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EASTERN CAPE
EDUCATION
NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
NOVEMBER 2012
HISTORY P1
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours
*HISTE1*
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History Grade 11 P1 Eastern Cape November 2012 QP (Eng)
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2 HISTORY P1 (NOVEMBER 2012)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of THREE questions based on the prescribed
content as contained in the guideline document:
QUESTION 1: CHALLENGES TO CAPITALISM
QUESTION 2: THE CRISIS OF CAPITALISM
QUESTION 3: COMPETING NATIONALISMS AND IDENTITIES IN AFRICA
2. Each question counts 75 marks, of which 45 marks are allocated for the
source-based question and 30 marks for the extended writing question.
3. Candidates are required to answer TWO questions.
4. When answering questions, candidates should apply their knowledge, skills
and insight.
5. A mere rewriting of the sources as answers will disadvantage candidates.
6. Write neatly and legibly.
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(NOVEMBER 2012) HISTORY P1 3
QUESTION 1 HOW DID THE FIVE YEAR PLANS TRANSFORM RUSSIA
INTO A POWERFUL STATE?
Study sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D to answer the questions.
1.1 Study Source 1A:
1.1.1 What according to the source were the reasons for Stalin
collectivizing agriculture? (2x1) (2)
1.1.2 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain the following
concepts:
(a) Collectivisation (1x2) (2)
(b) Mechanisation (1x2) (2)
1.1.3 Were the Russian peasants in favour of this collectivisation
process?
Quote TWO pieces of evidence from the source to support your
answer. (2x1) (2)
1.2 Refer to Source 1B:
1.2.1 How would a teacher use this photo to explain the aims of the Five
Year plans? (1x2) (2)
1.2.2 What is meant by the term “Kulak”? (1x2) (2)
1.2.3 Use your own knowledge to explain how the Kulaks reacted
towards this policy of collectivisation. (2x1) (2)
1.2.4 Use your own knowledge to describe the impact of the Kulaks’
action on the Russian economy. (2x2) (4)
1.2.5 What was Stalin’s reaction towards the Kulaks? (2x1) (2)
1.2.6 How useful is this source to a historian studying the collectivisation
of the Russian agriculture during the First Five Year Plan? (1x3) (3)
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1.3 Consult Source 1C:
1.3.1 According to the source, how did collectivisation contribute to the
industrial development of Russia during the Five Year Plans? (2x1) (2)
1.3.2 What does the word “terrified” tell you about Stalin’s attitude
towards the peasants? (1x2) (2)
1.3.3 How does Source A support Source C with regards to aims of
Stalin’s Five Year Plans? (1x2) (2)
1.3.4 Explain the limitations of this source for students studying history.
(2x2) (4)
1.4 Refer to Source 1D:
1.4.1 How would you account for the low economic figures in 1927? (1x2) (2)
1.4.2 Why was the pace of economic development between 1927 to
1933 so slow compared to the period 1933 to 1937? (1x2) (2)
1.4.3 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain why the Third
Five Year Plan was never implemented. (1x2) (2)
1.5 Use all the sources and your own knowledge to write a paragraph of about
SIX lines (60 words) explaining how the implementation of the Five Year
Plans violated the human rights of the Russian population. (6)
1.6 EXTENDED WRITING
(Your response should be about 2 pages in length).
Answer ONE of the following questions: QUESTION 1.6.1 OR 1.6.2.
1.6.1 “The collectivisation of agriculture was meant to assist the rapid
industrialisation of the Soviet Union in the years 1928 – 41”.
Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate. (30)
OR
1.6.2 Describe how Stalin transformed Russia from a backward country
into a powerful super power by 1945. (30)
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(NOVEMBER 2012) HISTORY P1 5
QUESTION 2 WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PERIOD OF ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY IN THE U.S.A. IN THE 1920s?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D to answer the following questions.
2.1 Refer to Source 2A:
2.1.1 What, according to the source, was the main aim of the Fordney-
McCumber Tariff? (1x2) (2)
2.1.2 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain how this tariff
protected American businesses. (2x2) (4)
2.1.3 Why did agriculture not benefit from this tariff? (2x2) (4)
2.1.4 Was the tariff successful in creating prosperity in the US economy?
Quote from the source to support your answer. (1x3) (3)
2.1.5 Why do you think the USA prospered as a result of post-war
conditions abroad? (2x2) (4)
2.2 Study Source 2B:
2.2.1 How, according to the source, could ordinary people afford to buy
consumer goods? (1x1) (1)
2.2.2 Which financial institutions gave people credit? (1x1) (1)
2.2.3 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain how financial
institutions made money from giving credit. (1x2) (2)
2.2.4 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain how credit
contributed to the period of prosperity in the 1920s. (2x2) (4)
2.2.5 How does this source support the American Dream? (1x2) (2)
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2.3 Study Source 2C:
2.3.1 According to the source, how could ordinary people enrich
themselves? (1x1) (1)
2.3.2 Explain how people made money from investing in shares. (2x1) (2)
2.4 Study Source 2D:
2.4.1 Name any TWO industries that were stimulated as a result of the
motor industry. (2x1) (2)
2.4.2 With reference to the source; which car was produced in the USA
in 1926? (1x1) (1)
2.4.3 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain how the motor
industry stimulated economic growth. (2x1) (2)
2.4.4 How does Source 2D differ from Source 2A with regards to the
origin and impact of the “Boom”. (2x2) (4)
2.5 Use all the sources and your own knowledge to write a paragraph of about
SIX lines (60 words) explaining their usefulness to a historian studying the
economic prosperity of people in the USA in the 1920s. (6)
2.6 EXTENDED WRITING
(Your response should be about 2 pages in length).
Answer ONE of the following questions: QUESTION 2.6.1 OR 2.6.2.
2.6.1 Describe the factors that contributed to the American period of
prosperity In the 1920s. (30)
OR
2.6.2 “Prosperity in the USA in the 1920s was created mainly by
Republican policies”.
Discuss the validity of this statement by referring to the factors that
led to the economic boom of the 1920s. (30)
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QUESTION 3 WHAT WERE THE CAUSES AND NATURE OF COLOURED AND
INDIAN NATIONALISM?
Study sources 3A, 3B and 3C to answer the following questions.
3.1 Refer to Source 3A:
3.1.1 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain the following
terms:
(a) Coloureds (1x2) (2)
(b) Apartheid (1x2) (2)
3.1.2 How, according to the source, did the National Party address the
Coloured issue? (2x1) (2)
3.1.3 What was the impact of the Separate Representation of Voter Act
of 1951 on Coloured people? (2x2) (4)
3.1.4 Quote evidence from the source to show that Coloureds were
against the National Party. (2x2) (4)
3.1.5 Why, do you think, did Coloured people join the Defiance
campaign? (2x2) (4)
3.2 Study Source 3B:
3.2.1 Why, do you think, did the National Party move the Coloureds out
of District Six? (1x2) (2)
3.2.2 Name TWO places where Coloureds were moved to as a result of
these forced removals. (2x1) (2)
3.2.3 Can the forced removal of Coloured people be justified? Explain
your answer. (2x2) (4)
3.2.4 How does the visual source support the written source with
regards to the living conditions of Coloureds? (1x2) (2)
3.2.5 What social evils were born from these forced removals that still
hinder Coloured people today? (2x2) (4)
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3.3 Consult Source 3C:
3.3.1 What law prevented Indians from acquiring more land in Natal after
1943? (1x1) (1)
3.3.2 “… was rejected by Indian leaders”
What does this tell us about the attitude of Indians towards the
Apartheid government? (1x2) (2)
3.3.3 Assess the usefulness of this source for historians researching the
Indian contribution in the liberation struggle of South Africa. (2x2) (4)
3.4 Use all the sources and your own knowledge to write a paragraph of about
SIX lines (60 words) explaining why Coloureds and Indians identified
themselves with the Black resistance movement. (6)
3.5 EXTENDED WRITING
(Your response should be about 2 pages in length).
Answer ONE of the following questions: QUESTION 3.5.1 OR 3.5.2.
3.5.1 Explain why Coloureds and Indians decided to join forces with the
Black liberation movement in South Africa. (30)
OR
3.5.2 “Minority groups had no option but to join forces with the ANC”.
Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate by referring to the
role played by Coloureds and Indians in South Africa’s liberation
struggle. (30)
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TOTAL: 150
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