History Grade 12 P2 NSC June 2012 Question Paper (English)

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Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/HG/P2 2 DBE/2012 SCE INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION Read the following instructions carefully before deciding on which questions to answer. 1. This question paper consists of TWO sections, namely SECTION A and SECTION B. 2. SECTION A consists of SIX essay questions. 3. SECTION B consists of THREE source-based questions. The source material to be used to answer these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM. 4. You are allowed to answer ONE essay question and ONE source-based question from the same theme. 5. Do NOT answer TWO essay questions from the same theme. 6. Answer FOUR 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: AFRICA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (EITHER AN ESSAY OR A SOURCE-BASED QUESTION). 7. Answers and subsections of answers must be numbered clearly and correctly. Use the numbering system in this question paper. 8. Time allocated for the paper should be utilised wisely in the answering of questions, preferably about 45 minutes per question. 9. The mere rewriting of sources in the answering of questions will disadvantage candidates. 10. Write neatly and legibly. Corte men NL | Ps

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/HG/P2 3 DBE/2012 SCE SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTIONS Answer at least ONE question and NOT more than THREE questions from this section. QUESTION 1: AFRICA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Answer either QUESTION 1.1 or QUESTION 1.2. Do NOT answer both questions. 1.1 Explain to what extent different factors contributed to the political, economic and social challenges experienced by the African states after independence. [50] OR 1.2 The creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 was met with huge optimism. Two decades later that optimism was replaced with some pessimism. Do you agree? Discuss your viewpoint critically. [50] QUESTION 2: THE RISE OF SOVIET RUSSIA Answer either QUESTION 2.1 or QUESTION 2.2. Do NOT answer both questions. 7 In 1917, Lenin promised 'Land and Bread’ to the peasants and workers in the Soviet Union. Not all measures implemented under his two economic policies to deliver on these promises were successful. How accurate is this statement? Explain your answer by referring to the period between 1918 and 1924. [50] OR 2.2 Explain how successful Stalin's Gosplan was in creating an industrial and agricultural transformation of Soviet Russia. [50] QUESTION 3: THE RISE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Answer either QUESTION 3.1 or QUESTION 3.2. Do NOT answer both questions. 3.1 In the United States of America the Seven Fat [Boom] Years, 1922-1929, was like a double-edged sword. It brought tremendous prosperity to some, but suffering to others. Assess the validity of the above-mentioned statement. [50] OR 3.2 Evaluate President Roosevelt's attempt to overcome the challenges created by the Great Depression in the United States of America when he implemented the New Deal for the American people. [50] Cer seed TUN rr

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/HG/P2 4 DBE/2012 SCE SECTION B: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS Answer at least ONE question from this section. The source material to be used to answer these questions, is in the ADDENDUM. QUESTION 4: AFRICA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 4.1 WHAT WERE THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DECOLONISATION IN AFRICA? Study Sources 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D to answer the following questions. 4.1.1 Use Source 4A and your own knowledge. (a) Identify the FOUR phases in the struggle for political sovereignty in the African States. (4 x 1) (4) (b) Why were the earliest forms of elite organisation inspired by a sense of solidarity amongst migrant workers in the cities? (1x2) (2) (c) Explain the following concepts: (i) Pan Africanism (ii) Mass political movements (2 x 2) (4) 4.1.2 Read Source 4B. (a) How did the Second World War influence the decolonisation process against: (i) France? (ii) Britain? (2x2) (4) (b) How did the Cold War between the United States of America and the Soviet Union advance the fight for self-determination? (1 x 2) (2) (c) What is meant by 'the old systems of empire’? — (1x2) (2) (d) Which United Nations organisation became a major lobby against colonialism? (1 x 1) (1) Cr road TTT LL

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/HG/P2 5 DBE/2012 SCE 4.1.3. Study Source 4C and use your own knowledge. (a) Name TWO colonial powers in Africa. (2 x 1) (2) (b) In which year did the majority of African States gain independence? (1x 1) (1) (c) How useful is this source to a historian studying the decolonisation process in Africa? (2 x 2) (4) 4.1.4 | Study Sources 4C and 4D and use your own knowledge. (a) Provide a slogan to describe the mood captured by the photograph. (1x 2) (2) (b) How reliable is Source 4D to a historian studying Ghanaian independence? (1 x 2) (2) (c) How would the following people react to Ghanaian independence? (i) Pan Africanists (ii) The majority of white South Africans (2 x 2) (4) (d) How does Source 4D support the information provided in Source 4C? (1x2) (2) 4.1.5 Compare Sources 4A and 4B. Name TWO similarities between the two sources. (2 x 2) (4) 4.1.6 Using all the sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about 10 lines (about 100 words), explaining what factors contributed to the decolonisation of African States. (10) [50] Conese JALAN MAAN) Pease He

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/HG/P2 6 DBE/2012 SCE QUESTION 5: CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR 5.1 WHY DID HITLER AND THE NAZI PARTY APPEAL TO A WIDE SPECTRUM OF GERMAN VOTERS? Study Sources 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D and then answer the questions that follow. 5.1.1 Use Source 5A and your own knowledge. (a) How many seats did the Nazi Party have in parliament in 1928? (1x1) (1) (b) Explain what single event in 1929, according to historians, blew wind in the sails of Hitler and can be seen as the main reason for the tremendous growth experienced by the Nazi Party between 1928 and 1930. (2 x 2) (4) (c) Use evidence from the source to explain how the event in QUESTION 5.1.1(b) influenced unemployment in Germany. (1 x 2) (2) (d) Why did Hitler view the Communist Party as an enemy after 1928? (1x2) (2) 5.1.2 | Study Source 5B. (a) Which TWO groups did Hitler target with these two posters? (2x1) (2) (b) Use evidence from the two posters to explain the promises made by Hitler to each of these two groups. (2 x 2) (2) (c) Discuss the reliability of this source to a historian studying Hitler's rise to power in Germany after 1928. (2 x 2) (4) 5.1.3 Study Source 5C. (a) | What does the word 'Fihrer' indicate about the way in which this Hamburg schoolteacher views Hitler? (2 x 2) (4) (b) Do you think the statement 'many looked up to him with touching faith, as their helper, their saviour, their delivery from unbearable distress' was accurate? Explain your answer. (2 x 2) (4) (c) How useful is this source to a historian studying the growth of the Nazi Party? (2 x 2) (4) Copied JALAN AUN) = Pese mH

History/HG/P2 5.1.4 Copyright reserved Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7 DBE/2012 SCE Study Source 5D. (a) How, according to this source, did Hitler get the support of the capitalists in Germany? (2 x 2) (b) Which measures did Hitler implement to gain the support of the farmers? (3 x 1) Compare Sources 5C and 5D. Explain how evidence in Source 5C complements evidence in Source 5D. (2 x 2) Using all the sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about 10 lines (about 100 words), explaining why Hitler appealed to a wide spectrum of people in Germany. CATO UAT AAU AT Mease tum over GAUTENG (4) (10) [50]

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/HG/P2 8 DBE/2012 SCE QUESTION 6: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EVENTS (1945 TO 1970): 6.1 THE COLD WAR DID THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND BRITAIN OVERREACT TO STALIN'S POLICIES AND CAUSE THE COLD WAR AS A RESULT? Study Sources 6A, 6B and 6C to answer the following questions. 6.1.1 Use Source 6A and your own knowledge. (a) Name TWO factors from Extract 1 that, according to Stalin, should not be forgotten in the post Second World War period. (2x1) (b) | What is meant by the statement: ‘governments loyal in their attitude to the Soviet Union should exist in these countries'? (1x2) (c) How, according to Extract 2, is Stalin viewing American economic aid to European countries? (1 x 2) (d) Explain why the USA's utilisation of 'her credit possibilities' were also referred to as the ‘Dollar Diplomacy’. 6.1.2 Study Source 6B and use your own knowledge. (1x2) (a) | Which countries are represented by the ‘four power basis' referred to in this source? (4x 1) (b) | Why, according to the Foreign Secretary, is the Soviet Union not prepared to co-operate and reach a friendly settlement? (1x 2) (c) | What, according to the source, is the final aim of the Politburo of the Soviet Union? (1x2) (d) Use your own knowledge to explain in what way the ‘Communist machine’ was put into action? (2x1) 6.1.3 Compare Source 6A and Source 6B. Name the similarities and differences between these two sources. Conriht esoned NANA A (4x 2) Please turn over (2) (2) (2) (2) (4) (2) (2) (2) (8)

Downloaded from hlayiso.com History/HG/P2 9 DBE/2012 SCE 6.1.4 Read Source 6C and use your background knowledge. (a) Explain the concept totalitarian regimes. (2 x 2) (4) (b) | What were the TWO most important decisions taken at the Yalta Conference, 1945? (2 x 1) (2) (c) Identify the ideologies referred to as: (i) '... life is based upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions ...' (1 x 2) (2) (ii) '... life is based upon the will of a minority ... a controlled press and radio, fixed elections ... (1 x 2) (2) 6.1.5 Which ONE of Sources 6A, 6B or 6C do you think a historian studying the Cold War would find most useful? Give reasons for your answer. (2 x 2) (4) 6.1.6 Using all the sources and your own knowledge, write an article of about 10 lines (about 100 words) for your school's history magazine, explaining who you think were responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War. (10) [50] TOTAL: 200 Conyttesened AA 4