society and
Culture?
(30 arks)
3. Identify FOUR values that are associated with education in the Caribbean. Explain how these
values have shaped your choices and behaviours.
4. Describe the influence of religion on Caribbean society and culture.
(20 marks)
 Economic and political thought
1. What were the major economic and political thought or responses of
Caribbean Countries to the circumstances they faced in in the middle of the
20th century and beyond?
 Caribbean Influences on extra regional societies
1. Describe the different ways in which extra-regional countries influence society and culture
in the Caribbean. (30 marks)
 Roles and functions of the mass media
1. Describe how political interference has affected the mass media’s ability to contribute
positively to the development of the Caribbean People. (20 marks)
2. Examine how freedom of the press impacts on development in the Caribbean?
(30 marks)