# History Grade 11 P1 Eastern Cape November 2020 QP (Eng)

> Grade 11 History Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape November 2020 (English), 7 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.

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- Subject: History
- Grade: Grade 11
- Language: English
- Document type: Question paper
- Year: 2020
- Exam period: Eastern Cape November
- Paper: 1
- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 7

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                          NATIONAL
                     SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                           GRADE 11

                      NOVEMBER 2020

                           HISTORY P1
                           EXEMPLAR

MARKS:   100

TIME:    2 hours

                   This question paper consists of 7 pages.

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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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4                                      HISTORY P1                          (EC/NOVEMBER 2020)

 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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(EC/NOVEMBER 2020)                           HISTORY P1                                       5

 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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(EC/NOVEMBER 2020)                        HISTORY P1                                      7

 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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