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GRADE 12
SEPTEMBER 2015
HISTORY P1
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours
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History Grade 12 P1 Eastern Cape Mock 2015 QP (Eng)
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2 HISTORY P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2015)
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: THE COLD WAR: THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR
QUESTION 2: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CASE STUDY – ANGOLA
QUESTION 3: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s – CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: EXTENSION OF THE COLD WAR: CASE STUDY –
VIETNAM
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY –
THE CONGO AND TANZANIA
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s: THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
2. SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material that
is required to answer these questions will be found in the accompanying
ADDENDUM of sources.
3. SECTION B consists of THREE essay questions.
4. Answer THREE questions as follows:
4.1 At least ONE (1) must be a source-based question and at least ONE
(1) must be an essay question.
4.2 The THIRD question can either be a source-based question or an
essay question.
5. Candidates are advised to spend about an hour on each question.
6. When answering questions, candidates should apply their knowledge, skills
and insight.
7. Merely rewriting of the sources as answers will be to the disadvantage of
candidates.
8. Questions and subsections of questions must be numbered clearly and
correctly using the same numbering system used in the question paper.
9. Write neatly and legibly.
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(EC/SEPTEMBER 2015) HISTORY P1 3
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions from this section.
Source material to be used to answer these questions is contained in the
ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW DID THE BERLIN BLOCKADE INTENSIFY COLD WAR
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE USA AND THE SOVIET UNION?
Study sources 1A, 1B and 1C and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 Define the concept containment in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.2 What, according to the source, did George Marshall find out about
post-war conditions in Europe? (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 Why, do you think, Truman was willing to support East European
countries with economic aid? (2 x 2) (4)
1.1.4 How, according to the source, did Stalin react to the Marshall Plan?
(3 x 1) (3)
1.1.5 Explain whether Stalin’s reaction towards the Marshall Plan was
justified. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2 Study Source 1B.
1.2.1 Why, according to the written source, was the Berlin blockade
regarded as an important event in the Cold War? (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.2 Explain why Stalin decided to implement the blockade of Berlin.
(2 x 2) (4)
1.2.3 Comment on how the evidence in the visual source supports the
information in the written source regarding the Berlin Airlift. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.4 Give THREE examples of evidence from the written source that
support the view that the Berlin Airlift was successful. (3 x 1) (3)
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1.3 Use Source 1C.
1.3.1 What, according to the source, were the THREE main issues on
which the world had been misled about Berlin? (3 x 1) (3)
1.3.2 Explain why Kennedy referred to the Berlin Wall as an offence
against humanity. (2 x 2) (4)
1.3.3 Explain why, according to Kennedy, the world has respect for the
city of Berlin. (1 x 3) (3)
1.4 Comment on how the information in Source 1C supports the evidence in
Source 1B regarding the USA’s intervention in Germany. (2 x 2) (4)
1.5 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how the
Berlin blockade intensified Cold War tensions between the United States of
America and the Soviet Union. (8)
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QUESTION 2: WHAT IMPACT DID THE BATTLE OF CUITO CUANAVALE
HAVE ON BOTH SOUTH AFRICA AND ANGOLA?
Study sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Refer to Source 2A.
2.1.1 Mention the TWO armed groups that according to the source, were
involved in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. (2 x 1) (2)
2.1.2 Why, according to the source, were South African troops forced to
withdraw from Angola? (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.3 Why was the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale referred to as a turning point
in the Angolan War? Give TWO reasons. (2 x 1) (2)
2.1.4 Comment on why you think some members of the South African
government regarded the withdrawal from Angola as a “strategic
retreat rather than a defeat”. (2 x 2) (4)
2.2 Use Source 2B.
2.2.1 Why, according to the source, did Fidel Castro decide to send troops
and weapons to Angola? (3 x 1) (3)
2.2.2 According to the information in the source, what was the final outcome
of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale? (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.3 Select FOUR pieces of evidence from the source that suggest why the
South African Defence Force was unable to defeat the Cuban military
forces. (4 x 1) (4)
2.3 Refer to sources 2A and 2B. Explain how the information in these sources
support the view that the SADF withdrew its forces. (2 x 2) (4)
2.4 Study Source 2C.
2.4.1 What messages does the photograph convey? (2 x 2) (4)
2.4.2 Explain whether the evidence in this source can be regarded as
reliable to a historian researching the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. (2 x 2) (4)
2.4.3 Comment on why you would regard this source as biased. (1 x 3) (3)
2.5 Refer to Source 2D.
2.5.1 Why was America’s involvement in the Angolan conflict exposed?
(2 x 2) (4)
2.5.2 The USA claimed that they only got involved in the Angolan conflict
after Cuban soldiers were deployed in the country. Explain whether
this claim is valid. (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 the impact the
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale had on both South Africa and Angola. (8)
[50]
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QUESTION 3: HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS THE DESEGREGATION OF
SCHOOLS IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, DURING THE
1950s?
Study sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the questions that follow.
3.1 Study Source 3A.
3.1.1 What, according to the source, was the significance of the Supreme
Court decision in Brown v Board of Education? (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.2 Explain how Orval Faubus responded to school desegregation. (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.3 Why do you think, Faubus decided to disobey the Supreme Court
ruling of 1957? (2 x 2) (4)
3.1.4 Explain to what extent President Eisenhower’s decision to send
federal troops to Little Rock was justified? Substantiate your answer.
(2 x 2) (4)
3.1.5 Comment on the reasons that motivated Faubus to close all high
schools in 1958. (2 x 2) (4)
3.2 Refer to Source 3B.
3.2.1 How do you think African American students, as shown in the
photograph, felt upon their arrival at Central High School? (2 x 2) (4)
3.2.2 Why was the National Guard deployed at Central High School in
1957? (1 x 2) (2)
3.3 Explain how the information in Source 3B supports the evidence in Source 3A
regarding the actions of Faubus. (2 x 2) (4)
3.4 Study Source 3C.
3.4.1 What evidence in the source suggests that the participants in this
demonstration were against the racial integration of schools? Use
visual clues in the source to support your answer. (3 x 1) (3)
3.4.2 Comment on the mood of the crowd with regard to the integration of
schools. (1 x 2) (2)
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3.5 Consult Source 3D.
3.5.1 Why, according to the source, were the Little Rock Nine regarded as
champions of school integration? (1 x 2) (2)
3.5.2 What work, according to the source, does the Little Rock Nine
Foundation do? (2 x 1) (2)
3.5.3 What is the central message contained in the source regarding the
Little Rock Nine incident? (2 x 2) (4)
3.5.4 Explain the significance of the Little Rock Nine incident in the context
of the struggle for equal education in the 1950s. (1 x 3) (3)
3.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining to what extent
racial integration of schools was successful in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the
1950s. (8)
[50]
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8 HISTORY P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2015)
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question from this section.
QUESTION 4: THE COLD WAR
All the military might and financial domination of the USA could not subdue the
resolve of a patriotic Vietnam in their fight for freedom and unity.
Do you agree with this statement? Support your answer with reference to the
USA’s involvement in the war in Vietnam. [50]
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA – TANZANIA
Critically discuss the challenges and successes that post-independent Tanzania
and Congo faced in the political and economic spheres. Use relevant examples to
support your answer. [50]
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS IN THE USA, 1950s TO 1960s
“Revolutions are never fought by turning the other cheek. Revolutions are never
based upon love-your-enemy and pray-for-those-who-spitefully-use-you. And
revolutions are never waged singing, ‘We shall overcome’. Revolutions are based
upon bloodshed.” (Malcolm X, 8 April 1964)
Referring to this statement, discuss the strategies of the Black Power Movement in
the fight for the political rights of the African Americans in the 1960s. [50]
TOTAL: 150
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