History Grade 12 IEB Paper 1 2018 Question Paper

Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION NOVEMBER 2018 HISTORY: PAPER I Time: 2 hours 100 marks PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY 1. This question paper consists of 5 pages. Please check that your question paper is complete. 2. Read the questions carefully. 3. Answer ONE question from Section A, and ONE question from Section B. 4. Accurate and adequate factual knowledge is essential; equally important is the ability to use relevant information critically in answering the questions. 5. Start each question on a new page. 6. Number your answers exactly as the questions are numbered in the question paper. 7. It is in your best interest to write legibly. Work in an orderly way and present your answers as neatly as possible. IEB Copyright © 2018 PLEASE TURN OVER

Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE: HISTORY: PAPER I Page 2 of 5 SECTION A DISCURSIVE ESSAY Answer ONE question from this section. A discursive essay showing evidence of analysis, interpretation, explanation and argument is required. It should be approximately 800–900 words in length. (You do not need to include a word count.) THEME THE COLD WAR QUESTION 1 Was the United States' policy of containment in Germany effective between 1945 and 1949? [70] OR THEME INDEPENDENT AFRICA QUESTION 2 Was Mobutu Sese Seko successful in overcoming the political, economic and social challenges faced by Zaire from the mid-1960s? [70] OR THEME THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD ORDER: 1989 TO THE PRESENT QUESTION 3 Were Mikhail Gorbachev's reform policies contributing factors to the collapse of the Soviet Union by 1991? [70] 70 marks IEB Copyright © 2018

Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE: HISTORY: PAPER I Page 3 of 5 SECTION B EXTENDED WRITING Answer any ONE question from this section. The extended writing should be approximately 350–400 words in length. You should use your own knowledge and you may also refer to the stimulus to answer the questions. (You do not need to include a word count.) THEME THE COLD WAR QUESTION 4 The photograph below, taken in the late 1960s, shows a United States Marine standing with Vietnamese children as they watch their house burn after an Allied patrol. [Source: <https://theintercept.com/2017/09/28/the-ken-burns-vietnam-war-documentary-glosses-over- devastating-civilian-toll/> (Accessed 22 November 2017)] Explain the significance of the United States' military tactics in the conflict in Vietnam between 1961 and 1969 by answering the following questions: (a) Why did the United States become increasingly involved in the conflict in Vietnam from 1961? (b) What military strategies did the United States implement in Vietnam between 1961 and 1969? (c) How successful were the military strategies that the United States implemented in Vietnam between 1961 and 1969? [30] IEB Copyright © 2018 PLEASE TURN OVER

Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE: HISTORY: PAPER I Page 4 of 5 OR THEME INDEPENDENT AFRICA QUESTION 5 The map below shows the military actions taken by the Cubans in southern Angola during the 'Angolan War' in the late 1980s. [Source: <http://cpcml.ca/Tmlw2015/W45035.HTM > (Accessed 22 November 2017)] Explain the role played by the Soviet Union and Cuba in the 'Angolan War' of the 1980s by answering the following questions: (a) Why did the Soviet Union and Cuba become involved in the 'Angolan War'? (b) What was the nature of the military involvement of the Soviet Union and Cuba in the 'Angolan War'? (c) What was the significance of Soviet and Cuban involvement in the 'Angolan War'? [30] IEB Copyright © 2018

Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE: HISTORY: PAPER I Page 5 of 5 OR THEME THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD ORDER: 1989 TO THE PRESENT QUESTION 6 The photograph below shows demonstrators wearing skull masks to dramatise their protest against the IMF and World Bank at an anti-globalisation march in Manila in The Philippines. [Source: < http://www.gettyimages.it/evento/protests-against-the-imf-world-bank-meeting-71920118?#an- indonesian-protester-takes-part-in-an-antiimf-and-world-bank-in-picture-id71913013> (Accessed 22 November 2017)] Explain how Western capitalist organisations have come to dominate global economies by answering the following questions: (a) What are the IMF and World Bank, and explain what led to their formation? (b) How do the IMF and World Bank dominate global economies? (c) What impact has the dominance of the IMF and World Bank had on global economies? [30] 30 marks Total: 100 marks IEB Copyright © 2018