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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
NOVEMBER 2016
HISTORY: PAPER II
Time: 2 hours 100 marks
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SECTION A DISCURSIVE ESSAY
Answer ONE question from this section.
A discursive essay showing evidence of analysis, interpretation, explanation and argument is
required. It should be approximately 800–900 words in length.
THEME INDEPENDENT AFRICA
QUESTION 1
Tanzania was more effective than The Congo/Zaire in overcoming their respective political
challenges after independence.
Discuss the validity of the above statement.
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THEME CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS 1950s TO 1970s
QUESTION 2
The Student Movement was more effective than the Hippie Movement in redressing injustice in the
United States of America in the 1960s.
Discuss the validity of the above statement.
[70]
OR
THEME CIVIL RESISTANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA 1970s AND 1980s
QUESTION 3
Economic sanctions were more successful than other forms of international protests in challenging
the National Party government in South Africa during the 1980s.
Discuss the validity of the above statement.
[70]
70 marks
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SECTION B EXTENDED WRITING
Answer any ONE question from this section.
Extended writing should be approximately 350–400 words in length. You should use your own
knowledge and you may also refer to the stimulus to answer the questions.
THEME INDEPENDENT AFRICA
QUESTION 4
This photograph, taken in 1969, shows Julius Nyerere visiting a collective farm that was
developed as part of the policy shifts in Tanzania that occurred after the Arusha Declaration
in 1967.
[Tanzania: The facts] [Available at <http://www.soko-tanzania.com/ujamaa_villages.html>
Accessed on 11 December 2015]
Explain the role played by Julius Nyerere in the social and economic policies of Tanzania after
independence by answering the following questions:
(a) Who was Julius Nyerere and what were his aims?
(b) How did Julius Nyerere promote social and economic policies in Tanzania after
independence?
(c) What was the impact of Julius Nyerere's social and economic policies on Tanzania after
independence?
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THEME CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS 1950s TO 1970s
QUESTION 5
This photograph, taken on 25 March 1965, shows Martin Luther King Jnr leading thousands
of non-violent demonstrators, from Selma to Montgomery, to campaign for voting rights.
[National Historic Trails] [Available at <http://npplan.com/national-historic-trails> Accessed 25 January 2016]
Explain the role played by Martin Luther King Jnr in promoting civil rights in the United States
between 1955 and 1965 by answering the following questions:
(a) Who was Martin Luther King Jnr and what were his aims?
(b) How did Martin Luther King Jnr promote civil rights in the USA between 1955 and 1965?
(c) What impact did Martin Luther King Jnr have in promoting civil rights in the USA between
1955 and 1965?
[30]
OR
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THEME CIVIL RESISTANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA 1970s AND 1980s
QUESTION 6
This photograph, taken on 14 November 1983, shows a policeman arresting two Indian men
outside Durban City Hall during a demonstration against President Botha's reforms.
[Institute for Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy]
[Available at <http://isgap.org/post/2014/05/et-si-nous-avions-une-vraie-discussion-au-sujet-de-lapartheid/> Accessed
on 25 January 2016]
Explain how the Tricameral Parliament attempted to reform Apartheid in South Africa in the 1980s
by answering the following questions:
(a) Why was the Tricameral Parliament created?
(b) How did the Tricameral Parliament attempt to reform Apartheid in South Africa in the
1980s?
(c) What impact did the Tricameral Parliament have in its attempt to reform Apartheid in South
Africa in the 1980s?
[30]
30 marks
Total: 100 marks
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