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HISTORY P1
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History Grade 12 P1 Eastern Cape June 2024 QP (Eng)
Grade 12 History Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape June Exam 2024 (English), 9 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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2 HISTORY P1 (EC/JUNE 2024)
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: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: EXTENSION OF THE COLD WAR: CASE STUDY –
VIETNAM
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CHALLENGES FACED BY
CONGO AFTER INDEPENDENCE
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE
1970s: THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
2. SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material that
is required to answer these questions can 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 may 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 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. Write neatly and legibly.
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(EC/JUNE 2024) HISTORY P1 3
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question in this section, but not more than TWO questions.
The source material that is required to answer these questions is contained in the
ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW DID THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARSHALL PLAN
ADDRESS THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN
EUROPE IN THE 1940s?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 Name the continents mentioned in the source where big parts were
destroyed in the Second World War. (3 x 1) (3)
1.1.2 What, according to the source, was the impact of the war on
European trade? (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.3 Which country was owed money by most European countries after the
Second World War? (1 x 1) (1)
1.1.4 Quote reasons from the source why devastated countries needed
gold or American dollars. (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.5 Why do you think many countries retreated from the market after the
war? (1 x 2) (2)
1.2 Study Source 1B.
1.2.1 Why, according to the source, was European recovery important?
(1 x 2) (2)
1.2.2 Define the term totalitarian states in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.3 What is the implication of the statement, “The next few years can
determine whether the free countries of Europe will be able to
preserve their heritage of freedom”, regarding the Marshall Plan?
(1 x 2) (2)
1.2.4 Explain why Truman believed that if Europe failed to recover, there
would be no peace and stability in the world. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.5 Explain the usefulness of this source to a historian researching
the Marshall Plan. (2 x 2) (4)
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1.3 Consult Source 1C.
1.3.1 Define the term Marshall Plan in the context of the Cold War
competition in Europe. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.2 How, according to the source, did the Marshall Plan help the
European countries? (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.3 Why, according to the source and your own knowledge were the
former enemies of USA included in the Marshall Plan? (2 x 2) (4)
1.4 Read Source 1D.
1.4.1 What message is conveyed in the source? (1 x 2) (2)
1.4.2 Comment on the significance of the white doves in the picture.
(1 x 2) (2)
1.4.3 Why do you think the tree trunk is covered with the American flag?
(1 x 2) (2)
1.5 Compare Source 1C and Source 1D. Explain how the evidence in
Source 1D supports the information in Source 1C regarding the Marshall Plan.
(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
implementation of the Marshall Plan addressed the economic and political
instability in Europe in the 1940s. (8)
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QUESTION 2: WHY DID THE FOREIGN POWERS GET INVOLVED IN THE
ANGOLAN CIVIL WAR IN 1975?
2.1 Study Source 2A.
2.1.1 Define the term anti-colonial in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.2 Name the Angolan liberation movements mentioned in the
source. (3 x 1) (3)
2.1.3 What, according to the source, was the reason for the conflict between
the Angolan liberation movements? (1 x 1) (1)
2.1.4 Why, according to the source and your own knowledge, did the CIA
support the FNLA? (2 x 2) (4)
2.2 Read Source 2B.
2.2.1 Mention the TWO countries in the source that were instigated by the
USA to attack Angola. (2 x 1) (2)
2.2.2 Define the term ‘invasion’ in the context of the Angolan Civil War.
(1 x 2) (2)
2.2.3 Comment on why the USA was instigating the other countries to
attack Angola. (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.4 Why, according to the source and your own knowledge, did Cuba
become involved in the Angolan Civil War? (2 x 2) (4)
2.3 Consult Source 2C.
2.3.1 Why do you think this picture was published? (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.2 What conclusion can be drawn from the good mood of the
Angolans in the picture? (1 x 2) (2)
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2.4 Refer to Source 2D.
2.4.1 Who, according to the source, was to blame for South Africa’s
involvement in Angola? (2 x 1) (2)
2.4.2 What evidence in the source suggests that South Africa’s
involvement in Angola was not because of the involvement of
Cubans and Russians there? (1 x 2) (2)
2.4.3 Explain why South Africa viewed an MPLA government as hostile.
(1 x 2) (2)
2.4.4 Which TWO countries in the source welcomed South Africa’s
support of FNLA and UNITA? (2 x 1) (2)
2.4.5 Explain the limitations of this source to a historian researching the
involvement of foreign powers in the Angolan Civil War. (2 x 2) (4)
2.5 Refer to Source 2B and Source 2C. Explain how the information in
Source 2B supports the evidence in Source 2C regarding the Angolan Civil
War. (2 x 2) (4)
2.6 Using the information from the relevant sources and your own knowledge,
write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining why the
foreign powers got involved in the Angolan Civil War in 1975. (8)
[50]
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QUESTION 3: HOW DID THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ACHIEVE VOTING
RIGHTS FOR BLACKS IN THE USA IN THE 1960s?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D and answer the following questions.
3.1 Refer to Source 3A.
3.1.1 Define the term civil rights in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.2 Name the civil rights organisations that encouraged the black voters
to register. (2 x 1) (2)
3.1.3 Quote TWO reasons from the source that resulted in only 2% of
eligible black voters registering to vote in Alabama. (2 x 1) (2)
3.1.4 Why do you think it was important to get as many blacks as
possible to register to vote? (1 x 2) (2)
3.2 Use Source 3B.
3.2.1 Why, according to the source, did the 16 young people in the Deep
South leave school and their jobs? (2 x 1) (2)
3.2.2 Explain why black people in the Deep South needed so much
motivation to register to vote. (2 x 2) (4)
3.2.3 Quote evidence from the source that indicates that the voter
registration campaign was a success. (2 x 1) (2)
3.3 Consult Source 3C.
3.3.1 What messages are conveyed in the source? (2 x 2) (4)
3.3.2 Comment on why the troopers reacted the way they did to the
marchers. (1 x 2) (2)
3.3.3 Explain how reliable this source would be to a historian researching
the struggle of the Civil Rights Movement in the USA. (2 x 2) (4)
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3.4 Read Source 3D.
3.4.1 Who, according to the source, were the leaders of the march on
Bloody Sunday? (2 x 1) (2)
3.4.2 What do you think was the impact of the televised violence of
Bloody Sunday on the Civil Rights Movement? (2 x 2) (4)
3.4.3 What role, according to the source, was played by Rosa Parks in the
Civil Rights Movement? (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.4 Comment on the statement, ‘The march was a turning point in the
movement’. (2 x 2) (4)
3.5 Compare Source 3C and Source 3D. Explain how the evidence in
Source 3C supports the information in Source 3D regarding the Civil Rights
Movement. (2 x 2) (4)
3.6 Using the information from the relevant sources and your own knowledge,
write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how the
Civil Rights Movement achieved voting rights for Blacks in the USA in the
1960s. (8)
[50]
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question in this section, but not more than TWO questions.
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 could not defeat a small nation
of Vietnamese peasants.
Critically discuss this statement referring to the strategies of both the USA and the
Viet Cong between 1963–1973. [50]
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA: CASE STUDY – THE CONGO
Mobuto Sese Seko’s political and economic policies succeeded in developing Congo
into a prosperous country after attaining independence from Belgium in the 1960s.
Do you agree with the statement? Support your line of argument using relevant
historical evidence. [50]
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE 1970s:
THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
Explain to what extent the Black Power philosophy succeed in organising African
Americans to challenge discrimination and segregation in the United States of
America in 1960s.
Use relevant evidence to support your line of argument. [50]
TOTAL: 150
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