PAPER 2
QUESTION PAPER
FINAL
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 AND COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PAST
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 be either a source-based question or an essay question.
5.When answering questions, candidates should apply their knowledge, skills and insight.
6.A mere rewriting of the sources as answers will disadvantage candidates.
7.Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper.
8.Write neatly and legibly.
QUESTION 1:DID THE SOWETO UPRISING SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGE THE APARTHEID REGIME IN
THE 1970s?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1Read Source 1A.
1.1.1Define the term Black Consciousness in your own words.(1 x 2) (2)
1.1.2What does the abbreviation SASO stand for?(1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3Identify TWO universities in SOWETO teachers graduated from.(2 x 1) (2)
1.1.4Name TWO political leaders who influenced Ngcobo. (2 x 1) (2) 1.1.4 How, according to the source, didSophiatown influence
FikileNgcobo.(2 x 1) (2)
1.1.5Use the source and your own knowledge to explain the influence
Black Consciousness had on teachers in SOWETO.(2 x 2) (4)
1.2Refer to Source 1B.
1.2.1What, according to the source, started the Soweto Uprising?(2 x 1) (2)
1.2.2Explain how:
a)the learners responded to the apartheid government.(1 x 2) (2)
1.2.3Comment on the role the media played in the Soweto Uprising.(2 x 2) (4)
1.3Refer to Sources 1A and 1B. How do these sources support each other
regarding the influence of the Black Consciousness Movement?(2 x 2) (4)
1.4Study Source 1C.
1.4.1Who was Hector Pieterson in the context of the Soweto uprising?(1 x 2) (2)
1.4.2Identify the person who carried Hector Pieterson.(1 x 2) (2)
1.4.3Why do you think the publication of this photograph received
‘different reactions’?(2 x 2) (4)
1.4.4What messagesare conveyed about the youth in this photograph?(2 x 2) (4)
1.5Explain the usefulnessof this source to a historian studying the 40th
anniversary of the Soweto Uprising?(2 x 2) (4)
1.6Use the information from the sources and your own knowledge, write a
paragraph of EIGHT lines(about 80 words) explaining whether the Soweto Uprising successfully challenged the apartheid regime in the 1970s. (8)
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QUESTION 2: WAS THE AMNESTY PROCESS OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (TRC)
SUCCESSFUL IN HEALING SOUTH AFRICA OF THE WOUNDS OF THE PAST?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Refer to Source 2A.
2.1.1What, according to the source, were the aims of the TRC?(2 x 1) (2)
2.1.2Describe in your own words the meaning of Reconciliation
in the context of the TRC.(1 x 2) (2)
2.1.3Mention THREEcommittees of the TRC. (3 x 1) (3)
2.1.4Use the source and your own knowledge toexplain the conditions for
granting amnesty.(1 x 2) (2)
2.1.5Explain whether you think the TRC succeeded in promoting national
Unityin South Africa.(2 x 2) (4)
2.2Refer to Source 2B.
2.2.1Define the term amnesty in the context of the TRC.(1 x 2) (2)
2.2.2What according to the source, was Benzien’s intention when he
went to Ashley Kriels’ home?(1 x 1) (1)
2.2.3Why do you think Benzien referred to AshleyKriel as a terrorist?(1 x 2) (2)
2.2.4Comment on why the killingofAshleyKriel was politically motivated.(2 x 2) (4)
2.2.5Explain how Benzien’s testimony differed from the conclusion of the
Committee.(2 x 2) (4)
2.3Compare Sources 2A and 2B. Explain how these two sources differ
regarding reasons for granting amnesty.(2 x 2) (4)
2.4Consult Source 2C.
2.4.1What do you understand by the term perpetrator in the context of
the TRC? (1 x 2) (2)
2.4.2Identify the two characters depicted in the cartoon. (2 x 1) (2)
2.4.3Use the visual clue in the cartoon to indicate the punishment for
perpetrators. (1 x 2) (2)
2.4.4What message is conveyed by the countdown?(1 x 2) (2)
2.5Comment on the usefulness of this source in portraying the intention
of the amnestyprocess. (2 x 2)(4)
2.6Use the sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of EIGHT lines
(about80 words)to explain whether the amnesty process of the TRC succeeded
in healing South Africa of the wounds of the past. (8)
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QUESTION 3: WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMMES ON THIRD
WORLD COUNTRIES?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the following questions.
3.1Read Source 3A
3.1.1Define Structural Adjustment Programmes in your own words.(1 x 2) (2)
3.1.2Name the two international institutions responsible for the
debt crisis in the ‘Third World’. (2 x 1) (2)
3.1.3Explain how the programme instituted by the international
institutions affected the ‘Third World’ countries.(2 x 2) (4)
3.1.4Name the two continents hardest hit by the 1985Baker Plan.(2 x 1) (2)
3.1.5Why in your opinion is it important for Mike Davis to research
‘Structured Adjustment Policies’? (2 x 2) (4)
3.1.6How was Abidjan affected by Structural Adjustment Programmes? (2 x 1) (2)
3.2Consult Source 3B
3.2.1Define the concept globalisation in your own words (1 x 2) (2) 3.2.2 What aspect of globalisation was highlighted at the Genoa G8
summit? (1 x 1) (1)
3.2.3Why according to Susan George is ‘Poverty Reduction
Strategy Papers’ just an extension of the Structural Adjustment
Programmes?(1 x 2) (2)
3.2.4Explain how Structural Adjustment Programmes affected:
(a)Women (1 x 2) (2)
(b)Children (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.5Do you think Structural Adjustment Programmes
on the families in impoverished communities?(1 x 2) (2)
3.3Explain why a historian would consider the information in this source
useful when researching the impact of Structural Adjustment
Programmes on Third World Countries.(2 x 2) (4)
3.3 Study Source 3C
3.3.1 Which two sides are depicted in the source? (2 x 1) (2)
3.3.2Name one aspect of the society at the right which is sucked in by the big vacuum on the left. (1 x 1) (1)
3.3.3What message do you think, is conveyed by this cartoon
regarding the IMF and World Bank debt repayment? (2 x 2) (4)
3.4 Compare Source 3C and 3B. How do these sources support each other
regarding the impact of Structural Adjustment Programs (debt repayment) on
developing countries. (2 x 2) (4)
3.5 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 the
impact of structural adjustment programmes on Third World countries? (8)
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section.
Your essay should be about THREE pages long.
QUESTION 4
The internal resistance movements in South Africa were successful in challenging PW Botha's apartheid regime in the 1980s.
Do you agree with this statement? Support your line of argument by using relevant historical evidence. (50)
QUESTION 5
Explain to what extent leadership, compromise and negotiations among various political organisations led to the birth of a democratic South Africa in 1994. (50)
QUESTION 6
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 contributed to major political changes in South Africa.
Is this an accurate assessment of how events unfolded in the 1980s? Support your line of
argument by using relevant historical evidence. (50)