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SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
HISTORY P1
NOVEMBER 2015
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours
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History Grade 12 P1 NSC November 2015 Question Paper (Eng)
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History/P1 2 DBE/November 2015
NSC
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 ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR
QUESTION 2: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CASE STUDY – ANGOLA
QUESTION 3: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: EXTENSION OF THE COLD WAR: CASE STUDY – VIETNAM
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY –
THE CONGO AND TANZANIA
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s: BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
2. SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material that
is required to answer these questions will be found in the ADDENDUM.
3. SECTION B consists of THREE essay questions.
4. Answer THREE questions as follows:
4.1 At least ONE must be a source-based question and at least ONE must
be an essay question.
4.2 The THIRD question can be either a source-based question or an
essay question.
5. You are advised to spend at least ONE hour per question.
6. When answering questions you should apply your knowledge, skills and
insight.
7. You will be disadvantaged by merely rewriting of the sources as answers.
8. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
9. Write clearly and legibly.
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SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section.
Source material to be used to answer these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW DID EAST AND WEST BERLINERS RESPOND TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BERLIN WALL IN 1961?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 Why, according to the source, did the overall population of East
Germany decline between 1949 and 1961? (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.2 Define the term communism in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 Explain why the Soviet Vice-Premier stated that the situation in
East Germany was a 'crisis for communism'. (2 x 2) (4)
1.1.4 State TWO factors that motivated Khrushchev to order the building
of the Berlin Wall in 1961. (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.5 Comment on President Kennedy's statement, 'but a wall is a lot
better than a war', in the context of the construction of the Berlin
Wall in 1961. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2 Consult Source 1B.
1.2.1 Describe the atmosphere in West Berlin before the Wall was built.
(2 x 1) (2)
1.2.2 Explain what was implied by the statement, 'East Germans knew
they had to act fast if they wanted to get out'. (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.3 Quote THREE ways, from the source, in which East Berliners
attempted to escape after the Soviet government built the Berlin
Wall. (3 x 1) (3)
1.2.4 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge,
explain why Peter Fechter was left to die after he was shot while
trying to climb over the Berlin Wall in 1961. (2 x 2) (4)
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1.3 Study Source 1C.
1.3.1 What messages do you think the cartoonist intended to convey
regarding the rights of people who lived under communist rule in
East Berlin? Use the visual clues in the source to support your
answer. (2 x 2) (4)
1.3.2 Explain why you would regard the cartoonist's portrayal of events
in the source as biased. Support your answer with relevant
reasons. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4 Use Source 1D.
1.4.1 Identify THREE pieces of evidence in the source that show that
West Berliners were unhappy about the Allied powers' response to
the construction of the Berlin Wall. (3 x 1) (3)
1.4.2 Why do you think the journalist referred to the Soviet zone in Berlin
as a 'concentration camp'? (1 x 2) (2)
1.5 Refer to Sources 1A and 1D. Explain how the information in Source 1D
supports the evidence in Source 1A regarding the Western powers' lack of
action during the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. (2 x 2) (4)
1.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words), explaining how both East
and West Berliners responded to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. (8)
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QUESTION 2: WHY DID THE BATTLE OF CUITO CUANAVALE BECOME
THE FOCAL POINT OF THE COLD WAR IN ANGOLA IN 1987
AND 1988?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Read Source 2A.
2.1.1 Identify the TWO countries whose brigades were involved in
launching an attack on UNITA in August 1987. (2 x 1) (2)
2.1.2 Why, according to the source, did South Africa become involved in
the Angolan war in 1987? (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.3 Quote evidence from the source that suggests that the SADF was
unsuccessful in capturing Cuito Cuanavale. (2 x 1) (2)
2.1.4 Explain why the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale became a turning point
in the history of Southern Africa. (2 x 2) (4)
2.1.5 Why did it become necessary for peace to be restored in Angola
after the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale? (2 x 1) (2)
2.2 Consult Source 2B.
2.2.1 What evidence in the source suggests that the SADF did not want
to wage full-scale war in Angola? (2 x 1) (2)
2.2.2 Explain whether you agree with General Geldenhuys's viewpoint
that Cuito Cuanavale was not an 'objective of strategic importance'
to the SADF. (2 x 2) (4)
2.2.3 Comment on the validity of General Geldenhuys's claim that the
SADF 'won the war for Africa'. Support your answer with TWO
reasons. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3 Study Source 2C.
2.3.1 After analysing the statistics provided by General Geldenhuys, who
do you think won the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale? Support your
answer with evidence from the source. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.2 Explain whether you would regard the statistics provided in the
source about the losses in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, as
reliable. (2 x 2) (4)
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2.4 Read Source 2D.
2.4.1 Name TWO roles that the Cubans played during the Battle of Cuito
Cuanavale. (2 x 1) (2)
2.4.2 Explain to what extent Ronnie Kasrils was justified in his claim that
27 June 1988 signalled the end for the SADF. (2 x 2) (4)
2.4.3 Give TWO reasons why the SADF decided to abandon its military
involvement in Angola. (2 x 1) (2)
2.5 Consult Sources 2C and 2D and explain how the information in these sources
differs regarding the SADF's role in 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) evaluating why the Battle
of Cuito Cuanavale became the focal point of the Cold War in Angola in 1987
and 1988. (8)
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QUESTION 3: HOW DID CONSERVATIVE WHITE AMERICANS RESPOND TO
THE INTEGRATION OF CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS, IN 1957?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the questions that follow.
3.1 Read Source 3A.
3.1.1 Name any TWO African-American students that attended Central
High School in 1957. (2 x 1) (2)
3.1.2 Quote evidence from the source that suggests that Daisy Bates
was an influential leader in the African-American community. (2 x 1) (2)
3.1.3 Why did Daisy Bates and members of the NAACP decide to
expose (subject) the 'Little Rock Nine' to the following:
(a) An evaluation (1 x 2) (2)
(b) Counselling sessions (1 x 2) (2)
3.2 Refer to Source 3B.
3.2.1 Define the term integration in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.2 Explain how Governor Faubus reacted to the integration of public
schools in Little Rock. (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.3 What, according to Governor Faubus, would happen when
integration was allowed to occur in white American schools? (2 x 1) (2)
3.2.4 Governor Faubus made reference to 'time-honored principles of
democracy'. Explain why you would regard this statement
contradictory to (going against) his views about the desegregation
of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. (2 x 2) (4)
3.3 Study Source 3C.
3.3.1 Why, according to evidence in the source, did Dr Fine not inform
Daisy Bates about what occurred on 4 September 1957? (1 x 2) (2)
3.3.2 Why do you think the National Guardsmen made no effort to
protect Elizabeth Eckford? (2 x 2) (4)
3.3.3 How did Elizabeth Eckford respond to the hostility that was shown
to her by the mob? Give TWO examples. (2 x 1) (2)
3.3.4 Explain why you would consider this piece of historical evidence
useful to a historian researching Elizabeth Eckford's first day at
Central High School. (2 x 2) (4)
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3.4 Consult Sources 3A and 3C. Comment on the ways in which the NAACP
prepared Elizabeth Eckford (Source 3A) to cope with the intimidation tactics of
the white American mob (Source 3C). (2 x 2) (4)
3.5 Refer to Source 3D.
3.5.1 Explain the use of the words 'Brotherhood by Bayonet' in the
context of school desegregation at Central High School in 1957.
(2 x 2) (4)
3.5.2 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge,
explain what might have influenced the Capital Citizens Council
(CCC) to design this leaflet. (2 x 2) (4)
3.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) to explain how
conservative white Americans responded to the integration of Central High
School in 1957. (8)
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section.
Your essay should be about THREE pages long.
QUESTION 4: EXTENSION OF THE COLD WAR: CASE STUDY – VIETNAM
All the military might of the United States of America's army could not defeat a small
nation of Vietnamese peasants.
Critically discuss this statement in the context of the military strategies that both the
United States of America and the Vietcong used in Vietnam between 1963 and 1973. [50]
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY – THE
CONGO AND TANZANIA
Evaluate the differences and similarities in leadership between Mobutu Sese Seko and
Julius Nyerere in transforming the political and economic policies of their countries
during the 1960s and 1970s. [50]
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE 1970s:
BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
Explain to what extent Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael were successful in instilling
'Black Pride' among African Americans in the 1960s.
Use relevant examples to support your answer. [50]
TOTAL: 150
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