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Grade 11 History Paper 2 question paper from the November Mock Exam 2026 (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 CAPS document.
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRICAN
NATIONALISM (1912 TO THE 1950s)
QUESTION 2: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRIKANER
NATIONALISM (1918 TO THE 1940s)
QUESTION 3: APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA (1940s TO 1960s)
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRICAN
NATIONALISM (1912 TO THE 1950s)
QUESTION 5: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRIKANER
NATIONALISM (1930s TO 1940s)
QUESTION 6: APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA (1940s TO 1960s)
2. SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material that is
required to answer these questions can 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 be either a source-based question or an
essay question.
5. You are advised to spend at least ONE hour per question.
6. When answering questions, you should apply your 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 neatly and legibly.
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SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section. Source
material to be used to answer these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW DID THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS YOUTH LEAGUE
(ANCYL) CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF AFRICAN NATIONALISM IN
SOUTH AFRICA IN THE 1940s?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 Name TWO methods, according to the source, that the ANC used
before the 1940s to persuade the government to grant equal rights
to Africans. (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.2 Define the term African nationalism in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 Explain why the Atlantic Charter of 1941 inspired African nationalists
in South Africa. (2 x 2) (4)
1.1.4 Name the document that the ANC adopted in 1943. (1 x 1) (1)
1.1.5 Why do you think many younger members of the ANC felt that the
organisation was too cautious? (1 x 2) (2)
1.2 Read Source 1B.
1.2.1 Where, according to the source, was the ANC Youth League formed
in 1944? (1 x 1) (1)
1.2.2 Who was elected as the first president of the ANC Youth League?
(1 x 1) (1)
1.2.3 List THREE founding members of the ANC Youth League, other than
its first president, mentioned in the source. (3 x 1) (3)
1.2.4 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain
what Lembede meant by Africanism. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.5 Comment on why the Youth League was suspicious of the
Communist Party in its early years. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3 Study Source 1C.
1.3.1 Identify TWO methods in the diagram that the ANC Youth League
proposed. (2 x 1) (2)
1.3.2 Explain why the Youth League believed that mass action would be
more effective than petitions and deputations. (2 x 2) (4)
1.3.3 Explain the limitations of this diagram to a historian researching the
influence of the ANC Youth League. (1 x 2) (2)
1.4 Refer to Sources 1B and 1C. Explain how the information in Source 1C
supports the evidence in Source 1B regarding the ideas of the ANC Youth
League. (2 x 2) (4)
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1.5 Consult Source 1D.
1.5.1 When, according to the source, did the ANC adopt the Programme
of Action? (1 x 1) (1)
1.5.2 Who, according to the source, replaced Dr Xuma as president of the
ANC? (1 x 1) (1)
1.5.3 Why do you think the Youth League wanted Dr Xuma to be replaced
as president of the ANC? (1 x 2) (2)
1.5.4 Define the term civil disobedience in the context of the Defiance
Campaign. (1 x 2) (2)
1.5.5 Comment on the significance of the Defiance Campaign (1952) for
the growth of the ANC. (2 x 2) (4)
1.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a
paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining how the ANC Youth
League changed the direction of African nationalism in South Africa in the
1940s. (6)
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QUESTION 2: HOW DID THE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE GREAT TREK IN
1938 STRENGTHEN AFRIKANER NATIONALISM?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Read Source 2A.
2.1.1 Name TWO Afrikaner organisations, according to the source, that
were formed in 1918 and 1929 to promote Afrikaner interests.
(2 x 1) (2)
2.1.2 Define the term Afrikaner nationalism in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.3 Explain why the recognition of Afrikaans as an official language in
1925 was important to Afrikaner nationalists. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.4 Explain why Dr D. F. Malan formed the Gesuiwerde (Purified)
National Party in 1934. (2 x 2) (4)
2.1.5 What, according to the source, did the Carnegie Commission report
in 1932? (1 x 1) (1)
2.2 Study Source 2B.
2.2.1 Which organisation, according to the source, organised the
centenary celebrations in 1938? (1 x 1) (1)
2.2.2 Name the TWO Voortrekker leaders after whom the first ox-wagons
were named. (2 x 1) (2)
2.2.3 Quote evidence from the source which shows that ordinary
Afrikaners took part in the celebrations with great enthusiasm.
(1 x 2) (2)
2.2.4 Explain why the organisers used the symbols of the Great Trek to
promote Afrikaner unity. (2 x 2) (4)
2.2.5 Comment on why the celebrations ended on 16 December 1938.
(1 x 2) (2)
2.3 Consult Source 2C.
2.3.1 Explain the messages conveyed by the photograph. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.2 Why do you think so many women and girls wore Voortrekker
dresses and kappies at the celebrations? (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.3 Explain the usefulness of this photograph to a historian researching
the centenary celebrations of 1938. (1 x 2) (2)
2.4 Refer to Sources 2B and 2C. Explain how the information in Source 2C
supports the evidence in Source 2B regarding the way in which Afrikaners
celebrated the centenary of the Great Trek. (2 x 2) (4)
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2.5 Read Source 2D.
2.5.1 When, according to the source, was the Ossewabrandwag formed?
(1 x 1) (1)
2.5.2 Define the term volkskapitalisme in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
2.5.3 Explain why South Africa’s entry into the Second World War angered
many Afrikaner nationalists. (2 x 2) (4)
2.5.4 Name the party that, according to the source, won the general
election of May 1948. (1 x 1) (1)
2.5.5 Comment on how the centenary celebrations of 1938 contributed to
the victory of Afrikaner nationalists in 1948. (1 x 2) (2)
2.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
a paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining how the centenary
celebrations of the Great Trek in 1938 strengthened Afrikaner nationalism. (6)
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QUESTION 3: HOW DID THE RESIDENTS OF SOPHIATOWN RESPOND TO THE
FORCED REMOVALS OF THE 1950s?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the questions that follow.
3.1 Refer to Source 3A.
3.1.1 Define the term forced removals in the context of apartheid South
Africa. (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.2 Give TWO reasons from the source why Sophiatown was unusual
among South African urban areas. (2 x 1) (2)
3.1.3 Name the act passed in 1954 which gave the government power to
remove Africans from the western areas of Johannesburg. (1 x 1) (1)
3.1.4 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain
why the National Party government wanted to remove the residents
of Sophiatown. (2 x 2) (4)
3.1.5 Comment on why the government described Sophiatown as a ‘black
spot’. (1 x 2) (2)
3.2 Read Source 3B.
3.2.1 Quote the slogan, in English, that was painted on walls throughout
Sophiatown. (1 x 1) (1)
3.2.2 Name TWO organisations, according to the source, that campaigned
against the removals. (2 x 1) (2)
3.2.3 Why do you think the government brought the date of the first
removals forward? (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.4 Explain why the campaign against the removals failed to stop the
destruction of Sophiatown. (2 x 2) (4)
3.3 Study Source 3C.
3.3.1 Explain the messages conveyed by the scene described in the
source. (2 x 2) (4)
3.3.2 Why do you think the police were armed during the removals?
(1 x 2) (2)
3.3.3 Comment on the usefulness of photographs like the one described
in the source to a historian researching the forced removals from
Sophiatown. (2 x 2) (4)
3.4 Refer to Sources 3B and 3C. Explain how the information in Source 3C
supports the evidence in Source 3B regarding the events of 9 February 1955.
(2 x 2) (4)
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3.5 Consult Source 3D.
3.5.1 Identify the township to which most African families from Sophiatown
were moved. (1 x 1) (1)
3.5.2 What name was given to the white suburb that was built on the site
of Sophiatown? (1 x 1) (1)
3.5.3 Explain how the forced removals affected the lives of the former
residents of Sophiatown. (2 x 2) (4)
3.5.4 Why do you think the government chose the name ‘Triomf’ for the
new white suburb? (1 x 2) (2)
3.5.5 Explain the limitations of the sketch map to a historian researching
the forced removals from Sophiatown. (1 x 2) (2)
3.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
a paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining how the residents
of Sophiatown responded to the forced removals of the 1950s. (6)
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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: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRICAN NATIONALISM
Critically discuss how African nationalism in South Africa changed from moderate,
constitutional protest into mass-based resistance between 1912 and the early 1950s.
Use relevant historical evidence to support your line of argument.
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QUESTION 5: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRIKANER NATIONALISM
Explain to what extent Afrikaner cultural, economic and political organisations contributed to
the victory of the National Party in the general election of 1948.
Use relevant historical evidence to support your line of argument.
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QUESTION 6: APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA – LEGALISING APARTHEID
‘Between 1948 and 1960 the National Party government used legislation to control every
aspect of the lives of black South Africans.’
Do you agree with this statement? Support your line of argument with relevant historical
evidence.
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TOTAL: 150
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