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GRADE 12
HISTORY P1
JUNE 2024
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History Grade 12 P1 North West June 2024 QP (Eng)
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History/P1 2 NW/June 2024
Grade 12
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: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CASE STUDY – ANGOLA
QUESTION 2: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s: THE US CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 3: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CASE STUDY – THE CONGO
QUESTION 4: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s: THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
2. SECTION A consists of TWO source-based questions. Source material that is
required to answer these questions can be found in the ADDENDUM.
3. SECTION B consists of TWO 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 ONE hour per question.
6. When answering the 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: WHAT ROLE DID FOREIGN POWERS PLAY IN THE BATTLE OF
CUITO CUANAVALE?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 Name the TWO countries in the source that Vorster blamed for
South Africa's intervention in Angola. (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.2 Comment on why you think Vorster defended South Africa's
involvement in Angola. (2 x 2) (4)
1.1.3 What, according to the source, were South Africa's 'main reasons' for
intervening in Angola? (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.4 Define the term communism in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.5 Name the TWO African leaders in the source that welcomed South
Africa's support of the FNLA and UNITA. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.6 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge,
explain why South Africa supported UNITA. (1 x 2) (2)
1.2 Study Source 1B.
1.2.1 Identify the TWO brigades in the source that began a large-scale
attack on UNITA. (2 x 1) (2)
1.2.2 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain
why you think the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale is regarded as the
'greatest battle to date in Africa south of the Sahara'. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.3 Quote TWO reasons from the source that prompted the SADF to
withdraw from Cuito Cuanavale. (2 x 1) (2)
1.2.4 Why did the leaders of Angola find it necessary to end the war?
(1 x 2) (2)
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1.3 Consult Source 1C.
1.3.1 Explain the message being conveyed in this photograph. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.2 Explain the limitations of the source to a historian studying the role
foreign powers played in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4 Read Source 1D.
1.4.1 Name the TWO organisations/movements in the source that
prevented the SADF from capturing Cuito Cuanavale. (2 x 1) (2)
1.4.2 Explain the term revolution in the context of the Battle of Cuito
Cuanavale. (1 x 2) (2)
1.4.3 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge,
explain what you think Nelson Mandela implied by the statement:
'Cuito Cuanavale was a victory for all of Africa!'. (2 x 2) (4)
1.5 Compare Sources 1C and 1D. Explain how the evidence in Source 1C differs
from the information in Source 1D regarding the outcome of the Battle of Cuito
Cuanavale. (2 x 2) (4)
1.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining the role that
foreign powers played in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. (8)
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QUESTION 2: HOW DID THE PROTEST CAMPAIGNS IN BIRMINGHAM
HIGHLIGHT THE INJUSTICE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN
1963?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Read Source 2A.
2.1.1 Identify any THREE jobs in the source which black people were
barred from. (3 x 1) (3)
2.1.2 Define the concept segregation in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.3 Explain why you think the Alabama Christian Movement for Human
Rights was formed. (2 x 2) (4)
2.1.4 Quote evidence from the source, which suggests that Shuttleworth
sought for outside help. (1 x 1) (2)
2.2 Refer to Source 2B.
2.2.1 How, according to the source, did the Birmingham campaign begin?
(1 x 2) (2)
2.2.2 Why do you think the initial campaign against segregation in
Birmingham was unsuccessful? (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.3 Explain why Bull Connor wanted to avoid the use of violence during
the Birmingham Campaign of 1963? (2 x 2) (4)
2.2.4 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge,
comment on the statement, ‘Birmingham, however remained far
from being desegregated or peaceful’. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3 Consult Source 2C.
2.3.1 Explain the messages that are conveyed in the photograph
regarding the Birmingham campaign in 1963. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.2 Comment on why this source can be regarded as reliable for a
historian researching the Birmingham Campaign of 1963. (2 x 2) (4)
2.4 Compare Sources 2B and 2C. Explain how the information in Source 2B
supports the evidence in Source 2C regarding the response of the police
towards African American protesting in Birmingham. (2 x 2) (4)
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2.5 Use Source 2D.
2.5.1 Why, according to the source, did President Kennedy send
Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall to Birmingham? (1 x 2) (2)
2.5.2 Name TWO promises, from the source, that Kennedy made over
TV and radio. (2 x 1) (2)
2.5.3 Explain the term human rights in the context of the Birmingham
Campaign in 1963. (1 x 2) (2)
2.5.4 Comment on the impact that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had on
African Americans in the United States of America. (1 x 2) (2)
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 protest
campaigns in Birmingham highlighted the injustice and discrimination against
African Americans in the United States of America in 1963. (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 3: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CASE STUDY – THE CONGO
Explain to what extent was Mobuto Sese Seko successful in implementing political,
economic, social, and cultural policies after attaining independence from Belgium in
1960.
Use relevant evidence to support your line of argument. [50]
QUESTION 4: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s: THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
Malcom X, Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers played an important role in
instilling ‘Black Pride’ and ‘Self Reliance’ among African Americans in the 1960s.
Do you agree with the statement? Use relevant evidence to support your line of
argument.
[50]
TOTAL: 150
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