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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PREPARATORY EXAMINATION
2021
10792
HISTORY
PAPER 2
TIME: 3 hours
MARKS: 150
9 pages + an addendum of 14 pages
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History Grade 12 P2 Gauteng Mock 2021 Question Paper (Eng)
Grade 12 History Paper 2 question paper from the Gauteng Mock Exam 2021 (English), 9 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of SECTION A and SECTION B based on the
prescribed content framework in the amended CAPS document.
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: CIVIL RESISTANCE, 1970s TO 1980s: SOUTH AFRICA –
INTERNAL RESISTANCE TO APARTHEID
QUESTION 2: THE COMING OF DEMOCRACY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND
COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST
QUESTION 3: THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD
ORDER, 1989 TO THE PRESENT
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: CIVIL RESISTANCE, 1970s TO 1980s: SOUTH AFRICA –
THE BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT
QUESTION 5: THE COMING OF DEMOCRACY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND
COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST: NEGOTIATED
SETTLEMENT AND THE GNU
QUESTION 6: THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD
ORDER: THE EVENTS OF 1989
2. SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material that is
required to answer these questions will be found in the ADDENDUM.
3. SECTION B consists of THREE essay questions.
4. Answer THREE questions as follows:
4.1 At least ONE must be a source-based question and at least ONE must be
an essay question.
4.2 The THIRD question can either be a source-based question or an essay
question.
5. You are advised to spend at least ONE hour per question.
6. When answering questions, candidates should apply their knowledge, skills and
insight.
7. You will be disadvantaged by merely rewriting the sources as answers.
8. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
9. Write clearly and legibly.
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SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, from this section.
Source material that is required to answer these questions may be found in the
ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW DID CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS REACT TO THE
NATIONAL PARTY’S REFORM OF THE APARTHEID POLICY IN
SOUTH AFRICA IN THE 1980s?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Read Source 1A.
1.1.1 Why, according to the source, was the United Democratic Front formed?
(1 x 1) (1)
1.1.2 Using your own knowledge, explain the Koornhof Bills. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 List any TWO organisations that were under the UDF’s coalition. (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.4 How many people, according to the source, did the UDF claim to have?
(1 x 1) (1)
1.1.5 What, according to the source, was the role of the following groups
during the increase in township unrests?
a) Young people
b) Trade unions (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.6 Explain the reasons for the UDF’s opposition to the Tricameral
Parliament. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2 Study Source 1B.
1.2.1 What did the combination in the leadership of the SACC, (Chikane,
Naude and Tutu) imply about the SACC? (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.2 How, in your opinion, did the police and army apply the structural
violence on liberation movements in the 1980s? (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.3 What was the call of the Kairos Document, according to the source?
(2 x 1) (2)
1.2.4 Comment on what you think Bishop Demond Tutu implied when saying,
“We who want a peaceful solution are rapidly becoming an irrelevancy.”
(2 x 2) (4)
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1.2.5 Quote evidence from the source that suggests that the SACC and Bishop
Tutu supported civil disobedience in fighting apartheid. (2 x 1) (2)
1.3 Read Source 1C.
1.3.1 What, according to the source, did the co-ordinating committees
protect the community against? (2 x 1) (2)
1.3.2 Which 1982 apartheid law, in your opinion, led to “the local government
structures, which were notoriously corrupt”? (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.3 How, according to the source, did the government react to the protest
action of civil society? (2 x 1) (2)
1.3.4 Comment on the usefulness of the source to a historian studying the
cycle of protest, repression and violence of the 1980s. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4 Compare Sources 1B and 1C. Explain how the sources support each other
regarding civil protest and repression in the 1980s. (2 x 2) (4)
1.5 Refer to Source 1D.
1.5.1 Why, in your opinion, was the poster created? (1 x 2) (2)
1.5.2 Using the source and your own knowledge, explain why you would say
that the state of emergency was a violation of human and civil rights?
(1 x 2) (2)
1.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a
paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how the various
civil society organisations reacted to the National Party’s reform of the
apartheid policy in South Africa in the 1980s. (8)
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QUESTION 2: HOW DID THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
(TRC) DEAL WITH THE PROCESS OF REPARATIONS?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Refer to Source 2A.
2.1.1 Quote evidence from the source which suggests that the TRC’s
mandate was to promote healing. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.2 Identify TWO objectives of the TRC from the source. (2 x 1) (2)
2.1.3 Define the concept reparations in the context of the TRC. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.4 What, according to the source, were the tasks of the TRC? (3 x 1) (3)
2.1.5 Explain what you think Desmond Tutu implied by the statement, “I told
my new team of commissioners to assist our land and our people to
come to terms with our dark past once and for all.” (2 x 2) (4)
2.2 Study Source 2B.
2.2.1 Select TWO pieces of evidence from the source, which suggest that the
victims of apartheid were unhappy with the reparations process. (2 x 1) (2)
2.2.2 Comment on the TRC’s policy towards the following:
a) Amnesty for perpetrators (1 x 2) (2)
b) Reparations for victims (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.3 How much money, according to the source, were the victims paid or
promised as part of the reparations policy? (1 x 1) (1)
2.2.4 Why do you think that the international organisations supported the
reparations process? (1 x 2) (2)
2.3 Consult Source 2C.
2.3.1 Why, according to the source, did the victims of apartheid gather at the
Union Buildings? (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.2 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain the
role played by the Khulumani Support Group in supporting the apartheid
victims in their fight to obtain reparations from the TRC. (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.3 Who, according to the source, was the leader of the Khulumani Support
Group? (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.4 Explain why the victims demanded reparations from TRC. (1 x 2) (2)
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2.3.5 Comment on the usefulness of the information in the source to a historian
researching the reparations demands made by the victims of apartheid.
(2 x 2) (4)
2.4 Use Source 2D.
2.4.1 Explain the message conveyed in the cartoon regarding reparations for
victims of apartheid. (1 x 2) (2)
2.4.2 Explain how the cartoonist portrays the government’s attitude to the
reparations process. (1 x 2) (2)
2.5 Compare Sources 2C and 2D. Explain how the information in Source 2C supports
the evidence in Source 2D regarding the reparations of the victims for human rights
violations they suffered. (2 x 2) (4)
2.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a
paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission (TRC) dealt with the process of reparations. (8)
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QUESTION 3: HOW DID GOBALISATION AFFECT WORKERS IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the questions that follow.
3.1 Read Source 3A.
3.1.1 Define the concept globalisation in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.2 Give TWO examples, from the source, of multi-national corporations.
(2 x 1) (2)
3.1.3 Quote evidence from the source that shows that globalisation helped
developing countries. (1 x 1) (1)
3.1.4 Using information from the source and your own knowledge, explain the
impact that globalisation has had on developing countries. (1 x 2) (2)
3.2 Refer to Source 3B.
3.2.1 What, according to the source, did multi-national corporations provide for
developing countries? (3 x 1) (3)
3.2.2 Explain how globalisation has created employment opportunities for
workers in developing countries. (2 x 2) (4)
3.2.3 Comment on why “sweatshop labour is better than the alternative of
scavenging or no paid employment.” (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.4 Explain how multi-national corporations have contributed to the economic
growth in developing countries. (2 x 2) (4)
3.2.5 Explain why you would consider the source useful when studying the
impact of multi-national corporations on developing countries. (2 x 2) (4)
3.3 Consult Source 3C.
3.3.1 Explain the messages that are conveyed in the cartoon. Use the visual
clues in the source to support your answer. (2 x 2) (4)
3.3.2 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain how
workers were treated in multi-national corporations such as Nike.
(2 x 2) (4)
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3.4 Use Source 3D.
3.4.1 According to the information in the source, why did Nike clean up their
image in the 1990s? (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.2 What do you think Nike manufactures? (1 x 1) (1)
3.4.3 Select TWO pieces of evidence from the source to indicate that workers in
the Nike factory in Vietnam were unhappy. (2 x 1) (2)
3.4.4 Identify the company that was allegedly denied access to Nike’s contract
factories. (1 x 1) (1)
3.5 Compare Sources 3C and 3D. Explain how the evidence in Source 3C supports the
evidence in Source 3D regarding the treatment of workers in multi-national
companies such as Nike. (2 x 2) (4)
3.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a
paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how globalisation
affected workers in developing countries. (8)
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section.
Your essay should be about THREE pages long.
QUESTION 4: CIVIL RESISTANCE, 1970s TO 1980s: SOUTH AFRICA – THE CRISIS
OF APARTHEID IN THE 1980s
To what extent did Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness ideology contribute to the
1976 student protest in Soweto?
Support your line of argument using relevant evidence. [50]
QUESTION 5: THE COMING OF DEMOCRACY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND COMING
TO TERMS WITH THE PAST
The opposition parties and the National Party government in South Africa were
eventually forced to resolve the political deadlock through negotiations in the 1990s
which led to the birth of a new and democratic South Africa in 1994.
Critically discuss this statement in the context of the process of negotiations that took
place in South Africa between 1990 and 1994. [50]
QUESTION 6: THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD ORDER: THE
EVENTS OF 1989
The collapse of the Soviet Union in1989 served as a major spark for the political
transformation that occurred in South Africa.
Do you agree with the statement? Substantiate your line of argument by referring to
relevant events that shaped the political landscape in South Africa between 1989 and
1990. [50]
TOTAL: 150
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