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SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
NOVEMBER 2020
HISTORY P1
EXEMPLAR
MARKS: 100
TIME: 2 hours
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History Grade 11 P1 Eastern Cape November 2020 Question Paper
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2 HISTORY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists FOUR questions based on the CAPS content
framework: TWO source-based questions under SECTION A and TWO essay
questions under SECTION B.
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA, 1900–1940
QUESTION 2: CAPITALISM IN THE USA, 1900–1940
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA, 1900–1940
QUESTION 5: CAPITALISM IN THE USA, 1900–1940
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. Each question counts 50 marks.
4. Answer TWO questions as follows:
At least ONE must be a source-based question and at least ONE must be an
essay question.
5. Candidates are advised to spend ONE hour on each 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. Start each question on a NEW page and rule off at the end of each question.
10. Write neatly and legibly.
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) HISTORY P1 3
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question from this section. Source material that is required to
answer these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE 1917 RUSSIAN
REVOLUTION?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Study Source 1A.
1.1.1 Give ONE word from the source that describes Russia’s social,
economic and political condition in 1905. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.2 Why, according to the source, did workers migrate to the cities?
(1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 What conclusion can be drawn from the statement, ‘The industries
were there, but rarely were they privately owned.’? (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.4 Why do you think it became necessary for professionals and unions
to demand the establishment of a constituent assembly? (2 x 2) (4)
1.1.5 Name the two groups that formed the Russian Social Democratic
Workers Party. (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.6 Explain the usefulness of this source for historians researching the
economic and political conditions of Russia in 1905. (1 x 2) (2)
1.2 Read Source 1B.
1.2.1 What, according to the source, was the immediate cause of the 1905
revolution in Russia? (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.2 Define the concept revolution in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.3 Explain what is implied by the statement, ’From the implementation of
tsarism in Russia, the regimes had slowly developed into more of an
autocratic establishment with lesser regard for human life and liberty.’
(2 x 2) (4)
1.2.4 Use the information in the source and your own knowledge to explain
why Russia lost the war against Japan. (2 x 2) (4)
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1.3 Refer to Source 1C.
What message does the cartoonist wish to convey? Use the visual clues in
the source to support your answer. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4 Compare Sources 1B and 1C. How does the information in Source 1B
support the evidence in Source 1C regarding Russia’s participation in wars
between 1905 and 1914? (1 x 2) (2)
1.5 Consider Source 1D.
1.5.1 What, according to the source, was the cause of the February
Revolution in Russia? (1 x 2) (2)
1.5.2 List TWO reasons from the source that caused the Russians to lose
faith in the Tsarist regime. (2 x 1) (2)
1.5.3 Why do you think the Russians were defeated during the First World
War? (2 x 2) (4)
1.5.4 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain
why the Tsar was forced to abdicate in 1917. (2 x 2) (4)
1.6 Using the information from the relevant sources and your own knowledge,
write a paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining the causes
of the 1917 Russian Revolution. (6)
[50]
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QUESTION 2: WHAT WERE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE GREAT
DEPRESSION ON THE AMERICAN SOCIETY IN THE 1930s?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the following questions.
2.1 Use Source 2A.
2.1.1 Define the concept ‘Great Depression’ in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.2 List FOUR factors that contributed to crop damages in the USA in
the 1930s. (4 x 1) (4)
2.1.3 Use the information in the source and your own knowledge to
explain why banks collapsed in the USA in the 1930s. (2 x 2) (4)
2.1.4 Comment on why you think the Wall Street stock market collapsed
in 1929. (2 x 2) (4)
2.1.5 Explain the usefulness of this source for historians researching the
impact of the Great Depression on the American economy. (1 x 2) (2)
2.2 Refer to Source 2B.
2.2.1 Quote TWO reasons from the source why people committed suicide
during the Great Depression. (2 x 1) (2)
2.2.2 How, according to the source, did the unemployed manage to
survive during the Great Depression? (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.3 Use the information in the source and your own knowledge to explain
the social impact of the Great Depression on the American society.
(2 x 2) (4)
2.3 Consult Source 2C.
2.3.1 Quote evidence from the source that suggest that males and females
were not affected in the same way by the Great Depression. (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.2 Why, according to the source, did men become failures to their
families? (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.3 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain
how the Great Depression contributed to the economic exploitation
of women. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.4 Comment on how the Great Depression contributed towards the
discrimination of African American women. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.5 Explain how the Great Depression changed the traditional role of
women in American society. (1 x 2) (2)
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2.4 Use Source 2D.
2.4.1 Explain the messages that the photographer wishes to convey
regarding the impact of the Great Depression on women. (2 x 2) (4)
2.4.2 Compare Sources 2C and 2D. How does the information in
Source 2C support the evidence in Source 2D regarding the impact
of the Great Depression on women? (1 x 2) (2)
2.5 Using the information from the relevant sources and your own knowledge,
write a paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining the
consequences of the Great Depression on the American society in the 1930s. (6)
[50]
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question in this section.
Your essay should be about THREE pages long.
QUESTION 4: COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA, 1900–1940
‘Stalin’s Five-Year Plans succeeded in transforming Russia from a backward
country into a modern industrial superpower.’
Do you agree with the statement? Support your viewpoint with relevant historical
evidence. [50]
QUESTION 5: CAPITALISM IN THE USA, 1900–1940
To what extent did Roosevelt’s New Deal lessen the negative effects of the Great
Depression in the United States of America in the 1930s? [50]
TOTAL: 100
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