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GRADE 12
SEPTEMBER 2017
HISTORY P1
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours
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History Grade 12 P1 Eastern Cape Mock 2017 QP (Eng)
Grade 12 History Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape Mock Exam 2017 (English), 8 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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2 HISTORY P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2017)
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 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
QUESTION 2: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CASE STUDY – ANGOLA
QUESTION 3: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s – BLACK POWER MOVEMENT IN THE USA
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: CASE STUDY – CHINA
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY –
THE CONGO AND TANZANIA.
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s: THE CIVIL RIGHTS 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 candidates answer questions, they are required to demonstrate
application of 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 2017) 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
accompanying ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW DID THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS CONTRIBUTE TO
COLD WAR TENSIONS BETWEEN THE SOVIET UNION AND
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE 1960s?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 According to information in the source, which country was a threat to
Cuba? (1 x 1) (1)
1.1.2 Why did Khrushchev choose to assist Cuba? Give THREE reasons
for your answer from the source. (3 x 1) (3)
1.1.3 What, according to the information in the source, was the pre-
condition for the removal of missiles from Cuba by the Soviet Union?
(1 x 2) (2)
1.1.4 Explain the concept quarantine in the context of the Cuban Missile
Crisis. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.5 Comment on the usefulness of the information in this source to a
historian studying the Cuban Missile Crisis. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2 Use Source 1B.
1.2.1 Why, according to the information in the source, was the USA
keeping a close watch of the activities that unfolded in Cuba? (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.2 Explain why it was necessary for Kennedy to impose a quarantine
on Soviet missiles that were deployed to Cuba. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.3 Why, in your opinion, was the USA against the installation of Soviet
missiles in Cuba? (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.4 Comment on what you think Kennedy meant by the statement, ‘I call
upon Chairman Khrushchev … to transform the history of man.’
(2 x 2) (4)
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1.3 Consult Source 1C.
1.3.1 Explain why you think Robert Kennedy and Dobrynin decided to talk.
(2 x 2) (4)
1.3.2 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge,
explain Dobrynin’s reference to Turkey. (1 x 2) (2)
1.4 Explain how the information in Source 1C supports the evidence in
Source 1B regarding the deployment of Soviet missiles to Cuba. (2 x 2) (4)
1.5 Study Source 1D.
1.5.1 Identify the two leaders that are portrayed in the cartoon. (2 x 1) (2)
1.5.2 Explain what is implied by the words, ‘THIS HURTS ME MORE
THAN IT HURTS YOU’ in the context of the Cuban Missiles Crisis.
(2 x 2) (4)
1.6 Using the information from the relevant sources and your own knowledge,
write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how the
Cuban Missile Crisis contributed to Cold War tensions between the United
States of America and the Soviet Union in the 1960s. (8)
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QUESTION 2: HOW DID FOREIGN COUNTRIES BECOME INVOLVED IN THE
ANGOLAN CIVIL WAR AFTER 1975?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Consult Source 2A.
2.1.1 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge define
the concept, Cold War, in the context of the Angolan Civil War.(1 x 2) (2)
2.1.2 Quote any FOUR countries from the source that became involved in
the Angolan Civil War. (4 x 1) (4)
2.1.3 Why, according to the information in the source, did the apartheid
government support UNITA? (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.4 Explain why you think a number of countries became involved in the
Angolan Civil War. (2 x 2) (4)
2.2 Refer to Source 2B.
2.2.1 What direct support, according to the source, did the MPLA
government receive from the Soviet Union and Cuba? (2 x 1) (2)
2.2.2 Comment on the usefulness of the information in this source to a
historian studying the roles that Cuba and the USA played in the
Angolan Civil War. (2 x 2) (4)
2.2.3 What, according to the source, was Cuba’s pre-condition to withdraw
from Angola? (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.4 Explain why, in your opinion, Cuba decided to prescribe pre-
conditions before withdrawing from Angola. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3 Explain how the information in Source 2A supports the evidence in
Source 2B, regarding the involvement of foreign powers in the Angolan
Civil War. (2 x 2) (4)
2.4 Use Source 2C.
2.4.1 Explain why you think this photograph was published. (2 x 2) (4)
2.4.2 Identify the Angolan political party that published this photograph.
(1 x 2) (2)
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2.5 Study Source 2D.
2.5.1 Why was the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale regarded as a turning point in
the Angolan Civil War? (2 x 2) (4)
2.5.2 Explain why you think there were different views as to who won the
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. (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 how foreign
countries became involved in the Angolan Civil War after 1975. (8)
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QUESTION 3: WHY WAS THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT FORMED IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING THE 1960s?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the questions that follow.
3.1 Consult Source 3A.
3.1.1 What, according to the information in the source, were the TWO basic
problems that African Americans faced? (2 x 1) (2)
3.1.2 How should black people affirm themselves as ‘worthy’? Provide
THREE pieces of evidence from the source. (3 x 1) (3)
3.1.3 Explain why, in your opinion, blacks were inspired by black Africans
ruling their own countries. (2 x 2) (4)
3.1.4 Comment on the usefulness of the information in this source to a
historian studying the philosophy of the Black Power. (2 x 2) (4)
3.2 Read Source 3B.
3.2.1 Define the concept nationalism in the context of the emergence of the
Black Power Movement. (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.2 What, according to the information in the source, was the basic
demand of black people living in the USA? (1 x 1) (1)
3.2.3 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain
the message that Malcolm X communicated to African Americans.
(2 x 2) (4)
3.2.4 Explain what you think was implied by the statement, ‘We’ve got to
fight until we overcome’, in the context of the strategies that were used
by the Black Power Movement. (2 x 2) (4)
3.3 Explain how the information in Source 3B supports the evidence in Source 3A
regarding the philosophy of the Black Power Movement. (2 x 2) (4)
3.4 Refer to Source 3C.
3.4.1 Why, according to the information in the source, was the term ‘Negro’
replaced with ‘black’? (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.2 Explain why, in your opinion, the philosophy of Black Power appealed
to many African Americans. (2 x 2) (4)
3.4.3 Mention TWO pieces of evidence from the source that show that
African Americans were still victims of racism. (2 x 1) (2)
3.5 Use Source 3D.
3.5.1 Explain the messages that are conveyed in this photograph. (2 x 2) (4)
3.5.2 Why do you think the Black Panther Party was established? (1 x 2) (2)
3.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a
paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining why the Black
Power Movement was formed in the United States of America during the 1960s. (8)
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions from this
section.
QUESTION 4: CASE STUDY – CHINA
By the late 1960s the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) realised that Mao
Zedong’s policies of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were a
big mistake.
Do you agree with this statement? Support your line of argument with relevant
evidence. [50]
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CASE STUDY – THE CONGO
Critically discuss the political, economic, social and cultural successes and
challenges the Congo and Tanzania experienced after they attained
independence from colonial rule. [50]
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS IN THE 1950s TO THE 1960s: THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Explain to what extent the various forms of civil society protests were successful in
ensuring that African Americans attained equality and fairness in the United States
of America in the 1960s. [50]
TOTAL: 150
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