History Grade 12 P1 NSC June 2012 Question Paper (English)

Downloaded from hlayiso.com basic education Department: Basic Education REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION HISTORY P1 STANDARD GRADE 2012 MARKS: 150 TIME: 2%2 hours HISTORY SG: Paper 1 5032E 50321E This question paper consists of 9 pages and an addendum of 13 pages. X@5 NII Copyright reserved GAUTENG Please turn over

History/SG/P1 2 DBE/May-Jun./2012 Downloaded from hlayiso.com SCE INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION Read the following instructions carefully before deciding on which questions to answer. ¢ 10. This question paper consists of TWO sections, namely SECTION A and SECTION B. SECTION A consists of SIX essay questions. SECTION B consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material to be used to answer these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM. You are allowed to answer ONE essay question and ONE source-based question on the same theme. Do NOT answer TWO essay questions on the same theme. Answer THREE questions: 6.1 At least ONE must be an essay question and at least ONE must be a source-based question. 6.2 YOU MUST ANSWER AT LEAST ONE QUESTION FROM THE COMPULSORY THEME: THE PERIOD 1948 TO 1976 (EITHER AN ESSAY OR A SOURCE-BASED QUESTION). Answers and subsections of answers must be numbered clearly and correctly. Time allocated for this paper should be utilised wisely in the answering of questions, preferably about 50 minutes per question. The mere rewriting of sources in the answering of questions will disadvantage candidates. Write neatly and legibly. Cop esoved UNUTANTAUANMINIRIAN| == e

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/SG/P1 3 DBE/May-Jun./2012 SCE SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTIONS Answer at least ONE ‘question and not more than TWO questions from this section. QUESTION 1: THE PERIOD 1924 TO 1948 Answer either QUESTION 1A or QUESTION 1B. Do NOT answer both questions. QUESTION 1A Discuss the steps taken by General JBM Hertzog from 1926 to 1934 to secure South Africa's constitutional independence from Britain. OR QUESTION 1B Explain the factors since 1929 which contributed to a coalition and fusion of government in South Africa in 1934. QUESTION 2: THE PERIOD 1948 TO 1976 Answer either QUESTION 2A or QUESTION 2B. Do NOT answer both questions. QUESTION 2A Explain the successes of the passive resistance campaigns in the struggle against the apartheid government between 1948 and 1958. OR QUESTION 2B Discuss how the extraparliamentary organisations intensified resistance against the apartheid government in South Africa from1960 to 1976. QUESTION 3: THE PERIOD 1976 TO 1994 Answer either QUESTION 3A or QUESTION 3B. Do NOT answer both questions. QUESTION 3A Explain how the Constitution of 1983 increased the resistance against the apartheid government in the 1980s. OR QUESTION 3B Describe the important political events between 1990 and 1994, which led to South Africa's peaceful transition to democracy. coprih esoned NAN 0 0 0 Pease tum over [50] [50] [50] [50] [50] [50]

History/SG/P1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 SCE SECTION B: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS DBE/May-Jun./2012 Answer at least ONE question and not more than TWO questions from this section. Source material to answer these questions is in the ADDENDUM. QUESTION 4: THE PERIOD 1924 TO 1948 41 WHY DID THE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GENERAL JC SMUTS AND GENERAL JBM HERTZOG COLLAPSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR? Use Sources 4A, 4B and 4C to answer the following questions. 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 Copyright reserved Refer to Source 4A. (a) How does the cartoonist depict the relationship between Smuts and Hertzog? (1x 2) (b) Why did the cartoonist portray General JC Smuts as a woman? (c) Explain why Die Burger decided to publish cartoon. (2x2) this particular (2 x 2) (d) Using the information from the source and your own knowledge, state what made General JBM General JC Smuts work together in the 1930s? Study Source 4B. Hertzog and (2 x 2) (a) Why do you think Colonel Stallard and Dr Malan are depicted as walking away from General Smuts and General Hertzog? (2x 2) (b) Which country's flag is shown by Colonel Stallard? (1 x 2) (c) Explain how useful is Source 4B to a historian studying the history of fusion and split. (2x2) Compare Sources 4A and 4B and explain how the political situation changed in 1934. GAUTENG (2x 2) Please turn over (2) (4) (4) (4) (4) (2) (4) (4)

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/SG/P1 5 DBE/May-Jun./2012 SCE 4.1.4 Refer to Source 4C. (a) Why did General Hertzog feel that Afrikaans-speaking people ‘outside’ (of Parliament) would be shocked? (2 x 2) (b) ‘We are asked to plunge ourselves into that war.' Explain whether these words show support for or against the war. (2 x 2) (c) General Smuts and General Hertzog differed in their views about participating in the Second World War. Comment on how their differences affected South African politics. (2 x 2) 4.1.5. Use the information from the sources and your own knowledge to write a paragraph of about 10 lines (about 100 words) on how the question of participation in the Second World War impacted on South African politics. certs TUT (4) (4) (4) (10) [50]

History/SG/P1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6 DBE/May-Jun./2012 SCE QUESTION 5: THE PERIOD 1948 TO 1976 5.1 WHY WAS THE CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE REGARDED AS THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC 'PARLIAMENT' OF THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA? Use Sources 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D to answer the following questions. 5.1.1 Copyright reserved Refer to Source 5A. (a) What were the demands made by the delegates in this source? (4 x 1) (b) How useful is this source in helping a historian to reconstruct the events at Kliptown? (2 x 2) Refer to Source 5B. (a) What is the similarity between Source 5A and Source 5B? (1 x 2) (b) How were Congress delegates entertained by the ANC ‘guys' and members of the ANC's Women's League? (3 x 1) Use Source 5C. (a) Why was Gert Sibande forced to wear a disguise? (2 x 1) (b) Why did Muller give the order to the security forces not to detain Sibande? (2 x 2) (c) Explain why the drafting of the Freedom Charter was seen as a democratic process. (2 x 1) Refer to Source 5D. (a) Why did the ANC think that it was necessary to co-operate with other organisations? (2 x 2) (b) Name TWO methods that delegates used to evade the police while on their way to Kliptown. (2 x 1) (c) What actions did the police take when delegates arrived at Kliptown? (3 x 1) FAT AAA OO AEE Pease tun over (4) (4) (2) (3) (2) (4) (2) (4) (2) (3)

History/SG/P1 5.1.5 Copyright reserved Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7 DBE/May-Jun./2012 SCE (d) Explain why the principle 'that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white’ was not supported by the government of the day. (2 x 2) (e) Identify the aims of the Freedom Charter that highlighted the basic needs of the people. (2 x 1) (f) Compare Sources 5A and 5D and explain how Source 5D supports Source 5A with the demands of the people. (2 x 2) Use all the sources and your own knowledge to write a paragraph of about 10 lines (about 100 words) on why the Congress of the People can be regarded as the first democratic ‘parliament’ of South Africa. FTN UO ETE Please tun over (4) (2) (4) (10) [50]

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/SG/P1 8 DBE/May-Jun./2012 SCE QUESTION 6: THE PERIOD 1976 TO 1994 6.1 WHAT WAS THE CONTRIBUTION OF STUDENT RESISTANCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST APARTHEID IN THE 1980s? Use Sources 6A, 6B and 6C to answer the following questions. 6.1.1 Refer to Source 6A. (a) What were the reasons for Carter Ebrahim closing more than 460 educational institutions in the Western Cape in 1985? (2x 1) (b) Explain whether the action taken by the police towards teachers and learners can be justified. (2 x 2) (c) Describe the action taken by parents, teachers and students to defy Carter Ebrahim's call not to attend school. (2 x 2) (d) According to an eyewitness's account one of the youngsters was shot in the back. What does this tell you about the attitude of the South African Police to student uprisings in the 1980s? (2 x 2) (e) Use the source and your own knowledge. What effect do you think the closure of schools had on teaching and learning in the Western Cape? (2 x 2) _ Refer to Source 6B. (a) Comment on how Source 6B supports the evidence in Source 6A. (3 x 2) (b) Explain what is meant by Trojan Horse Killings. (2 x 2) 6.1.3 Refer to Source 6C. (a) Which TWO organisations were responsible for the Education Charter Campaign (EDCC)? (2 x 1) (b) Why was this EDCC campaign launched in the 1980s? (1 x 2) (c) Why do you think the organisers of the campaign used the quotation from Dr Alan Boesak in their pamphlet? (2 x 2) co aed UC 0 (2) (4) (4) (4) (4) (6) (4) (2) (2) (4)

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/SG/P1 9 DBE/May-Jun./2012 SCE (d) With reference to the aims and objectives of the EDCC, explain how this campaign influenced student politics in the 1980s. (2 x 2) 6.1.4 Use the information from all the sources and your own knowledge to write a paragraph of about 10 lines (about 100 words) explaining the role student (pupil/learner) politics played in the struggle against apartheid in the 1980s. TOTAL: Conynresened A A A (4) (10) [50] 150