# History Grade 12 Paper 2 NSC November 2017 Memo (English)

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- Exam period: NSC November Exam
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                                   NATIONAL
                              SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                                     GRADE 12

                                      HISTORY P2

                                   NOVEMBER 2017

                               MARKING GUIDELINES

MARKS: 150

                      These marking guidelines consist of 22 pages.

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1.     SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS

1.1  The following cognitive levels were used to develop source-based questions:
   Cognitive                                                      Weighting of
                                  Historical skills
    Levels                                                         questions
                • Extract evidence from sources
                • Selection and organisation of relevant              30%
 LEVEL 1
                   information from sources                           (15)
                • Define historical concepts/terms
                • Interpretation of evidence from sources
                                                                      40%
 LEVEL 2        • Explain information gathered from sources
                                                                      (20)
                • Analyse evidence from sources
                • Interpret and evaluate evidence from sources
                • Engage with sources to determine its
                   usefulness, reliability, bias and limitations      30%
 LEVEL 3
                • Compare and contrast interpretations and            (15)
                   perspectives presented in sources and draw
                   independent conclusions

1.2    The information below indicates how source-based questions are assessed:
       • In the marking of source-based questions, credit needs to be given to any
          other valid and relevant viewpoints, arguments, evidence or examples.
       • In the allocation of marks, emphasis should be placed on how the requirements
          of the question have been addressed.
       • In the marking guidelines, the requirements of the question (skills that need to
          be addressed) as well as the level of the question are indicated in italics.
       • Learners are expected to take a stance when answering ‘to what extent’
          questions in order for any marks to be awarded.

1.3    Assessment procedures for source-based questions
       • Use a tick () for each correct answer.
       • Pay attention to the mark scheme e.g. (2 x 2) which translates to two reasons
          and is given two marks each (); (1 x 2) which translates to one reason
          and is given two marks ().
       • If a question carries 4 marks then indicate by placing 4 ticks ().

       Paragraph question
       Paragraphs are to be assessed globally (holistically). Both the content and
       structure of the paragraph must be taken into account when awarding a mark. The
       following steps must be used when assessing a response to a paragraph question:
       • Read the paragraph and place a bullet (.) at each point within the text where
            the candidate has used relevant evidence to address the question.
       • Re-read the paragraph to evaluate the extent to which the candidate has been
            able to use relevant evidence to write a paragraph.

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        •    At the end of the paragraph indicate the ticks (√) that the candidate has been
             awarded for the paragraph; as well as the level (1,2, or 3) as indicated in the
             holistic rubric and a brief comment e.g.
       ___________ . __________________________ . _________________________
       _____________________________________________ . _________________
       √√√√√
       Level 2
       Used mostly relevant evidence to write a basic paragraph

       •     Count all the ticks for the source-based question and then write the mark on the
             bottom margin to the right, e.g. 32
                                               50
       •     Ensure that the total mark is transferred accurately to the front/back cover of
             the answer script.

2.     ESSAY QUESTIONS

2.1    The essay questions require candidates to:
       • Be able to structure their argument in a logical and coherent manner. They
          need to select, organise and connect the relevant information so that they are
          able to present a reasonable sequence of facts or an effective argument to
          answer the question posed. It is essential that an essay has an introduction,
          a coherent and balanced body of evidence and a conclusion.

2.2    Marking of essay questions
       • Markers must be aware that the content of the answer will be guided by the
          textbooks in use at the particular centre.
       • Candidates may have any other relevant introduction and/or conclusion than
          those included in a specific essay marking guideline for a specific essay.
       • When assessing open-ended source-based questions, learners should be
          credited for any other relevant answers.

2.3    Global assessment of the essay
       The essay will be assessed holistically (globally). This approach requires the
       teacher to score the overall product as a whole, without scoring the component
       parts separately. This approach encourages the learner to offer an individual
       opinion by using selected factual evidence to support an argument. The learner will
       not be required to simply regurgitate 'facts' in order to achieve a high mark. This
       approach discourages learners from preparing 'model' answers and reproducing
       them without taking into account the specific requirements of the question. Holistic
       marking of the essay credits learners' opinions supported by evidence. Holistic
       assessment, unlike content-based marking, does not penalise language
       inadequacies as the emphasis is on the following:
       • The construction of argument
       • The appropriate selection of factual evidence to support such argument
       • The learner's interpretation of the question.

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2.4    Assessment procedures of the essay
       2.4.1 Keep the synopsis in mind when assessing the essay.
       2.4.2 During the reading of the essay ticks need to be awarded for a relevant
             introduction (indicated by a bullet in the marking guideline/memorandum),
             each of the main points/aspects that is properly contextualized (also
             indicated by bullets in the marking guidelines) and a relevant conclusion
             (indicated by a bullet in the marking guidelines) e.g. in an answer where
             there are 5 main points there will be 7 ticks.
       2.4.3 The following additional symbols can also be used:

               •     Introduction, main aspects and conclusion not properly contextualised

                                                    ^
               •     Wrong statement                _________________

               •     Irrelevant statement           |
                                                    |
                                                    |

               •     Repetition                     R

               •     Analysis                       A√

               •     Interpretation                 I√

2.5    The matrix

       2.5.1 Use of the matrix in the marking of essays

       In the marking of essays, the criteria as provided in the matrix should be used.
       When assessing the essay note both the content and presentation. At the point of
       intersection of the content and presentation based on the seven competency
       levels, a mark should be awarded.

        (a)        The first reading of the essay will be to determine to what extent the
                   main aspects have been covered and to allocate the content level (on
                   the matrix).

                                                            C      LEVEL 4

        (b)        The second reading of the essay will relate to the level (on the matrix)
                   of presentation.

                                                            C      LEVEL 4
                                                            P      LEVEL 3

        (c)        Allocate an overall mark with the use of the matrix.

                                                             C
                                                             P
                                                                    LEVEL 4
                                                                    LEVEL 3      }26–27
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GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF ESSAYS: TOTAL MARKS: 50
                          LEVEL 7            LEVEL 6            LEVEL 5          LEVEL 4            LEVEL 3               LEVEL 2             LEVEL 1
PRESENTATION              Very well          Very well          Well planned     Planned and        Shows some            Attempts to         Little or no
                          planned and        planned and        and              constructed an     evidence of a         structure an        attempt to
                          structured         structured         structured       argument.          planned and           answer.             structure the
                          essay.             essay.             essay.           Evidence is        constructed           Largely             essay.
                          Good synthesis     Developed a        Attempts to      used to some       argument.             descriptive, or
                          of information.    relevant line of   develop a        extent to          Attempts to           some attempt at
                          Developed an       argument.          clear            support the line   sustain a line of     developing a line
                          original, well     Evidence used      argument.        of argument        argument.             of argument. No
CONTENT                   balanced and       to defend the      Conclusion       Conclusions        Conclusions not       attempt to draw
                          independent line   argument.          drawn from       reached based      clearly supported     a conclusion
                          of argument with   Attempts to draw   the evidence     on evidence.       by evidence.
                          the use of         an independent     to support the
                          evidence,          conclusion from    line of
                          sustained and      the evidence to    argument.
                          defended the       support the line
                          argument           of argument.
                          throughout.
                          Independent
                          conclusion is
                          drawn from
                          evidence to
                          support the line
                          of argument.
LEVEL 7
Question has been
fully answered.
Content selection
fully relevant to line
                             47–50             43–46
of argument.

LEVEL 6
Question has been
answered.
Content selection
                             43–46             40–42             38–39
relevant to the line of
argument.

LEVEL 5
Question answered
to a great extent.
Content adequately
                             38–39             36–37             34–35              30–33              28–29
covered and
relevant.

LEVEL 4
Question is
recognisable in
answer.                                                          30–33              28–29              26–27
Some omissions or
irrelevant content
selection.

LEVEL 3
Content selection
does relate to the
question, but does
not answer it, or does                                                              26–27              24–25                 20–23
not always relate to
the question.
Omissions in
coverage.

LEVEL 2
Question
inadequately                                                                                           20–23                 18–19              14–17
addressed.
Sparse content.

LEVEL 1
Question
inadequately
addressed or not at
                                                                                                                            14 –17               0–13
all. Inadequate or
irrelevant content.

*Guidelines for allocating a mark for Level 1:
• Question not addressed at all/totally irrelevant content; no attempt to structure the essay                                                      =0
• Content selection includes basic and generally irrelevant information; no attempt to structure the
  essay                                                                                                                                            = 1– 6
• Question inadequately addressed and vague; little attempt to structure the essay                                                                 = 7–13

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SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1:             WHAT LESSONS CAN SOUTH AFRICANS LEARN FROM
                        BANTU STEPHEN BIKO WHO DIED FORTY YEARS AGO?

1.1.1        [Definition of a historical concept from Source 1A - L1]
             • Accepting oneself as black/self-value/self-esteem/self-worth/assertiveness
             • To be proud of who you are/black pride
             • It is not about the colour black but rather about mental emancipation
             • Black South Africans should be self-reliant and not dependent on whites
             • Any other relevant response                                      (any 1 x 2)       (2)

1.1.2        [Extraction of evidence from Source 1A – L1]
             • Psychological liberation/enabling blacks to purge themselves of negative
                conceptions
             • Weaning of blacks from their dependence on whites
             • To unite all the black people in South Africa                     (3 x 1)          (3)

1.1.3        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1A – L2]
              • Rid themselves of negative ideas/feelings of inferiority/equal to whites
              • To develop a positive self-awareness/self-belief/self-reliance
              • To show pride in black culture, history and heritage
              • To be proud of being black
              • Any other relevant response                                        (any 1 x 2)    (2)

1.1.4        [Evaluation of the usefulness of Source 1A – L3]
             The source is USEFUL because:
              • It gives insight on the values of Black Consciousness
              • It mentions the organisations that supported the values of black
                consciousness
              • Identifies the three components of Black Consciousness namely:
                psychological liberation, independence and unity
              • It defines the notion of the all-encompassing term of being black
              • Black Consciousness rejects the notion of divide and rule and focuses on
                unity among Black South Africans
              • Black Consciousness rejects ethnic divisions
              • The influence by Black Power Movements and writers/authors
              • It explains why there was a mood of assertiveness that prevailed in the
                1960s
              • Any other relevant response                                       (any 2 x 2)     (4)

1.2.1        [Extraction of evidence from Source 1B – L1]
             • Biko was an influential leader
             • Biko had eluded police for a year
             • Biko distributed pamphlets inciting blacks to cause riots
             • Inciting blacks to overthrow the government
             • He was arrested in terms of Section 6 of the Terrorism Act
             • He was placed in leg irons                                          (any 2 x 1)    (2)

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1.2.2        [Extraction of evidence from Source 1B – L1]
             • Steve Biko was distributing pamphlets to conscientise black South Africans
                about the struggle for emancipation
             • 'Inciting blacks to cause riots’
             • ‘Overthrow the government’                                     (any 1 x 2)        (2)

1.2.3        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1B – L2]
             • The state doctors lied to protect the apartheid police interrogators
             • The state doctors wanted to protect Gideon Nieuwoudt
             • The state doctors wanted to protect the actions of the state
             • The state doctors lied to prevent an uprising against the apartheid
                 government
             • The state doctors wanted to protect the apartheid regime from local and
                 international embarrassment
             • The state doctors feared for their lives
             • Any other relevant responses                                       (any 2 x 2)    (4)

1.2.4        [Extraction of evidence from Source 1B – L1]
             • Miserable
             • Brutal
             • Lonely                                                                (3 x 1)     (3)

1.3.1        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1C - L2]
             • The poster was a reminder of who Steve Biko was and what he did for the
                 struggle against oppression/ paid tribute/to honour/salute
             • The poster revealed how brutal the apartheid regime was when it
                 interrogated and murdered Biko in police custody
             • The poster led to the condemnation of the apartheid government and
                 increased solidarity in the struggle against oppression
             • The poster encouraged followers to continue the fight against oppression
             • To promote the philosophy of Black Consciousness
             • Biko is seen on the poster as a martyr in the struggle against apartheid
             • Any other relevant response                                     (any 1 x 2)       (2)

1.3.2        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1C - L2]
             (a) Clenched fist:
             • Demonstrates power to the people/Amandla
             • Symbolises strength/determination as a group/unity
             • A sign of resistance/defiance
             • Any other relevant response                                       (any 1 x 2)

             (b) Broken chains:
             • Symbolises freedom from oppression
             • Breaking free from discrimination/bondage/shackles of inferiority of the
                 apartheid regime
             • Any other relevant response                                 (any 1 x 2)           (4)

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1.4.1        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1D – L2]
              • Allister Sparks felt it was their duty as journalists to inform the public of
                 how Steve Biko was murdered
             • Allister Sparks knew that Biko was regarded as a threat to the government
                 and questioned the way in which he was murdered
              • Allister Sparks did not believe Minister Jimmy Kruger's statement about
                 how Steve Biko was murdered
              • Allister Sparks wanted to expose the apartheid government for the
                 atrocities it committed against anti-apartheid activists
              • Allister Sparks felt that the truth behind Steve Biko’s death was of national
                 importance
              • Any other relevant response                                       (any 2 x 2)    (4)

1.4.2        [Extraction of evidence from Source 1D – L1]
              • Helen Zille obtained the pathologist’s report
              • Helen Zille was sent to Port Elizabeth to contact anyone who might have
                had contact with Steve Biko in his final days
              • Helen Zille was sent to Port Elizabeth to interview anyone who might have
                had contact with Steve Biko in his final days                     (2 x 1)        (2)

1.4.3        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1D – L2]
              • Jimmy Kruger implied that Steve Biko starved himself to death
              • Dr Hersch stated that Steve Biko was not thin when he died and therefore
                 could not have starved himself to death
              • Any other relevant response                                   (any 2 x 2)        (4)

1.5          [Comparison of evidence from Sources 1B and 1D – L3]
             • In Source 1B Steve Biko sustained a brain injury that killed him and in
                Source 1D the pathologists confirmed the cause of death to be brain
                damage
             • Source 1B states that Steve Biko died from brain injuries and Source 1D
                states that the minister lied about how Steve Biko died
             • Any other relevant response                                   (any 2 x 2)         (4)

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1.6          [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of evidence from relevant sources –
             L3]
             Candidates could include the following aspects in their response

             •   Steve Biko’s philosophy of Black Consciousness inspired black pride and
                 self-confidence (Source 1A)
             •   Steve Biko encouraged black South Africans to liberate their minds (own
                 knowledge)
             •   Steve Biko encouraged black South Africans to determine their own
                 freedom (Source 1A)
             •   Steve Biko taught the 'black man' to see himself as a complete being –
                 independence (Source 1A)
             •   Steve Biko's death exposed the brutality of the apartheid government
                 (Source 1B)
             •   Stephen Bantu Biko was an influential leader (leadership) (Source 1B)
             •   Steve Biko inspired black South African students to act independently of
                 white people (own knowledge)
             •   Steve Biko inspired unity and solidarity amongst Black South Africans
                 (Source 1C)
             •   The media/newspapers played an important role in exposing the brutality
                 of the apartheid government (Source 1D)
             •   Black South Africans were inspired by Steve Biko and challenged the
                 apartheid regime (own knowledge)
             •   The right to a fair trial (own knowledge)
             •   Protection of human rights and human dignity (own knowledge)
             •   Any other relevant response

Use the following rubric to allocate marks:

                 •   Uses evidence in an elementary manner, e.g. shows no
                     or little understanding of explaining the lessons
 LEVEL                                                                              MARKS
                     South Africans can learn from Bantu Stephen Biko
   1                                                                                 0–2
                     who died forty years ago.
                 •   Uses evidence partially or cannot write a paragraph.
                 •   Evidence is mostly relevant and relates to a great extent
                     on the topic, e.g. shows some understanding of
 LEVEL               explaining the lessons South Africans can learn from           MARKS
   2                 Bantu Stephen Biko who died forty years ago.                    3–5
                 •   Uses evidence in a very basic manner to write a
                     paragraph.
                 •   Uses relevant evidence, e.g. demonstrates a thorough
                     understanding of explaining the lessons South
 LEVEL               Africans can learn from Bantu Stephen Biko who died            MARKS
   3                 forty years ago.                                                6–8
                 •   Uses evidence very effectively in an organised
                     paragraph that shows an understanding of the topic.
                                                                                          (8)
                                                                                          [50]

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QUESTION 2:          HOW DID THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
                     (TRC) DEAL WITH THE MURDER OF POLITICAL ACTIVISTS,
                     SUCH AS AHMED TIMOL?

2.1.1        [Extraction of evidence from Source 2A - L1]
             • He was stopped at a police roadblock                                    (1 x 1)   (1)

2.1.2        [Extraction of evidence from Source 2A – L1]
             • Copies of Inkululeku
             • The 50th anniversary address of the SACP
             • Lists of names and addresses                                       (any 2 x 1)    (2)

2.1.3        [Extraction of evidence from Source 2A – L1]
             • His body was covered with bruises
             • His body had cuts/abrasions
             • His body had scabs
             • His left eye was sunk back in its socket and gouged underneath the lid
                                                                             (any 3 x 1)         (3)

2.1.4        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2A – L2]
             Candidates can choose either RELIABLE TO A GREATER EXTENT or
             RELIABLE TO A LESSER EXTENT and substantiate their response with
             relevant evidence.

             RELIABLE TO A GREATER EXTENT
             • The police's evidence is the only evidence of how Timol died
             • The police's evidence is an eyewitness account given by one of their own
             • Any other relevant response

             RELIABLE TO A LESSER EXTENT
             • The police had a history of giving false evidence regarding the treatment of
               detainees
             • The police had a history of interrogating detainees violently
             • The police had a history of physically abusing detainees/torture
             • The police version of events cannot be corroborated
             • Any other relevant response                                      (any 2 x 2)      (4)

2.2.1        [Extraction of evidence from Source 2B – L1]
              • To investigate politically motivated gross human rights violations
                perpetrated between 1960 and 1994
              • To prevent such atrocities from re-occurring
              • To unify a divided nation scarred by past conflicts
              • To offer amnesty                                       (any 1 x 2)               (2)

2.2.2        [Definition of a concept in Source 2B – L1]
              • The granting of official pardon for people that committed politically related
                crimes
              • The granting of official pardon to perpetrators who gave full disclosure of
                atrocities they had committed for political reasons
              • Any other relevant response                                      (any 1 x 2)     (2)

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2.2.3        [Extraction of evidence from Source 2B – L1]
             (a) The Chairperson
              • Archbishop Desmond Tutu                                               (1 x 1)

             (b) The Deputy Chairperson
             • Alex Borraine                                                          (1 x 1)   (2)

2.2.4        [Interpretation and synthesis of evidence from Source 2B – L2]
             Embarked on restorative justice because:
             • It wanted to correct imbalances
             • It wanted to restore broken relationships with healing and harmony
             • It wanted reconciliation/closure
             • It wanted to encourage perpetrators to speak the truth
             • It wanted to find out about political killings and the disappearance of
                 activists, such as Timol
             • To promote nation building
             • Any other relevant response                                    (any 2 x 2)       (4)

2.3.1        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2C – L2]
             • To show that Hawa Timol gave evidence at the TRC on the murder of her
                 son, Ahmed Timol
             • To show grief, heartache that Hawa Timol endured while giving evidence
             • To show that Hawa Timol was still searching for the truth
             • Any other relevant response                                   (any 2 x 2)        (4)

2.3.2        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2C – L2]
              • She wanted to know who was responsible for the murder of her son
              • She wanted to know the truth about the murder of her son
              • To find closure
              • Any other relevant response                                  (any 2 x 2)        (4)

2.4          [Comparison of evidence from Sources 2B and 2C – L3]
             • Source 2B states that the TRC was established to find out about political
                killings and Source 2C shows that Hawa Timol appeared before the TRC
                to find out about the murder of her son
             • Source 2B states that Hawa Timol appeared before the TRC in search of
                truth about the killing of her son and Source 2C shows evidence of Hawa
                Timol appearing before the TRC
             • Source 2B makes reference to Hawa Timol being ‘frail and bewildered’
                and in Source 2C she is assisted at the hearing showing how frail she was
             • Any other relevant response                                          (2 x 2)     (4)

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2.5.1         [Extraction of evidence from Source 2D – L1]
             • Because of family and political pressure                               (1 x 2)   (2)

2.5.2        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2D – L2]
             • Because Hawa Timol, despite being old and fragile, appeared before the
                 TRC to plead for her son's case to be reopened
             • After so many years had passed Hawa Timol was determined to appear
                 before the TRC to search for the truth regarding the murder of her son
             • Because appearing before the TRC was traumatic for her
             • To restore Hawa Timol’s dignity
             • Any other relevant response                                        (any 2 x 2)   (4)

2.5.3        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2D – L2]
             • Other families whose family members disappeared or were killed by the
                 police during the apartheid regime must continue searching for the truth
             • Other families should never give up hope – they should pressurise the
                 NPA to reopen cases where the truth about the death of their loved ones
                 was not revealed
             • Any other relevant response                                       (any 2 x 2)    (4)

2.6          [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of evidence from relevant sources –
             L3]

             Candidates could include the following aspects in their responses:
             • The aim of the TRC was to find out about the political killings and
               disappearance of activists, such as Ahmed Timol (Source 2A)
             • Hawa Timol appeared before the TRC to give evidence in the hope of
               finding closure regarding her son's murder (Source 2B)
             • Hawa Timol, although frail and old, gave evidence in the hope that the
               perpetrators would come forward to disclose their involvement in her son's
               murder (Source 2C)
             • The purpose of the TRC was to prevent such atrocities from reoccurring
               and to unify a divided nation after the scars of apartheid (Source 2B)
             • Many of the policemen who interrogated and tortured Timol had died or left
               the police force which meant that the TRC was unable to complete its
               investigation into how Timol was murdered (Source 2A)
             • Hawa Timol pleaded with the TRC to reopen her son's case (Source 2D)
             • The NPA finally agreed to reopen the Timol case (Source 2D)
             • The TRC provided a useful platform to reveal the truth about the
               disappearance of activists, such as Timol (own knowledge)
             • If truth was revealed at the TRC hearings then it provided closure for
               affected families (own knowledge)
             • Any other relevant response

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Use the following rubric to allocate marks:

                     • Uses evidence in an elementary manner, e.g. shows
                       no or little understanding in explaining how the
                                                                                MARKS
     LEVEL 1           TRC dealt with the murder of political activists,
                                                                                 0–2
                       such as Ahmed Timol.
                     • Uses evidence partially or cannot write a paragraph.
                     • Evidence is mostly relevant and relates to a great
                       extent on the topic, e.g. shows some
                       understanding in explaining how the TRC dealt
                                                                                MARKS
     LEVEL 2           with the murder of political activists, such as
                                                                                 3–5
                       Ahmed Timol.
                     • Uses evidence in a very basic manner to write a
                       paragraph.
                     • Uses relevant evidence, e.g. demonstrates a
                       thorough understanding in explaining how the
                       TRC dealt with the murder of political activists,        MARKS
     LEVEL 3
                       such as Ahmed Timol.                                      6–8
                     • Uses evidence very effectively in an organised
                       paragraph that shows an understanding of the topic.
                                                                                             (8)
                                                                                             [50]

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QUESTION 3:          HOW WAS SOUTH AFRICA'S POULTRY INDUSTRY AFFECTED
                     BY GLOBALISATION?

3.1.1        [Definition of a historical concept from Source 3A – L1]
              • Globalisation refers to the technological, political and economic changes,
                which have resulted in the world functioning in a different way from what it
                did 20 years ago
              • Any other relevant response                                      (any 1 x 2)      (2)

3.1.2        [Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1]
             • Environment
             • Culture
              • Political systems
              • Economic development and prosperity                                (any 3 x 1)    (3)

3.1.3        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3A – L2]
              • Internationalism allowed for greater economic cooperation between
                 countries
              • Internationalism allowed for greater political       cooperation between
                 countries
              • Internationalism allowed for mutual agreements between countries
                 Internationalism allowed for greater support between countries
              • Any other relevant response                                     (any 2 x 2)       (4)

3.1.4        [Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1]
              • World Bank
              • International Monetary Fund                                             (2 x 1)   (2)

3.1.5        [Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1]
              • To ensure cross border flow of capital
              • To ensure cross border flow of products                                 (2 x 1)   (2)

3.2.1        [Extraction of evidence from Source 3B – L1]
              • They accused countries in the EU of selling chicken pieces at below cost
                price                                                            (1 x 1)          (1)

3.2.2        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3B – L2]
              • They said that the South African poultry farmers were not on top of their
                 game
              • They said that the farmers in EU were more efficient
             • They said that the South African poultry farmers cheat consumers by
                 injecting birds (chickens) with water or brine to increase their weight
              • Any other relevant response                                         (any 2 x 2)   (4)

3.2.3        [Extraction of evidence from Source 3B – L1]
              • To combat unemployment in the poultry industry
              • Elections are looming
              • To give local producers the upper hand in the fight for the domestic market
                share                                                                (2 x 1)      (2)

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3.3.1        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3C – L2]
              • The Minister of Trade and Industries was trying to broker (Rob Davies as a
                 match referee) a trade deal between the European Union poultry farmers
                 and their South African counterparts
              • It seems as if the minister is begging (he is on his knees) the poultry
                 farmers of both the European Union and South Africa for trade
                 compromises
              • The poultry farmers in the EU were responsible for cheap poultry imports
              • The Minister of Trade and Industries seems to be helpless in solving the
                 challenges that were encountered by the local poultry producers
              • The Minister of Trade and Industries seems to be begging the local
                 producers to show some understanding for the impact of imports on local
                 producers (he wants a clean fight)
              • The Minister of Trade and Industries seems stressed because of the
                 impact of imports of poultry that has flooded the local market
              • The Minister of Trade and Industries is under pressure to negotiate a trade
                 deal that would satisfy both local producers and the European Union
                 producers
              • Any other relevant response                                      (any 2 x 2)    (4)

3.3.2        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3C – L2]
              • 'CHEAP IMPORTS' represent countries in the EU who are developed
                 countries in contrast to 'LOCAL PRODUCERS' (South Africa) which is a
                 developing country
              • It seems as if 'CHEAP IMPORTS' from EU poultry farmers have the upper
                 hand in the 'trade war' with 'LOCAL PRODUCERS' (South African poultry
                 farmers)
              • The 'CHEAP IMPORTS' (European Union) is financially stronger than the
                 'LOCAL PRODUCERS' (South Africa) and can afford to sell their products
                 at lower prices
              • Any other relevant response                                 (any 2 x 2)         (4)

3.4          [Comparison of evidence from Sources 3B and 3C - L3]
              • Source 3B states that the South African poultry industry is in a crisis
                because farmers from the EU were allowed to sell their poultry at below
                cost price and Source 3C indicates that farmers from the EU had a bigger
                share of the market because of their low prices
              • Source 3B states that the South African Trade Minister Rob Davies is
                worried about the impact of cheap poultry imports on South Africa and
                Source 3C indicates that he is trying to broker a trade deal that would
                satisfy both the South African as well as the European Union poultry
                farmers
              • Any other relevant response                                  (any 2 x 2)        (4)

3.5.1        [Extraction of evidence from Source 3D – L1]
              • Food and Allied Workers' Union (FAWU)                                (1 x 1)    (1)

3.5.2        [Extraction of evidence from Source 3D – L1]
              • Britain                                                              (1 x 1)    (1)

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3.5.3        [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3D – L2]
              • The DTI and DAFF have initiated measures to protect poultry producers
                 against unfair competition
              • The DTI stated that the South African government was working with local
                 poultry producers to address the challenges in the industry
              • The DTI and DAFF have increased tariffs
              • The DTI and DAFF have imposed trade remedies
              • The DTI responded to FAWU's request to tighten regulations on the
                 importation of poultry
              • DTI suggested that it had taken a number of actions against the industry to
                 address these challenges
              • Any other relevant response                                    (any 2 x 2)     (4)

3.5.4        [Determining the usefulness of evidence in Source 3D – L3]
             The source is USEFUL because:
              • It highlights the impact that poultry imports had on the South African
                market
              • It highlights the determination of the trade union FAWU to save the jobs of
                its members
              • It highlights the methods that government has implemented to save the
                South African poultry industry from international competition
              • Any other relevant response                                    (any 2 x 2)     (4)

3.6          [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of evidence from relevant sources –
             L3]
             Candidates could include the following aspects in their response
              • The IMF and World Bank have pressurised the South African government
                 to remove trade barriers (Source 3A)
              • The removal of trade barriers has resulted in the cross border flow of
                 products (Source 3A)
              • The South African poultry producers have developed an anti- globalisation
                 and protectionist sentiment (Source 3B)
              • The South African poultry farmers accused European Union farmers of
                 dumping (Sources 3B and 3D)
              • The European Union have accused South African poultry farmers of
                 cheating regarding production (Source 3B)
              • The South African government imposed tariffs on import of poultry
                 (Sources 3B and 3D)
              • The Minister of Trade and Industries is under pressure to negotiate a trade
                 deal that would satisfy both local producers of poultry and the European
                 Union producers (Source 3C)
              • FAWU stepped in to protect its members jobs by putting pressure on the
                 government to take steps in order to save South Africa's poultry industry
                 (Source 3D)
             • Cheap importation of poultry has led to job losses among thousands of
                 workers at Rainbow Chickens in KwaZulu-Natal (own knowledge)
             • Any other relevant response

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Use the following rubric to allocate marks:

             • Uses evidence in an elementary manner, e.g. shows no or
               little understanding of how South Africa's poultry               MARKS
LEVEL 1
               industry was affected by globalisation.                           0–2
             • Uses evidence partially or cannot write a paragraph.
             • Evidence is mostly relevant and relates to a great extent on
               the topic, e.g. shows some understanding of how South            MARKS
LEVEL 2
               Africa's poultry industry was affected by globalisation.          3–5
             • Uses evidence in a very basic manner to write a paragraph.
             • Uses relevant evidence, e.g. demonstrates a thorough
               understanding of how South Africa's poultry industry
                                                                                MARKS
LEVEL 3        was affected by globalisation.
                                                                                 6–8
             • Uses evidence very effectively in an organised paragraph
               that shows an understanding of the topic.
                                                                                          (8)
                                                                                          [50]

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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4:          CIVIL RESISTANCE, 1970s TO 1980s: SOUTH AFRICA: THE
                     CRISIS OF APARTHEID IN THE 1980s
[Plan and construct an original argument based on relevant evidence using analytical
and interpretative skills]
SYNOPSIS
Candidates need to explain how PW Botha's attempts at reforming apartheid were met
with intense international resistance from anti-apartheid movements. Candidates need
to argue how the international resistance led to the ultimate downfall of the apartheid
regime in the 1980s.

MAIN ASPECTS
Candidates could include the following aspects in their response:
• Introduction: Candidates need to take a stance and demonstrate how international
  anti-apartheid movements challenged PW Botha's regime in the 1980s.

ELABORATION
• Formation and role of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) in the United
  Kingdom/Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement
• The role of the International Defence Aid Fund (made funds available for anti-
  apartheid activities]
• PW Botha's attempts at reforming apartheid by introducing the Tri-Cameral
  parliamentary system in 1983
• PW Botha's Rubicon Speech of in 1985 forced the international community into
  action which embarked on various forms of boycotts, sanctions and disinvestments
  against the apartheid regime
• Sport Boycotts The role of the South African Non- Racial Olympic Committee
  (SANROC) (campaigned against discrimination in sport/against participants of
  whites only South African teams in international sporting events)
• The role of Halt All Racial Tours (HART) (staged protest action against the 'racist'
  Springbok rugby tour in New Zealand in 1981)
• The role of the South African Council on Sport (SACOS) (established political links
  with the UDF and COSATU and they insisted that sports boycotts be maintained
  until apartheid ended/their slogan 'No normal sport in an abnormal society')
• By the late 1980s South Africa was banned from 90% of world sport
• Cultural Boycotts In 1985 US artists protested against apartheid and refused to
  perform in South Africa and raised money for liberation movements
• In 1986 the Freedom Festival in London
• Musicians expressed their solidarity with freedom loving South Africans
• Academic Boycotts International scholars refused to travel to South Africa/
  International publishers refused to publish South Africa manuscripts and grant
  access to information/International conferences barred South African scholars/
  Institutions abroad denied South Africa academic access and refused to recognise
  South African degrees
• Consumer Boycotts OPEC placed an embargo on oil sales to South Africa (South
  Africa experienced a recession in 1980s)/Irish workers refused to handle fruits from
  SA/Imports of raw materials from South Africa – coal, iron, steel – were banned

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•   Disinvestments In 1980s foreign investments dropped by 30%; by 1980 Britain
    already disinvested from Simon's Town naval dockyard; General Motors and
    Barclays Bank pulled out of SA / In the 1980s SAs economy struggled as investors
    left the country/The effects of AAM protests had a negative on the South African
    government
•   Between 1985 and 1990 over 200 US companies pulled out of South African
    University of California withdrew investments of three billion dollars from South
    Africa
•   Sanctions (In 1980s the Sullivan Principle, workers of all USA companies should
    be treated equally) In 1985 the US Bank - Chase Manhattan Bank cut ties with
    South Africa; the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) closed for 4 days. The
    value of the rand dropped by 35% from 54 to 34 cents to the dollar), in 1986 the US
    Congress passed a law that banned all new investments and loans in SA; big
    corporations such as General Electric, Pepsi Cola, General Motors, Mobil and IBM
    stopped their activities in South Africa; USA threatened to stop weapon sales to
    countries which provided weapons to South Africa; in 1986 the Anti-Apartheid Law
    of the USA caused Europe and Japan to introduce sanctions against South Africa/
    International banks lost confidence in South Africa's economy)
•   In 1982 United Nations (UN) condemned apartheid and called for total sanctions
    against South Africa
•   In 1985 the European Economic Community banned new investments in South
    Africa
•   In 1988 one fifth of British companies withdrew their businesses from South Africa
    because of pressure from shareholders/Barclays Bank, sold their shares due to
    pressure of the British public/The South African economy kept stagnating and
    produced a growth of only 1.1%
•   Release Mandela Campaign (Wembley Stadium/United Nations/UN Security
    Council and UN General Assembly called for the release of Nelson Mandela)
•   The Role of International Trade Unions (The AAM in Europe and Australia;
    Liverpool dockworkers; Finland's Transport Workers Union imposed a ban on trade
    with South Africa)
•   This resulted in SA experiencing great economic difficulties and they were forced to
    begin negotiations with liberation organisations in South Africa
•   The role of the front line states
•   Any other relevant response

•   Conclusion: Candidates should tie up their argument with a relevant conclusion.         [50]

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QUESTION 5:          THE COMING OF DEMOCRACY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND COMING
                     TO TERMS WITH THE PAST

[Plan and construct an original argument based on relevant evidence using analytical
and interpretative skills]
SYNOPSIS
Candidates need to explain to what extent political leadership and commitment of key
South African role players paved the way for the birth of a non-racial democratic South
Africa in 1994.
MAIN ASPECTS
Candidates could include the following aspects in their response:
• Introduction: Candidates need to indicate how political leadership and commitment
    of key South African role players paved the way for the birth of a non-racial
    democratic South Africa in 1994
ELABORATION
• De Klerk comes to power in 1989 – brief background
• De Klerk's speech in parliament on 2 February 1990 (Political leadership)
• The unbanning of political and civic organisations, such as the ANC and SACP
• The removal of restrictions on COSATU, AZAPO, etc. (Political leadership)
• De Klerk's decision to release Mandela from prison on 11 February 1990 which
    paved the way for negotiations (Political leadership and commitment)
• Groote Schuur Minute, 2 May 1990 (ANC and NP met, ANC delegation led by
    Nelson Mandela, NP delegation led by FW De Klerk) (Political leadership and
    commitment)
• Apartheid legislation revoked, such as the Separate Reservation of Amenities Act
    (Political leadership and commitment)
• Pretoria Minute, 6 August 1990 (ANC agreed to suspend the armed struggle)
    (Political leadership and commitment)
• CODESA 1 (19 political parties, excluding AZAPO, CP and PAC/300 delegates
    met) (Political leadership and commitment)
• Violence erupts in some parts of the country, such as the Witwatersrand and Natal
• Whites-only referendum and its impact (March 1992) (Political leadership)
• CODESA 2 (2 May 1992) collapsed. Parties failed to agree on a new constitution-
    making body and interim government (Political leadership and commitment)
• NP wanted minority veto while ANC wanted an interim government for no longer
    than 18 months and simple majority rule
• Boipatong massacre and its consequences (17 June 1992)
• Bhisho massacre derailed the process of negotiations (7 September 1992)
• Record of Understanding signed on 26 September 1992 between Roelf Meyer (NP)
    and Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC) (Political leadership and commitment)
• Assassination of Chris Hani (10 April 1993) and its impact on South Africa (Political
    leadership)
• Multiparty Negotiating Forum (Political leadership and commitment)
• Right-wing (AWB) attack on World Trade Centre and its consequences
• Sunset Clause introduced by Joe Slovo broke the negotiations deadlock (Political
    leadership and commitment)
• Election date announced, 27 April 1994 (Political leadership)
• ANC won elections and Mandela became the first black South African President
• Any other relevant response
• Conclusion: Candidates should tie up their argument with a relevant conclusion.          [50]

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