# History Grade 12 P2 Eastern Cape Mock 2021 QP (Eng)

> Grade 12 History Paper 2 question paper from the Eastern Cape Mock Exam 2021 (English), 24 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.

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- Subject: History
- Grade: Grade 12
- Document type: Question paper
- Year: 2021
- Exam period: Eastern Cape Mock Exam
- Paper: 2
- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 24

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                                  ISATIFIKETI
                               SEBANGA LESHUMI

                                IBANGA 12

                               SEPTEMBA 2021

                      ISIFUNDO SEZEMBALI P2

AMANQAKU:       150

IXESHA:         iiyure ezi-3

    Eli phepha lemibuzo linamaphepha ali-9 kunye nesihlomelo esinamaphepha ali-14.

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 IMIYALELO NEENKCUKACHA

 1.   Eli phepha lemibuzo lineCANDELO               A   neCandelo   B   ngokusekelwe
      kwisikhokelo esimiselwe yi CAPS.
      ICANDELO A: IMIBUZO ENGEMITHOMBO (IISOSI)

      UMBUZO 1:        UQHANKQALAZO LOLUNTU,1970s UKUYA 1980s:
                       EMZANTSI AFRIKA
      UMBUZO 2:        UKUFIKA KWEDEMOKHRASI EMZANTSI AFRIKA
                       NOKWAMKELA OKWADLULAYO

      UMBUZO 3:        UKUPHELA KWEMFAZWE I-COLD WAR NEMITHETHO
                       EMITSHA YELIZWE, 1989 UKUZA KUTHI GA KWIXA
                       ELIMIYO

      ICANDELO B: IMIBUZO EMIDE

      UMBUZO 4:        UQHANKQALAZO LOLUNTU: 1970 UKUYA 1980:
                       EMZANTSI AFRIKA:INTLEKELE YENGCINEZELO
                       NGOKOBUHLANGA KWIMINYAKA YEE1980

      UMBUZO5:         UKUFIKA KWEDEMOKHRASI EMZANTSI AFRIKA
                       NOKWAMKELA OKWADLULAYO: UKUHLALISWA
                       KOLUNTU NGOTHETHATHETHWANO NE-GNU

      UMBUZO 6:        UKUPHELA KWEMFAZWE EBANDAYO NEMITHETHO
                       YEHLABATHI EMITSHA:IZIGANEKO ZOWE1989

 2.   ICANDELO A linemibuzo YEMITHOMBO (iisosi) EMITHATHU.Imathiriyeli
      efunekayo ukuphendula le mibuzo ingafumaneka kwiSIHLOMELO.

 3.   ICANDELO B linemibuzo emide EMITHATHU.

 4.   Phendula imibuzo EMITHATHU ngolu hlobo:

      4.1     Ubuncinana phendula ube MNYE kwimithombo (iisosi) noMNYE
              kwimibuzo emide.

      4.2     Umbuzo WESITHATHU usenokuba kwimithombo (iisosi) okanye
              kwimibuzo emide.

 5.   Kucetyiswa ukuba uchithe iyure ibe NYE ubuncinane kumbuzo ngamnye.

 6.   Xa uphendula imibuzo sebenzisa ingqiqo, izakhono nolwazi kunye noluvo.

 7.   Uyakuncitshiswa (disadvantaged) ngokukhuphela iisosi njengeempendulo
      zakho.
 8.   Nombola iimpendulo ngokuchanekileyo               ngokwendlela    yokunombola
      esetyenzisiweyo kweli phepha lemibuzo.

 9.   Bhala ngokucocekileyo nangokucacileyo.

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 ICANDELO A: IMIBUZO ENGEMITHOMBO (IISOSI)

 Phendula ubuncinane umbuzo ube MNYE, kodwa ungadluli kweMIBINI, kweli
 candela. Imathiriyeli efunekayo ukuphendula lemibuzo ingafumaneka
 kwisSIHLOMELO.

 UMBUZO 1:           ZIYINTONI IINGXAKI OBEJONGENE NAZO URHULUMENTE
                     WOMZANTSI AFRIKA NGOWAMA-1980s?

 Phicotha imithombo 1A. 1B, 1C no-1D uze uphendule imibuzo elandelayo.

 1.1     Jonga kumthombo 1A.

         1.1.1       Chaza igama Total Strategy ngamazwi akho.               (1 x 2)    (2)

         1.1.2       Ucinga ukuba kwakutheni ukuze u P.W. Botha azise olu
                     hlengahlengiso?                                          (2 x 2)   (4)

         1.1.3       Usebenzisa ulwazi olukwimithombo efanelekileyo kunye nolwazi
                     lwakho, cacisa ukuba kutheni ukuze uRhulumente wengcinezelo
                     wazisa umthetho weBantu Authorities Act yowe1982.       (1 x 2)    (2)

         1.1.4       Caphula ubungqina obuvele kulo mthombo obubonisa ukuba
                     urhulumente weNP wenza uhlengahlengiso kwiApartheid.
                                                                          (2 x 1)       (2)

 1.2     Phicotha umthombo 1B.

         1.2.1       Myalezo mni ogqithiswa kule khathuni ngokubhekisele
                     ekuphunyezweni komgaqo-siseko omtsha ka1983?            (2 x 2)    (4)

         1.2.2       Chonga amaqela amabini ohlanga kulo mthombo ahleli
                     kumagumbi aphezulu.                                      (2 x 1)   (2)

         1.2.3       Nika uluvo ngokusikelwa umda (limitations) kolwazi kulomthombo
                     kumbhalimbali ophanda ngokudalwa kwe Tricameral Parliament.
                                                                             (2 x 2)    (4)

 1.3     Thelekisa umthombo 1A no1B. Chaza ukuba ulwazi ku mthombo 1A
         luxhasa njani ubungqina kumthombo 1B ngokubhekisele ekuphunyezweni
         kohlengahlengiso olwaziswe ngurhulumente wocal-calulo.       (2 x 2)           (4)

 1.4     Funda umthombo 1C.

         1.4.1       Ngokwalo mthombo, kutheni iminyaka yo1980s
                     yayinobundlobongela yenza uMzantsi Afrika wenze iinguqu?
                                                                             (1 x 2)    (2)

         1.4.2       Chaza nawaphi amaqela amabini kumthombo awayenxulumene
                     neUDF.                                             (2 x 1)         (2)

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         1.4.3   Xela amaphulo amabini kumthombo awasungulwa yiuDF
                 ukuphikisana nolawulo localucalulo.                      (2 x 1)      (2)

         1.4.4   Chaza into ethethwa ngala magama, ‘Sifuna onke amalungelo
                 ethu, sifuna apha kwaye siyayifuna ngoku’, kwimeko yentetho
                 kaAlan Boesak.                                           (2 x 2)      (4)

 1.5     Jonga umthombo 1D.

         1.5.1 Ngokomthombo, zeziphi izikhalazo zabahlali basezilokishini
               ezaphumela ekukwayeni kwerente.                            (2 x 1)      (2)

         1.5.2 Ucinga ukuba kwakutheni ukuze amapolisa nooceba abamnyama
               behlaselwe ezilokishini?                             (2 x 2)            (4)

         1.5.3 Chaza igama elithi State of Emergency kwiimeko zohlengahlengiso
               ezenziwa ngu P.W. Botha.                                (1 x 2)         (2)

 1.6     Usebenzisa ulwazi oluvela kwimithombo efanelekileyo nolwazi lwakho,
         bhala umhlathi omigca ESIBHOZO (ngamagama angama-80) ucacisa
         ngemiceli mngeni urhulumente woMzantsi Afrika awayejongene nayo
         ngeminyaka yoo1980.                                                          (8)
                                                                                     [50]

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  UMBUZO 2: INGABA INKQUBO YOXOLELO KWEKHOMISHONI
            YENYANISO NONXIBELELWANO (TRC) YAKWAZI UKWENZA
            UKWAMKELA KUSAPHO LUKA DR NEIL AGGETT

  Funda imithombo 2A,2B,2C no 2D wandule uphendule imibuzo elandelayo .

  2.1   Phicotha umthombo 2A.

        2.1.1        Chaza igama elithi Ucalucalulo (apartheid) ngamazwi akho.   (1 x 2)    (2)

        2.1.2        Ngokwesi sicatshulwa (sosi) wabona ntoni uDr Neil Aggett
                     kwizibhedlele awayesebenza kuzo?                            (2 x 1)    (2)

        2.1.3        Chaza ukba la mazwi athetha ukuthini, ‘uAggett waba ngumntu we-
                     51 ukubhubhela eluvalelweni lwamapolisa ngenxa yokuvalelwa
                     kwezopolitiko .                                           (2 x 2)      (4)

  2.2   Jonga iSicatshulwa (iSosi) 2B.

        2.2.1        Yeyiphi imiyalezo edluliswa yile foto?                      (2 x 2)    (4)

        2.2.2        Ucinga ukuba kutheni lo mxhasi xa ebiza uDr Neil Aggett
                     ‘iSithandazwe sokwenene’?
                                                                                  (1 x 2)   (2)

  2.3   Funda umthombo 2C.

        2.3.1        Chaza igama elithi amalungelo oluntu kwimeko ye TRC.         (1 x 2)   (2)

        2.3.2        Chaza amagama amagosa amapolisa AMABINI kwisicatshulwa
                     (isosi) achongwa njengabatshutshisi bakaAggett.      (2 x 1)           (2)

        2.3.3        Kutheni ucinga ukuba ipolisa lezesebe lezokhuseleko uNick Deetlefs
                     waxoka ngokusweleka kuka Dr Neil Aggett?                   (2 x 2)     (4)

        2.3.4        Ngokomthombo, ingaba usapho lukaAggett lwaphendula njani
                     kuNick Deeflets ‘efihla ukungcungcuthekiswa nokubulawa kukaDr
                     Neil Aggett?’                                             (1 x 2)      (2)

        2.3.5        Chaza ukuthembeka kwalomthombo kubabhali-mbali abafunda
                     ngeemeko ezikhokelela ekuswelekeni kukaDr Neil Aggett. (2 x 2)         (4)

  2.4   Sebenzisa umthombo 2D.

        2.4.1        Xela amapolisa AMABINI okhuseleko kulomthombo angakhange
                     enze sicelo soxolelo.                                 (2 x 1)          (2)

        2.4.2        Nika izimvo ngezizathu zokuba kutheni amatshantliziyo, usapho
                     kunye namaqela enkxaso acela ukubuzwa okwesibini malunga
                     nokusweleka kukaNeil Aggett.                               (2 x 2)     (4)

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      2.4.3    NgokukaJill Burger, wasweleka njani umntakwabo?              (2 x 1)    (2)

      2.4.4    Caphula isivakalisi esisuka kumthombo esibonisa ukuba utata kaDr
               Aggett zange akwamkele ukusweleka kwakhe.                   (1 x 2)     (2)

2.5   Thelekisa imithombo 2B kunye no-2D. Chaza ukuba ulwazi oluvela
      kuMthombo 2B lubuxhasa njani ubungqina obukuMthombo 2D malunga
      nokusweleka kukaDr Neil Aggett.                         (2 x 2)                  (4)

2.6   Usebenzisa ulwazi olukwimithombo efanelekileyo nolwazi lwakho, bhala
      umhlathi omigca ESIBHOZO (ngamagama angama-80) uchaze ukuba ingaba
      inkqubo yoxolelo ye-TRC yakwazi ukwenza ukwamkela kusapho lukaNeil
      Aggett.                                                                          (8)
                                                                                      [50
                                                                                         ]

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 UMBUZO 3:           LELIPHI IFUTHE ELENZIWE YINTSHOLONGWANE ICOVID-19
                     YELIZWE KUMZANTSI AFRIKA?
 Phicotha imithombo 3A, 3B, 3C kunye no-3D ze uphendule imibuzo elandelayo.
 3.1    Funda uMthombo 3A.

        3.1.1    Ngokomthombo, yafunyanwa phi i-COVID-19 kuqala?            (1 x 1)    (1)
        3.1.2    Chaza naziphi na izithintelo EZIMBINI ezabhengezwa
                 nguMongameli Ramaphosa nge-15 Matshi 2020.                 (2 x 1)    (2)

        3.1.3    Ucinga ukuba kwakutheni ukuze uMongameli athathe isigqibo
                 sokuvala izikolo kunye namaziko emfundo ephakamileyo ngoko
                 nangoko?                                                (2 x 2)       (4)
        3.1.4    Chaza igama lokutshixwa (lockdown) kwimeko yobhubhane we-
                 COVID-19.                                             (1 x 2)         (2)
        3.1.5    Usebenzisa ulwazi oluvela kumthombo nakulwazi lwakho, cacisa
                 ukuba zikwaze njani izikolo ukuwugqiba unyaka wokufunda.
                                                                          (1 x 2)      (2)
 3.2    Jonga kuMthombo 3B.

        3.2.1    Dwelisa naziphi na iindlela EZIMBINI zempilo yoluntu kumthombo
                 ezikhuthazwayo eMzantsi Afrika ngexesha lobhubhane we-
                 COVID19.                                                  (2 x 1)     (2)

        3.2.2    Nika uluvo lokuba kutheni ucinga ukuba amanyathelo
                 ‘angxamisekileyo nanzima’ amiliselwa nguMongameli Cyril
                 Ramaphosa.                                              (2 x 2)       (4)
        3.2.3    Chaza ukubaluleka kwalo mthombo kwingcali yembalii efunda
                 ngeziphumo zemithetho yokutshixwa kubomi babemi boMzantsi
                 Afrika.                                                 (2 x 2)       (4)
        3.2.4    Ngokomthombo, abahlali bavunyelwa nini ukushiya iindawo
                 abahlala kuzo?                                          (2 x 1)       (2)

 3.3    Jonga uMthombo 3C.
        3.3.1    Chaza icandelo ELINYE kwezoqoqosho, elivela kumthombo,
                 elichaphazeleke kakubi sisifo seCovid-19.              (1 x 1)        (1)
        3.3.2    Ngokomthombo,yintoni enokwenzeka ukuba umntu / inkampani
                 iyasilela ukuthobela imigaqo yokutshixa?             (1 x 2)          (2)

        3.3.3    Sebenzisa ulwazi oluvela kumthombo nolwazi lwakho, ucacisa
                 izizathu zokuba kutheni iGross Domestic Product (GDP) yehle
                 kakhulu eMzantsi Afrika.                                    (2 x
                 2)                                                                    (4)

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 3.4   Phicotha Umthombo 3D.

       3.4.1    Yeyiphi imiyalezo ethunyelwa yile foto ngokubhekisele kumsinga
                wesithathu wentsholongwane yeCovid 19?                     (2 x 2)     (4)

       3.4.2    Ngokwale foto, ukunwenwa kwesi sifo kungathintelwa njani?
                Sebenzisa imikhondo ebonakalayo efotweni.                 (1 x 2)      (2)

       3.4.3    Usebenzisa ulwazi kwimithombo efanelekileyo nakulwazi lwakho,
                phawula ngeziphumo zomsinga wesithathu we Covid-19 ukuba
                bekungathathwa manyathelo okhuseleko.                    (1 x 2)       (2)

 3.5   Jonga kwimithombo ye-3B kunye ne-3D. Chaza ukuba ulwazi oluvela
       kuMthombo 3B lubuxhasa njani ubungqina kuMthombo 3D malunga
       namanyathelo athathiweyo ukunqanda ukusasazeka kwintsholongwane.
                                                                 (2 x 2)               (4)

 3.6   Usebenzisa ulwazi olukwimithombo efanelekileyo nolwazi lwakho, bhala
       umhlathi omigca ESIBHOZO (ama-80 amagama) uchaze ifuthe lobhubhane
       weCovid-19 eMzantsi Afrika.                                                    (8)
                                                                                     [50]

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 ICANDELO B: IMIBUZO YESINCOKO

 Phendula ubuncinane umbuzo ube MNYE , kodwa ungadluli kwimibuzo EMIBINI,
 kweli candelo.

 Impendulo yakho mayibe malunga namaphepha amaTHATHU ubude.

 UMBUZO 4:           UQHANKQALAZO LOLUNTU: 1970s UKUYA 1980s:
                     EMZANTSI AFRIKA: INTLEKELE YENGCINEZELO
                     NGOKOBUHLANGA KWIMINYAKA YEE-1980s

 ‘USteve Biko wayejongwa njengesoyikiso ngurhulumente wengcinezelo. '

 Chaza ukuba ingaba uSteve Biko kunye neBlack Consciousness Movement bacela
 umngeni kangakanani kurhulumente wocalucalulo ngeminyaka yoo-1970.              [50]

 UMBUZO 5:           UKUFIKA KWEDEMOKHRASI EMZANTSI AFRIKA
                     NOKWAMKELA OKWADLULAYO:UKUHLALISWA KOLUNTU
                     NGOTHETHATHETHWANO NE-GNU

 ‘Zizigqibo zika-De Klerk ezathi zavula indlela yokuhlaliswa yothethathethwano
 neyathi yakhokelela ekusekweni koMzantsi Afrika wentando yesininzi ngo-1994’.

 Xoxa ngokunzulu ngalengxelo. Xhasa ingxam yengxoxo yakho ngobungqina
 obufanelekileyo.                                                                [50]

 UMBUZO 6:           UKUPHELA KWEMFAZWE EBANDAYO NEMITHETHO
                     YEHLABATHI EMITSHA: IZIGANEKO ZIKA-1989

 ‘Yayikukutshabalala (ukuwa) kobukomanisi obabangela utshintsho olukhulu
 kwezopolitiko olwenzeka eMzantsi Afrika emva ko-1989’.

 Uyavumelana nale nkcaza? Xhasa ingxam yengxoxo yakho ngobungqina
 obufanelekileyo.                                                                [50]

                                                      AMANQAKU EWONKE:           150

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(EC/SEPTEMBER 2021)                    HISTORY P2                                           9
 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:          CIVIL RESISTANCE, 1970s TO 1980s: SOUTH AFRICA: THE
                      CRISIS OF APARTHEID IN THE 1980s
 ‘Steve Biko was viewed as a threat by the apartheid regime.’
 Explain to what extent Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Movement
 challenged the apartheid regime in the 1970s.                                           [50]
 QUESTION 5:          THE COMING OF DEMOCRACY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND
                      COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST
 ‘It was De Klerk’s decisions that paved the way for a negotiated settlement that
 ultimately led to the establishment of a democratic South Africa in 1994’.
 Critically discuss the statement. Substantiate your line of argument by using
 relevant evidence.                                                                      [50]
 QUESTION 6:          THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD ORDER:
                      THE EVENTS OF 1989
 ‘It was the demise (downfall) of communism that was largely responsible for political
 changes that occurred in South Africa after 1989’.
 Do you agree with the statement? Substantiate your line of argument by using
 relevant evidence.                                                                      [50]
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 3.4    Study Source 3D.
        3.4.1    What messages are conveyed in this photograph regarding the
                 global Third Wave Covid-19 virus?                        (2 x 2)        (4)
        3.4.2    How, according to the photograph, can the spread of the pandemic
                 be prevented? Use visual clues from the photograph.        (1 x 2)      (2)
        3.4.3    Using the information in the relevant sources and your own
                 knowledge, comment on the consequences of the Third
                 Covid-19 virus Wave, if safety precautions were not taken. (1 x 2)      (2)
 3.5    Refer to Sources 3B and 3D. Explain how the information in Source 3B
        supports the evidence in Source 3D regarding the measures taken to prevent
        the spread of the virus.                                            (2 x 2)      (4)
 3.6    Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
        a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining the impact of
        global Covid-19 pandemic on South Africa.                                       (8)
                                                                                       [50]
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(EC/SEPTEMBER 2021)                     HISTORY P2                                           7
 QUESTION 3:          WHAT IMPACT DID THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC
                      HAVE ON SOUTH AFRICA?
 Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the questions that follow.
 3.1    Read Source 3A.
        3.1.1    According to the source, where was COVID-19 first identified?
                                                                             (1 x 1)       (1)
        3.1.2    Name any TWO restrictions in the source that was announced by
                 President Ramaphosa on 15 March 2020.                    (2 x 1)          (2)
        3.1.3    Why, do you think the President took the decision to close schools
                 and institutions of higher education immediately?            (2 x 2)      (4)
        3.1.4    Explain the term lockdown in the context of the COVID-19
                 pandemic.                                                      (1 x 2)    (2)
        3.1.5    Using the information in the source and your own knowledge,
                 explain how schools were able to complete the academic year.
                                                                           (1 x 2)         (2)
 3.2    Refer to Source 3B.
        3.2.1    List any TWO public health strategies in the source that were
                 encouraged in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2 x 1)          (2)
        3.2.2    Comment on why you think ‘urgent and drastic’ measures were
                 implemented by President Cyril Ramaphosa.               (2 x 2)           (4)
        3.2.3    Explain the usefulness of this source be to a historian studying the
                 consequences of the lockdown regulations on the lives of South
                 Africans.                                                      (2 x 2)    (4)
        3.2.4    When, according to the source, were residents permitted to leave
                 their residences?                                            (2 x 1)      (2)
 3.3    Consult Source 3C.
        3.3.1    Name ONE economic sector from the source that was negatively
                 affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.                      (1 x 1)           (1)
        3.3.2    What, according to the source, could happen if a person/company
                 failed to comply with the lockdown regulations?            (1 x 2)        (2)
        3.3.3    Using the information in the source and your own knowledge,
                 explain the reasons why the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell
                 drastically in South Africa.                              (2 x 2)         (4)
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       2.4.3    How, according to Jill Burger, did her brother die?          (2 x 1)     (2)
       2.4.4    Quote a sentence from the source that indicates that Dr Aggett’s
                father could not accept his death.                           (1 x 2)     (2)
2.5    Compare Sources 2B and 2D. Explain how the information in Source 2B
       supports the evidence in Source 2D regarding the death of Neil Aggett.
                                                                            (2 x 2)      (4)
2.6    Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
       a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (80 words) explaining whether the amnesty
       process of the TRC brought closure to the family of Neil Aggett.                  (8)
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(EC/SEPTEMBER 2021)                      HISTORY P2                                             5
QUESTION 2:           DID THE AMNESTY PROCESS OF THE TRUTH AND
                      RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (TRC) BRING CLOSURE TO
                      THE FAMILY OF DR NEIL AGGETT?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1    Study Source 2A.
       2.1.1     Define the term apartheid in your own words.                       (1 x 2)    (2)
       2.1.2     What, according to the source, did Neil Aggett witness in the
                 hospitals where he worked?                                    (2 x 1)         (2)
       2.1.3     Explain what is implied by the words, ‘Aggett became the
                 51st person to die in police detention’, in the context of political
                 detentions.                                                        (2 x 2)    (4)
2.2    Consult Source 2B.
       2.2.1     What messages are conveyed in this photograph?                     (2 x 2)    (4)
       2.2.2     Why do you think this supporter is calling Neil Aggett, ‘a True
                 Patriot’?                                                       (1 x 2)       (2)
2.3    Read Source 2C.
       2.3.1     Define the term human rights in the context of the TRC.            (1 x 2)    (2)
       2.3.2     Name the TWO police branch officers in the source that were
                 identified as Aggett’s torturers.                           (2 x 1)           (2)
       2.3.3     Why, do you think security branch police officer Nick Deetlefs
                 lied about the death of Neil Aggett?                         (2 x 2)          (4)
       2.3.4     How, according to the source, did the family of Aggett respond to Nick
                 Deeflets’ covering up the torture and murder of Dr Neil Aggett?
                                                                                (1 x 2)        (2)
       2.3.5     Explain the reliability of this source to a historian studying the
                 circumstances leading to Dr Neil Aggett’s death.                   (2 x 2)    (4)
2.4    Use Source 2D.
       2.4.1    Name the two security policemen in the source who did not
                apply for amnesty.                                                  (2 x 1)    (2)
       2.4.2    Comment on the reasons why the activists, family and support groups
                requested a second inquest into the death of Neil Aggett.    (2 x 2)           (4)
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         1.4.3       Name the TWO campaigns in the source that the UDF launched
                     against the apartheid regime.                          (2 x 1)             (2)
         1.4.4       Explain what is implied by the words, ‘We want all our rights,
                     we want it here and we want it now’, in the context of Allan
                     Boesak’s speech.                                               (2 x 2)     (4)
 1.5     Consult Source 1D.
         1.5.1 What, according to the source, were the grievances of
               township dwellers that resulted in rent boycotts?                    (2 x 1)     (2)
         1.5.2 Why, do you think, black policemen and councillors were
               attacked in the townships?                                           (2 x 2)     (4)
         1.5.3 Explain the term State of Emergency in the context of the
               reforms introduced by P.W. Botha.                                    (1 x 2)     (2)
 1.6     Use the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write
         a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining the
         challenges that the South African government faced during the 1980s.                  (8)
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(EC/SEPTEMBER 2021)                         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:           WHAT WERE THE CHALLENGES THAT THE SOUTH
                       AFRICAN GOVERNMENT FACED DURING THE 1980s?
 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 Total Strategy in your own words.          (1 x 2)    (2)
         1.1.2       Why, do you think, P.W. Botha introduced these reforms?    (2 x 2)    (4)
         1.1.3       Using the information in the relevant sources and your own
                     knowledge, explain why the apartheid government
                     introduced the Urban Bantu Authorities Act of 1982.        (1 x 2)    (2)
         1.1.4       Quote evidence from the source that suggests that the NP
                     government introduced reforms to Apartheid.              (2 x 1)      (2)
 1.2     Study Source 1B.
         1.2.1       What message is conveyed in this cartoon regarding the
                     implementation of the new constitution of 1983?            (2 x 2)    (4)
         1.2.2       Identify the two race groups in the source occupying the
                     upper rooms.                                               (2 x 1)    (2)
         1.2.3       Comment on the limitations of the information in this
                     source for a historian researching the creation of the
                     Tricameral Parliament.                                     (2 x 2)    (4)
 1.3     Compare Sources 1A and 1B. Explain how the information in
         Source 1A supports the evidence in Source 1B regarding the
         implementation of reforms introduced by the apartheid government.
                                                                                (2 x 2)    (4)
 1.4     Read Source 1C.
         1.4.1       Why, according to the source, was the 1980s violent and moved
                     South Africa towards change?                              (1 x 2)      (2)
         1.4.2       Mention any TWO groups in the source that were affiliated
                     to the UDF.                                               (2 x 1)      (2)
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2                                     HISTORY P2                       (EC/SEPTEMBER 2021)
 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:       CIVIL RESISTANCE, 1970s TO 1980s: SOUTH AFRICA
       QUESTION 2:       THE COMING OF DEMOCRACY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND
                         COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST
       QUESTION 3:       THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD
                         ORDER, 1989 TO THE PRESENT
       SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
       QUESTION 4:       CIVIL RESISTANCE, 1970s TO 1980s: SOUTH AFRICA:
                         THE CRISIS OF APARTHEID IN THE 1980s
       QUESTION 5:       THE COMING OF DEMOCRACY TO SOUTH AFRICA
                         COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST: NEGOTIATED
                         SETTLEMENT AND THE GNU
       QUESTION 6:       THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND A NEW WORLD
                         ORDER: THE EVENTS OF 1989
 2.    SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material that
       is required to answer these questions can be found in the ADDENDUM.
 3.    SECTION B consists of THREE essay questions.
 4.    Answer THREE questions as follows:
       4.1     At least ONE must be a source-based question and at least ONE must
               be an essay question.
       4.2     The THIRD question can either be a source-based question or an essay
               question.
 5.    You are advised to spend at least ONE hour per question.
 6.    When answering questions, you should apply your knowledge, skills 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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NATIONAL
                           SENIOR CERTIFICATE
                                 GRADE 12
                            SEPTEMBER 2021
                                 HISTORY P2
MARKS:     150
TIME:      3 hours
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