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History Grade 12 P2 NSC November Mock 2026 Memo (English)
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NSC – Marking Guidelines
1. SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
1.1 The following cognitive levels were used to develop source-based questions:
Cognitive Historical skills Weighting of
levels questions
LEVEL 1 • Extract evidence from sources 30%
• Selection and organisation of relevant information from (15)
sources
• Define historical concepts/terms in own words
LEVEL 2 • Interpretation of evidence from sources 40%
• Explain information gathered from sources (20)
• Analyse evidence from sources
• Explain historical concepts in context
LEVEL 3 • Interpret and evaluate evidence from sources 30%
• Engage with sources to determine usefulness, reliability, (15)
bias and limitations
• Compare and contrast interpretations and perspectives
presented in sources and draw independent conclusions
1.2 The information below indicates how source-based questions are assessed:
• In the marking of source-based questions, credit must be given to any other valid and
relevant viewpoints, arguments, evidence or examples.
• In the allocation of marks, emphasis should be placed on how the requirements of the
question have been addressed.
• In the marking guidelines the requirements of the question (skills to be addressed) as well
as the level of the question are indicated in italics.
• When assessing open-ended source-based questions, learners should be credited for any
other relevant answers.
• Learners are expected to take a stance when answering ‘to what extent’ questions in order
for any marks to be awarded.
1.3 Assessment procedures for source-based questions
• Use a tick (✓) for each correct answer.
• Pay attention to the mark scheme, e.g. (2 x 2) means two reasons, each awarded two
marks (✓✓✓✓); (1 x 2) means one reason awarded two marks (✓✓).
• If a question carries 4 marks, indicate this by placing 4 ticks (✓✓✓✓).
Paragraph question
Paragraphs are assessed globally (holistically). Both the content and the structure of the
paragraph must be taken into account when awarding a mark. Use the following steps:
• Read the paragraph and place a bullet (•) at each point within the text where the candidate
has used relevant evidence to address the question.
• Re-read the paragraph to evaluate the extent to which the candidate has been able to use
relevant evidence to write a paragraph.
• At the end of the paragraph indicate the ticks (✓) awarded, the level (1, 2 or 3) as indicated
in the holistic rubric and a brief comment, e.g.
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• • Level 2 ✓✓✓✓
COMMENT: Used mostly relevant evidence to write a basic paragraph.
• Count all the ticks for the source-based question and write the mark (e.g. 32/50) on the
right-hand bottom margin.
• Ensure that the total mark is transferred accurately to the front/back cover of the answer
script.
2. ESSAY QUESTIONS
2.1 The essay questions require candidates to structure their argument in a logical and
coherent manner. They need to select, organise and connect the relevant information so that
they present a reasonable sequence of facts or an effective argument to answer the question
posed. It is essential that an essay has an introduction, a coherent and balanced body of
evidence and a conclusion.
2.2 Marking of essay questions: Candidates may have any other relevant introduction
and/or conclusion than those included in the essay marking guidelines for a specific essay.
2.3 Global assessment of the essay
The essay is assessed holistically (globally): the teacher assesses the essay as a whole
rather than marking the main points separately. This approach rewards an original argument
supported by relevant evidence; learners are not required simply to regurgitate content
to achieve a Level 7, and it discourages the reproduction of prepared essays that ignore
the specific requirements of the question. Holistic assessment does not penalise language
inadequacies; the emphasis is on:
• The learner’s interpretation of the question
• The appropriate selection of factual evidence (relevant content selection)
• The construction of an argument (planned, structured and with an independent line of
argument)
2.4 Assessment procedures of the essay
• Keep the synopsis in mind when assessing the essay.
• During the reading of the essay, ticks are awarded for a relevant introduction, the main
aspects/body of the essay that sustain the line of argument and a relevant conclusion
(each indicated by a bullet in the marking guidelines). For example, in an essay with five
main points there could be about seven ticks.
• Keep the PEEL structure in mind:
P Point: The candidate introduces the essay by taking a line of
argument/making a major point. Each paragraph should include a point that
sustains the major point.
E Explanation: The candidate explains in more detail what the main point is
about and how it relates to the question posed.
E Example: The candidate selects relevant content and examples to sustain
the line of argument.
L Link: The line of argument is sustained throughout the essay and written
coherently.
• The following symbols MUST be used when assessing an essay:
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Introduction, main aspects and conclusion not properly ∧
contextualised
Wrong statement
Irrelevant statement |
Repetition R
Analysis A✓
Interpretation I✓
Line of argument LOA
2.5 The matrix
In the marking of essays the criteria provided in the matrix should be used. Note both
the content and the presentation; at the point of intersection of the content level and the
presentation level a mark is awarded.
(a) The first reading determines to what extent the main aspects have been covered and
allocates the content level, e.g. C LEVEL 4 .
(b) The second reading relates to the level of presentation, e.g. C LEVEL 4 P LEVEL 3 .
(c) Allocate an overall mark using the matrix, e.g. C LEVEL 4 and P LEVEL 3 → 26–27.
COMMENT: Some omissions in content coverage. Attempts to sustain a line of argument.
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MARKING MATRIX FOR ESSAY: TOTAL: 50
PRESENTATION → LEVEL 7 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1*
Very well planned Very well planned Well planned and Planned and Shows some Attempts to Little or no attempt
and structured and structured structured essay. constructed an evidence of a structure an to structure the
essay. Good essay. Developed a Attempts to develop argument. planned and answer. Largely essay.
CONTENT ↓ synthesis of relevant line of a clear argument. Evidence used to constructed descriptive or some
information. argument. Conclusion drawn some extent to argument. Attempts attempt at
Developed an Evidence used to from the evidence support the line of to sustain a line of developing a line of
original, defend the to support the line argument. argument. argument. No
well-balanced and argument. Attempts of argument. Conclusions Conclusions not attempt to draw a
independent line of to draw an reached based on clearly supported conclusion.
argument with the independent evidence. by evidence.
use of evidence conclusion from the
and sustained and evidence to support
defended the the line of
argument argument.
throughout.
Independent
conclusion is drawn
from evidence to
support the line of
argument.
LEVEL 7 47–50 43–46
Question has been fully
answered. Content selection
fully relevant to line of
argument.
LEVEL 6 43–46 40–42 38–39
Question has been
answered. Content selection
relevant to a line of
argument.
LEVEL 5 38–39 36–37 34–35 30–33 28–29
Question answered to a
great extent. Content
adequately covered and
relevant.
LEVEL 4 30–33 28–29 26–27
Question recognisable in
answer. Some omissions or
irrelevant content selection.
LEVEL 3 26–27 24–25 20–23
Content selection does
relate to the question, but
does not answer it, or does
not always relate to the
question. Omissions in
coverage.
LEVEL 2 20–23 18–19 14–17
Question inadequately
addressed. Sparse content.
LEVEL 1* 14–17 0–13
Question inadequately
addressed or not at all.
Inadequate or irrelevant
content.
* Guidelines for allocating a mark for Level 1:
• Question not addressed at all/totally irrelevant content; no attempt to structure the =0
essay
• Content selection includes basic and generally irrelevant information; no attempt = 1–6
to structure the essay
• Question inadequately addressed and vague; little attempt to structure the essay = 7–13
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SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: HOW DID THE BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS MOVEMENT CHALLENGE
THE APARTHEID STATE IN THE 1970s?
1.1
1.1.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1A – L1]
• African National Congress (ANC)
• Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)
(2 x 1) (2)
1.1.2 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1A – L2]
• Their leaders were imprisoned, exiled or silenced, so there was no
organisation inside the country to lead black opposition
• Open political activity by black South Africans was crushed and people
were afraid of state repression
• There was no legal political voice for black South Africans
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1A – L1]
• ‘…NUSAS was dominated (controlled) by white liberal students …’
• ‘…who spoke on behalf of black people …’
• ‘…who could never fully share the experience of oppression’
• ‘…their own concerns were not taken seriously in the organisation’
(any 2 x 1) (2)
1.1.4 [Definition of a historical concept from Source 1A – L1]
• A philosophy that encouraged black people to free themselves from
feelings of inferiority, to be proud of their identity and culture, and to rely
on themselves to achieve liberation
• An attitude of mind and way of life that rejected white domination and
promoted black pride and self-reliance
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
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1.2
1.2.1 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1B – L2]
• To put the Black Consciousness idea of self-reliance into practice
• To provide health care to poor black communities that were neglected by
the apartheid government
• To show that black people could solve their own problems without white
charity or government help
• To restore the dignity and self-confidence of black communities
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
1.2.2 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1B and own knowledge – L2]
• The government regarded Black Consciousness as a threat to apartheid
• Biko was an influential leader whose ideas were spreading among students
and the youth
• To silence him – he was not allowed to speak in public or to be quoted in
the press
• To weaken SASO and the BPC and stop the growth of the movement
• To prevent the revival of mass resistance after the banning of the ANC and
PAC
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
1.2.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1B – L2]
• FRELIMO’s victory over Portuguese colonialism showed that liberation in
southern Africa was possible
• To inspire black South Africans to challenge the apartheid state
• To show solidarity with African liberation movements
• To openly defy the apartheid government and mobilise support for Black
Consciousness
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
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1.3
1.3.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1C – L1]
• ‘In 1974 the Bantu Education Department issued an instruction known as
the Afrikaans Medium Decree’
• ‘It required black secondary schools to use Afrikaans and English equally
as languages of instruction …’
• ‘Many learners and teachers rejected Afrikaans as the language of the
oppressor’
(any 1 x 2) (2)
1.3.2 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1C – L2]
• SASM members discussed the Afrikaans issue and the ideas of Black
Consciousness in schools
• They held meetings and formed an action committee (the Soweto Students’
Representative Council) to organise the protest
• They encouraged learners to reject Bantu Education and to take pride in
themselves
• They developed student leaders, e.g. Tsietsi Mashinini
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
1.3.3 [Interpretation of visual evidence from Source 1C – L2]
• The police were armed and prepared to shoot at learners
• The police used brutal/excessive force against unarmed and peaceful
learners
• The police treated the learners as enemies/a threat rather than as children
• The apartheid state was prepared to use violence to crush any opposition
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
1.3.4 [Ascertaining the usefulness of Source 1C – L3]
The photograph is USEFUL because:
• It was taken at the scene on 16 June 1976 by a press photographer
(primary evidence)
• It shows that the police were armed and aimed their firearms at learners
• It shows the brutal response of the police to a student protest
• It was published overseas on the same day and shows how the event
turned international opinion against apartheid
• It is supported by other accounts of the events of 16 June 1976
LIMITATION (any relevant point may also be credited):
• It shows only the police and not the learners, so it shows only one side of
the events
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
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1.4 [Comparison of evidence from Sources 1A and 1C – L3]
• Source 1A states that Black Consciousness taught black people to free
their minds and take pride in themselves, and Source 1C shows learners
rejecting Afrikaans as the language of the oppressor
• Source 1A refers to self-reliance (‘Black man, you are on your own’), and in
Source 1C the students organised their own action committee and protest
• Source 1A shows SASO spreading Black Consciousness among students,
and in Source 1C SASM members, influenced by Black Consciousness,
led the protest
• Source 1A shows Black Consciousness challenging white domination, and
Source 1C shows students openly challenging Bantu Education
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
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1.5
1.5.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1D – L1]
• 18 August 1977
(1 x 1) (1)
1.5.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1D – L1]
• He was kept naked
• He was kept in leg irons
• He was assaulted and suffered serious head injuries
• He did not receive proper medical treatment
• He was placed naked in the back of a Land Rover and driven more than
1 000 km to Pretoria
(any 3 x 1) (3)
1.5.3 [Definition of a historical concept from Source 1D – L1]
• Imprisonment of a person by the state without being charged with a crime
or brought before a court
• Holding a person in custody for long periods without a trial, often in solitary
confinement
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
1.5.4 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1D – L2]
• The government did not care about the deaths of political detainees
• The government was arrogant/insensitive and showed no respect for black
lives
• The government refused to take responsibility for Biko’s death
• The government condoned (accepted) police brutality
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
1.5.5 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1D – L2]
• To crush the Black Consciousness Movement, which it blamed for the
unrest after 1976
• To silence criticism and media reporting of Biko’s death
• The World reported sympathetically on the struggle and had to be silenced
• To prevent further protests and restore its control
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
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1.6 [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of evidence from relevant sources –
L3]
Candidates could include the following aspects in their response:
• Black students broke away from NUSAS and formed SASO in 1968–1969
to lead their own struggle (Source 1A)
• Black Consciousness freed black people from feelings of inferiority and
promoted black pride and self-reliance (Source 1A)
• It filled the political vacuum left by the banning of the ANC and PAC (Source
1A)
• The BPC and SASM spread Black Consciousness to adults and school
learners (Source 1B)
• Black Community Programmes, e.g. the Zanempilo Community Health
Centre, promoted self-reliance (Source 1B)
• Viva FRELIMO rallies openly defied the government (Source 1B)
• Black Consciousness inspired the learners of Soweto to reject Afrikaans
and Bantu Education on 16 June 1976 (Source 1C)
• The Soweto uprising spread across the country and drew international
condemnation (Source 1C)
• Biko’s death in detention exposed the brutality of the apartheid state to the
world (Source 1D)
• The movement’s ideas survived the bannings of 19 October 1977, e.g.
AZAPO was formed in 1978 (Source 1D)
• Black Consciousness influenced trade unions (e.g. BAWU) and the 1973
Durban strikes (own knowledge)
• Many students went into exile and joined the ANC and PAC (own
knowledge)
• Any other relevant response
(8)
Use the following rubric to allocate marks:
LEVEL 1 • Uses evidence in an elementary manner, e.g. shows no or little MARKS:
understanding of how the Black Consciousness Movement challenged 0–2
the apartheid state in the 1970s.
• Uses evidence partially or cannot write a paragraph.
LEVEL 2 • Evidence is mostly relevant and relates largely to the topic, e.g. MARKS:
shows some understanding of how the Black Consciousness Movement 3–5
challenged the apartheid state in the 1970s.
• Uses evidence in a basic manner to write a paragraph.
LEVEL 3 • Uses relevant evidence, e.g. demonstrates a thorough understanding MARKS:
of how the Black Consciousness Movement challenged the apartheid 6–8
state in the 1970s.
• Uses evidence very effectively in an organised paragraph that shows
an understanding of the topic.
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QUESTION 2: HOW DID THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (TRC)
ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH SOUTH AFRICA’S VIOLENT PAST?
2.1
2.1.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2A – L1]
• deeply divided • strife • conflict • untold suffering • injustice
(any 3 x 1) (3)
2.1.2 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2A – L2]
• It linked the divided, oppressive apartheid past with a democratic future
• It made a peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy possible
• It laid the foundation for human rights and democracy for all South Africans,
irrespective of race, class, belief or sex
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
2.1.3 [Definition of a historical concept from Source 2A – L1]
• An official pardon granted to people who committed politically motivated
crimes, which frees them from prosecution
• Freedom from criminal and civil liability for crimes committed for political
reasons, granted after full disclosure
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
2.1.4 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2A – L2]
• South Africans should try to understand the causes and motives of past
violence instead of seeking revenge
• Reconciliation rather than punishment (e.g. Nuremberg-style trials) was
needed to unite the nation
• Victims and perpetrators should be brought together to heal the divisions
of the past
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
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2.1.5 [Ascertaining the usefulness of Source 2A – L3]
The source is USEFUL because:
• It is an extract from an official legal document, the Interim Constitution of
1993 (primary source)
• It shows that the negotiators agreed that amnesty would be granted, which
formed the basis of the TRC
• It explains why reconciliation was preferred to vengeance and retaliation
• It shows that the TRC was part of the negotiated settlement
• It reflects the values (e.g. ubuntu) on which the new democracy was to be
built
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
2.2
2.2.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2B – L1]
• 1 March 1960
(1 x 1) (1)
2.2.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2B – L1]
• Make full disclosure of all the relevant facts
• The acts must be associated with a political objective
• Comply with the requirements of the Act
(any 2 x 1) (2)
2.2.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2B – L2]
• To restore their human and civil dignity
• To allow victims to heal by having their suffering publicly acknowledged
• To establish as complete a picture as possible of the truth about past
violations
• To establish the fate or whereabouts of victims
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
2.2.4 [Explanation of a historical concept from Source 2B – L2]
• Compensation (financial, symbolic or community-based) to victims of gross
human rights violations to help restore their dignity and rebuild their lives
• Measures to make amends for the suffering of victims
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
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2.3
2.3.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2C – L1]
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu
(1 x 1) (1)
2.3.2(a) [Extraction of evidence from Source 2C – L1]
• Amnesty Committee
(1 x 1) (1)
2.3.2(b) [Extraction of evidence from Source 2C – L1]
• Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee
(1 x 1) (1)
2.3.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2C – L2]
• The TRC had different objectives (truth, amnesty and reparation) that
required specialised work
• There were thousands of statements and applications to process
• Amnesty decisions required a separate, court-like (judicial) process from
the victims’ hearings
• To work efficiently and complete the process within the time available
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
2.4 [Comparison of evidence from Sources 2B and 2C – L3]
• Source 2B refers to establishing a picture of gross human rights violations,
and in Source 2C the Human Rights Violations Committee investigated
violations committed between 1960 and 1994
• Source 2B refers to amnesty for persons who make full disclosure of
politically motivated acts, and in Source 2C the Amnesty Committee
required full disclosure and political motivation
• Source 2B refers to victims relating their own accounts, and in Source 2C
victims told their stories at public hearings
• Source 2B refers to recommending reparation measures, and in Source 2C
the Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee recommended reparation to
the government
• Both sources refer to the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation
Act 34 of 1995
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
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2.5
2.5.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2D – L1]
• Biko • Mxenge • Ribeiro
(3 x 1) (3)
2.5.2 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2D – L2]
• Amnesty took away their right to have the killers of their loved ones
prosecuted in a court of law
• Amnesty took away their right to claim damages (compensation) from the
perpetrators
• They wanted justice and believed that perpetrators should be punished
• They believed that the amnesty provisions were unconstitutional
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
2.5.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2D – L2]
• He regarded the TRC as biased/a ‘circus’/a witch-hunt against Afrikaners
and the National Party
• He did not want to take responsibility for human rights violations committed
under his government
• He did not recognise the legitimacy of the TRC
• He feared that he would incriminate himself
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
2.5.4 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2D – L2]
• The government did not fully implement the TRC’s recommendations on
reparations
• The payment was inadequate compared with the suffering of the victims
• The government lacked the funds or the commitment to pay regular grants
• Victims felt neglected because the payment came late (2003)
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
2.5.5 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2D – L2]
• Perpetrators who received amnesty were never punished and could not be
sued
• Many senior politicians and generals never applied for amnesty and were
not prosecuted
• Reparations to victims were inadequate
• Some leaders refused to co-operate or tried to stop the publication of
findings
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
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2.6 [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of evidence from relevant sources –
L3]
Candidates could include the following aspects in their response:
• The Interim Constitution (1993) provided for amnesty as a ‘historic bridge’
between the past and the future (Source 2A)
• It called for understanding rather than vengeance, reparation rather than
retaliation, ubuntu rather than victimisation (Source 2A)
• The TRC was established by the Promotion of National Unity and
Reconciliation Act 34 of 1995 (Sources 2B and 2C)
• It aimed to establish as complete a picture as possible of gross human
rights violations from 1960 to 1994 (Source 2B)
• Amnesty was granted to perpetrators who made full disclosure of politically
motivated acts (Sources 2B and 2C)
• Victims told their stories at public hearings, which restored their dignity
(Sources 2B and 2C)
• The Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee recommended reparations
(Source 2C)
• The final report was handed to President Mandela on 29 October 1998
(Source 2C)
• The TRC faced criticism, e.g. the AZAPO case, PW Botha’s refusal to
appear, the challenges by De Klerk and the ANC (Source 2D)
• Reparations were limited to a once-off payment of R30 000 (Source 2D)
• Public hearings were broadcast on radio and television so that South
Africans learnt the truth about the past (own knowledge)
• Examples of hearings, e.g. the amnesty applications of the killers of Steve
Biko and the testimony of Eugene de Kock (own knowledge)
• Any other relevant response
(8)
Use the following rubric to allocate marks:
LEVEL 1 • Uses evidence in an elementary manner, e.g. shows no or little MARKS:
understanding of how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 0–2
attempted to deal with South Africa’s violent past.
• Uses evidence partially or cannot write a paragraph.
LEVEL 2 • Evidence is mostly relevant and relates largely to the topic, e.g. shows MARKS:
some understanding of how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 3–5
(TRC) attempted to deal with South Africa’s violent past.
• Uses evidence in a basic manner to write a paragraph.
LEVEL 3 • Uses relevant evidence, e.g. demonstrates a thorough understanding MARKS:
of how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) attempted to 6–8
deal with South Africa’s violent past.
• Uses evidence very effectively in an organised paragraph that shows
an understanding of the topic.
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QUESTION 3: WHAT IMPACT DID GLOBALISATION HAVE ON DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES AFTER THE END OF THE COLD WAR?
3.1
3.1.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1]
• December 1991
(1 x 1) (1)
3.1.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1]
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• World Bank
(2 x 1) (2)
3.1.3 [Definition of a historical concept from Source 3A – L1]
• The process by which the world becomes increasingly interconnected
through trade, investment, technology, communication and culture
• The integration of national economies into a single world economy
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
3.1.4 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3A – L2]
• The Soviet Union, the only rival superpower, collapsed and was dissolved
• Communism lost credibility and the world became unipolar
• The USA had the strongest economy and military in the world and no longer
faced a counterbalance
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
3.1.5 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3A and own knowledge – L2]
• They were deeply in debt and needed loans to survive
• After the collapse of the Soviet Union there was no alternative source of
aid; they could no longer play the superpowers against each other
• The IMF and World Bank were controlled by the USA and Western Europe,
which set the conditions
• They needed foreign investment to develop their economies
• Loans were only granted if they agreed to structural adjustment
programmes
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
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3.2
3.2.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3B – L1]
• ‘…to ensure that globalization becomes a positive force for all the world’s
people’
(1 x 2) (2)
3.2.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3B – L1]
• Developing countries
• Countries with economies in transition
(2 x 1) (2)
3.2.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3B – L2]
• Rich/developed countries gained most of the profits while poor countries
gained very little
• The gap between rich and poor countries widened
• The costs of globalisation, e.g. job losses and debt, were carried mainly by
developing countries
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
3.2.4 [Ascertaining the reliability of Source 3B – L3]
The source is RELIABLE because:
• It is an official declaration adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly, representing the world’s governments
• It is a primary source produced at the time (2000)
• It is balanced: it acknowledges both the opportunities and the costs of
globalisation
• The information is supported by other sources, e.g. Sources 3C and 3D
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
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3.3
3.3.1 [Extraction of visual evidence from Source 3C – L1]
• The passengers on the ship are raising glasses (celebrating)
• The sign ‘FIRST CLASS: PROFITS, TECHNOLOGY, INVESTMENT’
• The large, sturdy ship labelled ‘GLOBALISATION’ is moving ahead
• The flag ‘NORTH’ flies over the comfortable ship
(any 2 x 1) (2)
3.3.2(a) [Interpretation of visual evidence from Source 3C – L2]
• Developing countries are tied to and dependent on the economies of
developed countries
• They have no choice but to follow the direction set by the developed North
• They are dragged along by a world economy that they do not control
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
3.3.2(b) [Interpretation of visual evidence from Source 3C – L2]
• Debt is a burden that threatens to sink developing countries
• Developing countries struggle to stay afloat because debt repayments
drain their resources
• Loans with conditions (SAPs) trapped developing countries
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
3.3.3 [Interpretation of visual evidence from Source 3C – L2]
• Globalisation benefits developed countries, while developing countries
struggle to survive
• The relationship is unequal: the North enjoys the profits while the South
carries the costs
• The claim that ‘we’re all in the same ocean’ hides the inequality between
rich and poor countries
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
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3.4 [Comparison of evidence from Sources 3B and 3C – L3]
• Source 3B states that the benefits of globalisation are very unevenly
shared, and Source 3C shows the developed countries enjoying ‘first class’
profits, technology and investment while the developing countries are in a
small boat
• Source 3B states that the costs are unevenly distributed, and Source 3C
shows the developing countries’ boat filling with ‘DEBT’
• Source 3B states that developing countries face special difficulties, and
Source 3C shows people in the small boat bailing water and struggling to
keep up
• Source 3B calls for globalisation to become a positive force for all, while
Source 3C shows the claim ‘we’re all in the same ocean’ to be unequal in
reality
• Any other relevant response
(any 2 x 2) (4)
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3.5
3.5.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3D – L1]
• Seattle • Genoa • Porto Alegre
(3 x 1) (3)
3.5.2 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3D – L2]
• A fairer form of globalisation that puts people and the environment before
profits is possible
• There are alternatives to free-market globalisation controlled by rich
countries and multinational companies
• Ordinary people can work together to change unfair global trade rules
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
3.5.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3D and own knowledge – L2]
• They forced governments to cut spending on health care and education
• People had to pay fees for basic services
• Workers lost their jobs when state companies were privatised or downsized
• Removal of subsidies increased the prices of food and fuel
• They were imposed by outside institutions, which undermined national
sovereignty
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
3.5.4 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3D – L2]
• Tariffs were reduced, allowing cheaper imports, especially from China, to
flood the local market
• Local factories could not compete with cheaper imports and closed down
• The GEAR strategy followed free-market principles that exposed local
industries to global competition
• Any other relevant response
(any 1 x 2) (2)
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3.6 [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of evidence from relevant sources –
L3]
Candidates could include the following aspects in their response:
• The end of the Cold War left the USA as the only superpower and spread
free-market capitalism (Source 3A)
• Developing countries privatised state companies, lowered trade barriers
and welcomed foreign investment (Source 3A)
• Indebted developing countries had to accept IMF/World Bank loans with
structural adjustment conditions (Source 3A)
• The benefits of globalisation were unevenly shared and the costs unevenly
distributed (Source 3B)
• Developing countries were tied to the developed North and burdened by
debt (Source 3C)
• Anti-globalisation protests, e.g. Seattle (1999) and Genoa (2001), and the
World Social Forum (Source 3D)
• Cuts to health care and education, user fees and job losses under SAPs
(Source 3D)
• South Africa’s clothing and textile industry lost thousands of jobs to cheaper
imports (Source 3D)
• Some benefits: new investment, cheaper technology, mobile phones
(Source 3D)
• Developing countries formed new partnerships, e.g. South Africa joined
BRICS in 2010/2011 (own knowledge)
• Any other relevant response
(8)
Use the following rubric to allocate marks:
LEVEL 1 • Uses evidence in an elementary manner, e.g. shows no or little MARKS:
understanding of the impact that globalisation had on developing 0–2
countries after the end of the Cold War.
• Uses evidence partially or cannot write a paragraph.
LEVEL 2 • Evidence is mostly relevant and relates largely to the topic, e.g. shows MARKS:
some understanding of the impact that globalisation had on developing 3–5
countries after the end of the Cold War.
• Uses evidence in a basic manner to write a paragraph.
LEVEL 3 • Uses relevant evidence, e.g. demonstrates a thorough understanding MARKS:
of the impact that globalisation had on developing countries after the 6–8
end of the Cold War.
• Uses evidence very effectively in an organised paragraph that shows
an understanding of the topic.
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: CIVIL RESISTANCE, 1970s TO 1980s: SOUTH AFRICA: THE CRISIS OF
APARTHEID IN THE 1980s
[Plan and construct an original argument based on relevant evidence using analytical and
interpretative skills]
SYNOPSIS
Candidates should indicate whether they agree or disagree with the statement that PW Botha’s
reforms of the 1980s were an attempt to modernise apartheid rather than to end it, and that
they intensified resistance and plunged the apartheid state into crisis. They need to support
their line of argument with relevant historical evidence.
MAIN ASPECTS
Candidates could include the following aspects in their essays:
• Introduction: Candidates need to take a stance (e.g. agree) and indicate how they intend
to support their line of argument.
ELABORATION
• Background: PW Botha became Prime Minister in 1978; apartheid faced economic
problems, international isolation and growing resistance after 1976. Botha warned white
South Africans that they had to ‘adapt or die’.
• Total Strategy: Response to a perceived ‘total onslaught’ by communism and the liberation
movements; reform combined with repression; growing power of the State Security Council
and the military; cross-border raids into neighbouring states.
• Labour reforms: The Wiehahn Commission (1979) led to the legal recognition of black
trade unions; the Riekert Commission (1979) separated urban ‘insiders’ from rural
‘outsiders’.
▷ The reforms strengthened the unions: FOSATU (1979) and COSATU (1985) became
powerful forces of resistance; strikes and stayaways increased
• Political reforms – the Tricameral Parliament (1983/1984): Separate houses for
whites (House of Assembly), coloureds (House of Representatives) and Indians (House
of Delegates); whites retained control; black Africans were excluded and expected to
exercise political rights in the homelands.
▷ Low voter turnout in the coloured and Indian elections of August 1984 showed rejection
of the system
▷ The United Democratic Front (UDF) was launched on 20 August 1983 in Mitchells Plain,
uniting hundreds of organisations against the reforms (‘UDF unites, apartheid divides’);
the National Forum (1983) represented Black Consciousness groups
• Black Local Authorities Act (1982): Black town councils were seen as puppets of the
government; rent increases sparked the Vaal Uprising (3 September 1984), which spread
across the country.
• Resistance intensified: The ANC called on people to make the townships ungovernable
(1985); rent, consumer and school boycotts; street committees and people’s courts; the
National Education Crisis Committee (‘People’s Education for People’s Power’); violence
between activists and those seen as collaborators.
• Repression: Partial State of Emergency (July 1985) and national State of Emergency
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(June 1986); tens of thousands detained, including children; media restrictions; the UDF
and other organisations restricted (February 1988); hit squads and assassinations.
• Social reforms did not end apartheid: The Mixed Marriages Act and section 16 of the
Immorality Act were repealed (1985); pass laws were abolished (1986); but the Group
Areas Act, Population Registration Act and separate education remained.
• Rubicon speech (15 August 1985): Expectations of major reform were not met; the
rand collapsed, foreign banks (e.g. Chase Manhattan) refused to roll over loans and the
government declared a debt standstill.
• International pressure: Sanctions and disinvestment, e.g. the US Comprehensive
Anti-Apartheid Act (1986), passed over President Reagan’s veto; the Commonwealth
Eminent Persons Group (1986); sports and cultural boycotts.
• White opposition and dialogue: The End Conscription Campaign (1983); white South
Africans met the ANC in Dakar (1987); secret talks between government ministers and
Nelson Mandela from 1985; Mandela met Botha in July 1989.
• The crisis deepened: Military setbacks in Angola (Cuito Cuanavale, 1987–1988); the
Mass Democratic Movement’s Defiance Campaign (1989); Botha suffered a stroke
(January 1989) and resigned in August 1989; FW de Klerk took over.
• Conclusion: Candidates should tie up their argument with a relevant conclusion, e.g.
Botha’s reforms aimed to preserve white power and failed to meet black demands; they
intensified resistance and contributed to the crisis that forced the government towards
negotiations.
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QUESTION 5: THE COMING OF DEMOCRACY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND COMING TO
TERMS WITH THE PAST
[Plan and construct an original argument based on relevant evidence using analytical and
interpretative skills]
SYNOPSIS
Candidates should critically discuss the statement that the negotiations between 1990
and 1994 succeeded in bringing democracy to South Africa despite many obstacles. They
should show how the negotiation process overcame violence, deadlocks and opposition from
extremists to produce a democratic election in April 1994.
MAIN ASPECTS
Candidates could include the following aspects in their essays:
• Introduction: Candidates should take a stance and indicate how they intend to support
their line of argument.
ELABORATION
• Opening the way: FW de Klerk’s speech of 2 February 1990 unbanned the ANC, PAC,
SACP and other organisations; Nelson Mandela was released on 11 February 1990.
• Early obstacles and agreements: The police shooting of protesters in Sebokeng (March
1990) led the ANC to postpone talks; the Groote Schuur Minute (May 1990) committed both
sides to peaceful negotiations and the release of political prisoners; the Pretoria Minute
(August 1990): the ANC suspended the armed struggle.
• Political violence: Conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in Natal and on the Reef
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(e.g. hostel and train violence); evidence of a ‘third force’ and the Inkathagate scandal
(1991), which revealed secret police funding of the IFP.
• National Peace Accord (14 September 1991) signed by most political organisations to
curb violence.
• CODESA 1 (December 1991): 19 parties; the Declaration of Intent committed parties to a
united, democratic South Africa; the CP and PAC stayed away; tension between Mandela
and De Klerk over MK.
• Whites-only referendum (17 March 1992): About 68,7% of white voters supported
continued negotiations.
• CODESA 2 (May 1992): Deadlock over the majority needed to adopt a new constitution
and over power-sharing; the ANC launched rolling mass action.
• Boipatong massacre (17 June 1992): The ANC withdrew from negotiations, accusing the
government of involvement in the violence; Bisho massacre (7 September 1992): Ciskei
soldiers fired on ANC marchers.
• Record of Understanding (26 September 1992): Negotiations resumed; agreement
on an elected constitutional assembly and the release of political prisoners; Joe Slovo’s
‘sunset clauses’ proposed a Government of National Unity and job security for civil
servants.
• Multi-Party Negotiating Process (from April 1993) at Kempton Park.
• Assassination of Chris Hani (10 April 1993): The country was on the brink of civil war;
Mandela’s televised appeal for calm; the crisis speeded up the setting of an election date
(27 April 1994).
• Right-wing resistance: The AWB stormed the World Trade Centre (June 1993); the
Freedom Alliance boycott; the Bophuthatswana crisis (March 1994); bombings before the
election.
• The Interim Constitution (November 1993) and the Transitional Executive Council
prepared for elections.
• Shell House shootings (28 March 1994): IFP marchers were shot near the ANC
headquarters; the IFP agreed to participate only on 19 April 1994.
• The first democratic election (26–29 April 1994): The ANC won about 62,6% of the vote;
Mandela was inaugurated as President on 10 May 1994; a Government of National Unity
was formed with Thabo Mbeki and FW de Klerk as deputy presidents.
• Conclusion: Candidates should tie up their argument with a relevant conclusion, e.g.
despite violence and deadlocks, compromise and leadership enabled the negotiations to
succeed.
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QUESTION 6: THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD ORDER: THE
EVENTS OF 1989
[Plan and construct an original argument based on relevant evidence using analytical and
interpretative skills]
SYNOPSIS
Candidates should explain to what extent the collapse of the Soviet Union and the events of
1989 created conditions for the National Party government and the ANC to move towards
a negotiated settlement. Candidates may also consider other factors (internal resistance,
economic crisis, sanctions) in assessing the extent.
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MAIN ASPECTS
Candidates could include the following aspects in their essays:
• Introduction: Candidates should take a stance and indicate how they intend to support
their line of argument.
ELABORATION
• Gorbachev’s reforms: Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985; glasnost
(openness) and perestroika (economic restructuring); the Soviet Union withdrew from
Afghanistan (1989) and stopped intervening in Eastern Europe.
• Events of 1989 in Eastern Europe: Solidarity won partially free elections in Poland (June
1989); Hungary opened its border with Austria; the Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989; the
Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia; the overthrow of Ceauşescu in Romania (December
1989); German reunification (October 1990).
• Collapse of the Soviet Union (December 1991) ended the Cold War.
• Impact on the National Party government:
▷ The ‘total onslaught’/‘rooi gevaar’ (red danger) argument lost credibility
▷ The NP could no longer claim that the ANC was a tool of Soviet communism
▷ Western governments no longer needed South Africa as an anti-communist ally and
increased pressure for change
▷ The NP believed the ANC had been weakened and that it could negotiate from a position
of strength
• Impact on the ANC:
▷ The ANC lost financial, military and training support from the Soviet Union and Eastern
Europe
▷ The Soviet Union encouraged a negotiated settlement of regional conflicts
▷ The armed struggle was difficult to sustain; negotiation became the most realistic option
• Southern Africa: The New York Accords (December 1988) led to the withdrawal of
Cuban troops from Angola and to Namibian independence (21 March 1990), showing that
negotiated settlements were possible.
• The Harare Declaration (August 1989) set out the ANC’s conditions for negotiations.
• Change of leadership: PW Botha was replaced by FW de Klerk (1989), who was more
open to reform.
• De Klerk’s speech of 2 February 1990: Unbanning of the ANC, PAC and SACP; release
of Mandela on 11 February 1990; the beginning of negotiations.
• Other factors (to determine the extent): Internal resistance (UDF, COSATU, MDM); the
economic crisis caused by sanctions, disinvestment and debt; the military stalemate in
Angola (Cuito Cuanavale); secret talks with Mandela since 1985.
• Conclusion: Candidates should tie up their argument with a relevant conclusion, e.g. the
end of the Cold War was a major catalyst, but it combined with internal and economic
pressures to bring both sides to the negotiating table.
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