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NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
NOVEMBER 2020
HISTORY P2
(EXEMPLAR)
MARKS: 100
TIME: 2 hours
*IHISTE2*
This question paper consists of 7 pages and an addendum of 10 pages.
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History Grade 11 P2 Eastern Cape November 2020 Question Paper
Grade 11 History Paper 2 question paper from the Eastern Cape November 2020, 7 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available.
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2 HISTORY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020)
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: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: AFRIKANER
NATIONALISM
QUESTION 2: APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: 1940s TO 1960s
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 3: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: AFRICAN NATIONALISM
QUESTION 4: APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: 1940’s TO 1960’s
2. SECTION A consists of TWO source-based questions. Source material that is
required to answer these questions may be found in the ADDENDUM.
3. SECTION B consists of TWO essay questions.
4. Answer TWO questions as follows:
At least ONE must be a source-based question and at least ONE must be an
essay question.
5. You are advised to spend at least ONE hour per question.
6. When answering questions, candidates should apply their knowledge, skill 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/NOVEMBER 2020) HISTORY P2 3
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question in this section. Source material to be used to
answer these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW WAS AFRIKANER NATIONALISM PROMOTED IN
SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE 1930s TO 1940s?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 What factors, according to the source, aroused Afrikaner
Nationalism? (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.2 Use your own knowledge to name the population group that was
excluded from ordinary civil rights in South Africa. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 Comment on the meaning of the following statement, “The
Afrikaner David slaying the British Goliath”, with regard to the rise
of Afrikaner Nationalism. (2 x 2) (4)
1.1.4 Name the TWO factors that decisively moulded Afrikaner
Nationalism. (2 x 1) (2)
1.2 Study Source 1B.
1.2.1 What, according to the source, was the aim of the Afrikaner
Broederbond? (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.2 Why, do you think, the Afrikaner Broederbond was regarded as an
extremely exclusive, secret Afrikaner organisation? (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.3 Comment on why the Afrikaner Broederbond did not remain an
anti-political organisation. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.4 Quote evidence from the source that indicates not all Afrikaans-
speaking whites could become members of the Afrikaner
Broederbond. (2 x 1) (2)
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1.3 Read Source 1C.
1.3.1 Define the concept Afrikaner Nationalism in your own words.
(1 x 2) (2)
1.3.2 Why, do you think, there was a strong anti-imperialist (British)
attitude amongst Afrikaners? (2 x 2) (4)
1.3.3 Name any TWO organisations that were exclusively created for
Afrikaners. (2 x 1) (2)
1.3.4 Use your own knowledge to explain how the interests of
Afrikaners were promoted by the National Party. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4 Consult Source 1D.
1.4.1 What message does the poster convey with regards to the
promotion of Afrikaner Nationalism by the National Party? (2 x 2) (4)
1.4.2 Name any TWO strange elements that the voters are being
warned of. (Use visual clues from the poster to answer the
question.) (2 x 1) (2)
1.5 Compare Sources 1C and 1D. Explain how the information in Source1C
complements (supports) the evidence in Source 1D regarding the role that
the National Party played to promote Afrikaner Nationalism. (2 x 2) (4)
1.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge,
write a paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining how
Afrikaner Nationalism was promoted in South Africa from the 1930s to the
1940s. (6)
[50]
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) HISTORY P2 5
QUESTION 2: HOW DID THE PROHIBITION OF MIXED MARRIAGES ACT
(NO. 55 OF 1949) AFFECT THE LIVES OF SOUTH
AFRICANS?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D to answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Read Source 2A.
2.1.1 Define the concept apartheid in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.2 According to the source, what were the characteristics that
affected blacks from 1948 to 1994? (3 x 1) (3)
2.1.3 Explain why the years of apartheid are perceived as the darkest
moments in South Africa’s history. (2 x 2) (4)
2.1.4 Name the act that evicted millions of non-whites from their homes?
(1 x 2) (2)
2.1.5 Why, do you think the policy of apartheid was implemented?(2 x 2) (4)
2.2 Study Source 2B.
2.2.1 What, according to the source, did the Prohibition of Mixed
Marriages Act mean for white people? (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.2 Comment on the reasons why the apartheid government
implemented the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act. (2 x 2) (4)
2.2.3 What was the punishment for people that violated the Immorality
Act? (3 x 1) (3)
2.3 Read Source 2C.
2.3.1 What was the population group of Sherrin (Mr Whiteley’s wife)?
(1 x 1) (1)
2.3.2 Do you think Sherrin’s parents were justified in referring to Mr
Whiteley as their son in law? Motivate your answer. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.3 What, according to the source, did Mr Whiteley miss about South
Africa? (3 x 1) (3)
2.4 Consult Source 2D.
2.4.1 What message is portrayed in this photograph regarding the laws
imposed on mixed racial couples? (2 x 2) (4)
2.4.2 Explain the price Mr Whiteley had to pay for his marriage to
Sherrin. (2 x 2) (4)
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2.5 Compare Sources 2B and 2C. Explain how Source 2B complements
(supports) Source 2C regarding resistance to the Prohibition of Mixed
Marriages Act. (2 x 2) (4)
2.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge,
write a paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining how the
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act affected the lives of South Africans.
(6)
[50]
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) HISTORY P2 7
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question in this section.
QUESTION 3: AFRICAN NATIONALISM
Explain to what extent African Nationalism was strengthened in South Africa from
1902 to 1953.
Motivate your answer with relevant historical evidence from 1902 to 1953. [50]
QUESTION 4: RESISTANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA – 1940s TO 1960s
‘Black South Africans violently rebelled against their discrimination and
oppression in the 1950s.’
Do you agree with the statement? Substantiate your answer by referring to the
different forms of resistance in the 1950s. [50]
TOTAL: 100
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