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HISTORY P1
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History Grade 12 P1 Eastern Cape Prelim 2024 QP (Eng)
Grade 12 History Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape Prelim Exam 2024 (English), 9 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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2 HISTORY P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 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/SEPTEMBER 2024) HISTORY P1 3
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section.
Source material that is required to answer these questions is contained in the
ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW DID THE BERLIN WALL INTENSIFY THE COLD WAR
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND THE SOVIET UNION?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 Identify from the source TWO demands that Khrushchev made to the
United States and its allies. (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.2 How, according to the source, did Eisenhower respond to Soviet
demands? (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 What is implied by ‘post-war agreements concerning the occupation
and governance of Germany and West Berlin’? (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.4 Why, according to the source and your own knowledge, were the
USA and Britain against a free Berlin with no guaranteed access to
the West? (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.5 Explain why the crossing of refugees from East Berlin to West Berlin
would spell disaster for the East if it was left unattended. (1 x 2) (2)
1.2 Study Source 1B.
1.2.1 Who, according to the source, ordered the barbed wire fence
dividing East and West Berlin? (1 x 1) (1)
1.2.2 Define the term Cold War in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.3 What, according to the source, would be the significance of the
Berlin Wall? (3 x 1) (3)
1.2.4 Name the TWO countries that had a standoff shortly after the wall
was built. (2 x 1) (2)
1.2.5 Why do you think the standoff led to the tensest moments of the
Cold War in Europe? (1 x 2) (2)
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1.3 Consult Source 1C.
1.3.1 Why, according to the source, was there a proposal for the four-power
talks among the military commanders in Berlin? (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.2 Comment on the statement: ‘the Soviet Union made veiled
(disguised) threats’ about not remaining “a passive observer”. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.3 Define the term four-power talks in the context of the Berlin crisis.
(1 x 2) (2)
1.3.4 Comment on the usefulness of this source to a historian researching
the Berlin Crisis. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4 Read Source 1D.
1.4.1 Explain why East Berliners were risking death trying to cross the
Berlin Wall into West Berlin. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4.2 Comment on the attitude of the West Berlin police to the teenager.
(2 x 2) (4)
1.5 Compare Sources 1B and 1C. Explain how the information in Source 1B
supports the evidence in Source 1C regarding the Berlin Wall. (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 Berlin
Wall intensified the Cold War tensions between the United States of America
(USA) and the Soviet Union (USSR). (8)
[50]
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(EC/SEPTEMBER 2024) HISTORY P1 5
QUESTION 2: WHAT IMPACT DID THE BATTLE OF CUITO CUANAVALE HAVE
ON SOUTHERN AFRICA?
2.1 Study Source 2A.
2.1.1 Which TWO Angolan groups, according to the source, wrestled against
each other at Cuito Cuanavale? (2 x 1) (2)
2.1.2 Quote the reason from the source that led to the start of the Battle of
Cuito Cuanavale. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.3 Why, according to the source, did SADF support Jonas Savimbi’s
UNITA during this war? (2 x 1) (2)
2.1.4 Comment on the statement, ‘the battle lines were drawn along
ideological convictions.’ (1 x 2) (2)
2.2 Read Source 2B.
2.2.1 What, according to the source, led to South Africa’s decision to leave
Cuito Cuanavale? (2 x 1) (2)
2.2.2 Define the term negotiations in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.3 Comment on why South Africa was reluctant to negotiate the
independence of Namibia in exchange for Cuba’s withdrawal from
Angola. (2 x 2) (4)
2.2.4 Explain the significance of the involvement of the United Nations
Organisation in the signing of the treaties. (1 x 2) (2)
2.3 Consult Source 2C.
2.3.1 What, according to the source, was the incentive for Cuba in the Battle
of Cuito Cuanavale? (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.2 Quote from the source the Department of Military Veteran’s pledge
regarding the victims at Cuito Cuanavale. (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.3 Comment on what Nelson Mandela implied by the statement, “the
Cuban people hold a special place in the hearts of the people of
Africa”. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.4 Define the term liberation in the context of the position of Namibia after
the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.5 Explain the limitations of this source to a historian researching the
impact of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. (2 x 2) (4)
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2.4 Refer to Source 2D.
2.4.1 Explain the messages that are conveyed in the photograph. (1 x 2) (2)
2.4.2 Comment on the significance of the role played by Cuba in the Battle
of Cuito Cuanavale for Southern Africa. (2 x 2) (4)
2.5 Refer to Sources 2D and 2C. Explain how the information in Source 2C
supports the evidence in Source 2D regarding the results of the Battle of
Cuito Cuanavale. (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 what impact the
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale had on Southern Africa. (8)
[50]
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QUESTION 3: HOW DIDTHE MARCH ON WASHINGTON CONTRIBUTE TO
THE END OF DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION IN
AMERICA IN THE 1960s?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D and answer the following questions.
3.1 Refer to Source 3A.
3.1.1 List THREE conditions in America that resulted into the March on
Washington. (3 x 1) (3)
3.1.2 Mention THREE civil rights organisations that campaigned for the
March on Washington. (3 x 1) (3)
3.1.3 Define the term civil rights in the context of America. (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.4 Comment on what King implied with the statement, “Let the black
labouring masses speak.” (2 x 2) (4)
3.2 Study Source 3B.
3.2.1 What, according to the source, was the purpose of the March on
Washington? (2 x 1) (2)
3.2.2 Define the term discrimination in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.3 What is implied by King’s historic, ‘I have a dream speech’? (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.4 Comment on the significance of the Lincoln Memorial in the struggles
of the black Americans. (1 x 2) (2)
3.3 Read Source 3C.
3.3.1 Quote evidence from the source that indicates that the March on
Washington assisted in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(1 x 2) (2)
3.3.2 What, according to the source, was the question that America had
since 1955 or even 1954? (1 x 2) (2)
3.3.3 Explain how Martin Luther King’s speech answered this question.
(1 x 2) (2)
3.3.4 Explain the supreme court decision in the Brown vs Board (of
Education) case in 1954. (2 x 2) (4)
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3.4 Refer to Source 3D.
3.4.1 Explain the messages that are conveyed in the photograph. (2 x 2) (4)
3.4.2 Comment on the reliability of this source to a historian researching the
March on Washington. (2 x 2) (4)
3.5 Refer to Sources 3B and 3D. Explain how the information in Source 3B
supports the evidence in Source 3D regarding the March on Washington.
(2 x 2) (4)
3.6 Using the information from the relevant source and your own knowledge, write
a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how the March
on Washington contributed to the end of discrimination and segregation in
America in the 1960s. (8)
[50]
TOTAL SECTION A: 100
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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
Explain to what extent the United States of America was successful in containing the
spread of communism in Vietnam in the period 1965 to 1975. [50]
QUESTION 5: INDEPENDENT AFRICA – CHALLENGES FACED BY CONGO
AFTER INDEPENDENCE
Political and economic policies introduced by Mobuto Sese Seko in the newly
independent Congo brought growth and prosperity.
Critically discuss the above statement. Use historical evidence to support your line of
argument. [50]
QUESTION 6: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS FROM THE 1950s TO THE 1970s:
THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
The Black Power Movement succeeded in instilling black pride, self-reliance, and the
defence of African American’s rights in the 1960s.
Do you agree? Use relevant evidence and examples to support your argument. [50]
TOTAL SECTION B: 50
GRAND TOTAL: 150
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