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SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
NOVEMBER 2023
HISTORY P2
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours
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History Grade 11 P2 Eastern Cape November 2023 QP (Eng)
Grade 11 History Paper 2 question paper from the Eastern Cape November Exam 2023 (English), 9 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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2 HISTORY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2023)
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 – AFRICAN
NATIONALISM (1902 –1940s)
QUESTION 2: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRIKANER
NATIONALISM (1900 to 1930s)
QUESTION 3: APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA – (1940’s TO 1960’s)
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRICAN
NATIONALISM (1940s to 1950s)
QUESTION 4: NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA – AFRIKANER
NATIONALISM (1930s to 1940s)
QUESTION 6: APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA – (1940’s TO 1960’s)
2. SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material
that is required to answer these questions may be found in the ADDENDUM.
3. SECTION B consists of THREE essay questions.
4. Answer THREE questions as follow:
4.1 At least ONE must be source-based question and at least ONE must
be an essay question.
4.2 The THIRD question should be a source-based or 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 2023) HISTORY P2 3
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section.
Source material to be used to answer these questions is contained in the
ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW DID DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF AFRICAN
NATIONALISM FROM 1902 TO THE 1930s?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 Define the term segregation in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.2 What, according to the source were the aims of the African
People’s Organisation (APO)? (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.3 Comment on why the APO joined the South African Native
National Congress (SANNC) delegation to Britain in 1909. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2 Study Source 1B.
1.2.1 What, according to the source, did the loss of crucial resources
lead to? (2 x 1) (2)
1.2.2 Name the important factors that led to the formation of the South
African Native National Congress (SANNC) on 3 January 1912.
(3 x 1) (3)
1.2.3 Comment on what Pixley Seme implied with the statement, “…
we have discovered that in the land of their birth, Africans are
treated as hewers (people who use axes to chop wood) and
drawers of water.” (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.4 Explain why the SANNC called on black South Africans to unite.
(2 x 2) (4)
1.2.5 Explain the usefulness of this source to a historian studying the
reason for the rise of African nationalism. (2 x 2) (4)
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1.3 Read Source 1C.
1.3.1 Who, according to the source, became the leader of the
Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU)? (1 x 1) (1)
1.3.2 Why do you think the ICU overshadowed the SANNC? (2 x 2) (4)
1.3.3 Define the concept militant nationalism in the context of the
resistant methods used by the ICU. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.4 Why, according to the source, did the ICU adopt a more active
approach? (2 x 1) (2)
1.3.5 Explain the historical significance that the ICU had on the
political landscape of South Africa. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4 Consult Source 1D.
1.4.1 What messages is portrayed by the eye on the letterhead of the
ICU? (2 x 2) (4)
1.4.2 What, according to the letterhead was the motto of the ICU? (Use
the visual clue to answer the question.) (1 x 2) (2)
1.5 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge,
write a paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining how
different organisations in South Africa contributed to the growth of African
Nationalism from 1902 to the 1930s. (6)
[50]
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QUESTION 2: HOW DID DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS STRENGTHEN
AFRIKANER NATIONALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA IN THE
1900s?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D to answer the following questions.
2.1 Study Source 2A.
2.1.1 Define the concept Afrikaner Nationalism in your own words.
(1 x 2) (2)
2.1.2 Comment on the significance of the Centenary celebrations of the
Great Trek on the growth of Afrikaner Nationalism in 1938. (2 x 2) (4)
2.1.3 According to the information in the source, what events formed part
of the celebrations that took place along the road? (2 x 1) (2)
2.2 Read Source 2B.
2.2.1 What, according to the information in the source, were the main
aims of the Afrikaner Broederbond? (4 x 1) (4)
2.2.2 Explain why you think the Afrikaner Broederbond became a secret
nationalist organisation. (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.3 Comment on what JMB Hertzog implied by the following statement,
“There is no doubt that the secret Broederbond is nothing more
than the HNP operating secretly underground, and the HNP is
nothing more than the secret Afrikanerbond operating in public.”
(2 x 2) (4)
2.2.4 Name the TWO organisations that developed after the Centenary
celebrations that further promoted Afrikaner nationalism. (2 x 1) (2)
2.3 Consult Source 2C.
2.3.1 What messages is the poster portraying regarding the
Broederbond? (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.2 Comment on what is implied by the words, ‘Favours for little
brothers’, in the context of the aims of the Broederbond. (2 x 2) (4)
2.4 Compare Source 2B with Source 2C. Explain how the information in
Source 2B support the evidence in Source 2C regarding the promotion of
Afrikaner Nationalism. (2 x 2) (4)
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2.5 Use Source 2D.
2.5.1 Name the occupations that most male Afrikaners did in the cities.
(2 x 1) (2)
2.5.2 Comment on why you think it was necessary to assist the poor
whites. (1 x 2) (2)
2.5.3 Define the concept Volkskapitalisme in the context of Afrikaner
Nationalism. (1 x 2) (2)
2.5.4 Which TWO financial institutions were established to assist
Afrikaners? (2 x 1) (2)
2.5.5 Explain how volkskapitalisme was encouraged to promote
Afrikaner nationalism. (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 different
organisations strengthened Afrikaner nationalism in South Africa in the
1900s. (6)
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QUESTION 3: HOW DID THE PASS LAW SYSTEM LEAD TO THE
SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE IN THE 1960s?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D to answer the following questions.
3.1 Read Source 3A.
3.1.1 Define the concept apartheid in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.2 Explain why you think rights and freedom were denied to black
South Africans. (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.3 According to the information in the source, who elected the
National Party? (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.4 Comment on the impact of the pass system on the lives of black
South Africans. (2 x 2) (4)
3.2 Study Source 3B.
3.2.1 What, according to the information in the source, was the slogan
of the Pan Africanist Organisation (PAC)? (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.2 Why do you think the crowd was cheerful and not seem to be
afraid during the march? (2 x 2) (4)
3.2.3 Quote evidence from the information in the source that indicates
the police used live ammunition to disperse the crowd. (2 x 1) (2)
3.2.4 Explain how reliable this source will be to a historian studying the
protest march of 21 March 1960. (2 x 2) (4)
3.2.5 Comment on how the action taken by the police, was a violation
of human rights. (2 x 2) (4)
3.3 Consult Source 3C.
3.3.1 Comment on the message of the caption, “REMEMBER
SHARPEVILLE”, in the context of the struggle against apartheid.
(2 x 2) (4)
3.3.2 How many casualties, according to the photograph was there on
21 March 1960? (2 x 1) (2)
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3.4 Refer to Source 3D.
3.4.1 Name the TWO anti-apartheid leaders who burnt their passes in
solidarity with the Sharpeville Massacre. (2 x 1) (2)
3.4.2 Comment on the reasons why Dr Verwoerd praised the police for
their actions. (2 x 2) (4)
3.4.3 Define the concept state of emergency in the context of the
repression measures taken by the government. (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.4 Comment on what Nelson Mandela implied with the following
statement, “We believe that the will of the people shall be the basis
of authority of the government, and for us to accept the banning
was the equivalent of accepting the silencing of Africans for all
time.” (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.5 Quote a sentence that indicates the significance of the
Sharpeville Massacre. (1 x 2) (2)
3.5 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, (
write a paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining how the 6
pass law system led to the Sharpeville Massacre in the 1960s. (6) )
[50]
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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: AFRICAN NATIONALISM
Critically discuss how the Second World War contributed to the growth of African
nationalism in South Africa from the 1940s to 1950s.
Motivate your answer with relevant historical evidence. [50]
QUESTION 5: AFRIKANER NATIONALISM
“Afrikaner nationalism was not something that developed naturally. It was created
in a very efficient way.”
Do you agree with the statement? Substantiate your answer with relevant
evidence.
[50]
QUESTION 6: RESISTANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA – 1940s TO 1950s
Explain to what extent Black South Africans rebelled against their discrimination
and oppression in the 1950s.”
Substantiate your answer by referring to the different forms of resistance in the
1950s. [50]
TOTAL: 150
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