# 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. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/history-p1-gr12-qp-sept2017-english/6d58a096-d999-48d0-97d6-076cb30ec67d - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: History - Grade: Grade 12 - Language: English - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2017 - Exam period: Eastern Cape Mock Exam - Paper: 1 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 8 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 12](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12) › [History](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12/history) › [History Grade 12 P1 Eastern Cape Mock 2017 QP (Eng)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/history-p1-gr12-qp-sept2017-english/6d58a096-d999-48d0-97d6-076cb30ec67d) ## About this document History · Grade 12 · Eastern Cape Mock Exam · 2017 · English. Question paper, 8 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 SEPTEMBER 2017 HISTORY P1 MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours *histe1* This question paper consists of 8 pages. ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 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. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (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) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 HISTORY P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2017) 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) [50] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2017) HISTORY P1 5 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) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6 HISTORY P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2017) 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) [50] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2017) HISTORY P1 7 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) [50] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 8 HISTORY P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2017) 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. 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