HIGHER LEVEL
NAMIBIA SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE
HISTORY HIGHER LEVEL 8331/1PAPER 1 2 hours 15 minutes
Marks 100 2013
Additional Materials: Answer Book
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Republic of NamibiaMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES
• Write your answer on the separate Answer Book provided.• Write your Centre Number, Candidate Number and Name on all work you hand in.• Write in dark blue or black pen.• Answer each question on a separate page.• Donotusecorrectionfluid.
• Answer any two questions from Section A.• Answer two questions from Section B, one from Part 1 and one from Part 2.
• All questions carry equal marks.• The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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SECTION A: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE 1919
Answer any two questions from Section A.
1 Study the extract and then answer the questions which follow.
Germany certainly lost a lot of territory. The German borders in Europe were adjusted. Altogether, Germany lost 13.4% of its former territory, about 14% of its economic productivity and all of its colonies which were given to the Allied powers.
An extract from a history textbook.
(a) What were Germany’s main territorial losses at the Treaty of Versailles? [6](b) Explainwhyitwasdifficulttomakeapeacesettlementwhichwouldplease
Britain, France and the USA. [9](c) “GermanywasjustifiedincriticisingtheTreatyofVersailles.” Howfardo
you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
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2 Study the cartoon and then answer the questions which follow.
A cartoon about the AmericanSenate’s view of the League of Nations.
(a) BrieflydescribetheAmericanattitudetowardstheLeagueofNations. [6](b) Explain how the development of militarism in Japan weakened the work of
theLeagueofNations. [9](c) “ThefailureoftheLeagueofNationswasthemostimportantcauseofthe
SecondWorldWar”.Howfardoyouagreewiththisstatement?Explainyour answer. [10]
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3 Study the photograph below and then answer the questions which follow.
A photograph of German troops marching into Cologne followingthe reoccupation of the Rhineland, 1936.
(a) What was the British attitude to the remilitarisation of the Rhineland? [6](b) ExplainthereasonswhyHitlerwantedtooccupytheSudetenlandarea. [9](c) “TheSovietUniongainedmorethanGermanyfromtheNazi-SovietPact”.
Howfardoyouagreewiththisstatement?Explainyouranswer. [10]
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4 Study the picture and then answer the questions which follow.
Italy$1 300 m
Austria$550 m
Belgium$550 m Netherlands
$1 000 m
WestGermany$1 300 m
Britain$2 700 m
France$2 400 m
In total, sixteen European countries received $13 billion in aid.“The generosity of it was beyondbelief”(ErnestBevin, British foreign secretary)
The principal recipients of Marshall Aid.
(a) Describe the Marshall Aid plan. [6](b) ExplainwhyStalintriedtoisolatetheWestfromBerlinin1948‒1949. [9](c) “The most important cause of the Cold War was the Soviet Union’s fear of
theUSA”.Howfardoyouagreewiththisstatement?Explainyouranswer. [10]
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SECTION B: THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND NAMIBIA
Answer two questions from Section B, onefromNamibianHistoryandone from SouthernAfricanHistory.
PART 1
Namibian History
Answer one question from this part.
5 Study the following source and then answer the questions that follow.
You must keep to the treaty, loyally and honestly. It is best for you and your people.TobreakatreatymadebyHisMajestytheGermanKaiserisaverydangerous thing.
Part of a letter Leutwein sent to Witbooi in September 1894.
(a) Describethepolicyof“DivideandRule”asappliedbytheGermans. [6](b) Explainhow theGermanadministrationexpropriated (tookaway) land in
Namibia. [9](c) “GermanColonialrulehadapositiveimpactontheNamibianpeople”.How
far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
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6 Study the photograph and then answer the questions that follow.
A photograph of Namibian contract labourers after the War of National Resistance.
(a) Describe the impact of the contract labour system on the Namibians. [6](b) Explain why SWAPO started the armed struggle. [9](c) “The apartheid system boosted the economic development of Namibia”.
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PART 2
Southern African History
Answer one question from this part.
7 Study the map and then answer the questions which follow.
The Union of South Africa, 1910.
(a) Describe the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. [6](b) Explain why the discovery of diamonds and gold was important to South
Africa. [9](c) HowfardidthediscoveryofgoldanddiamondsbenefittheblackAfricans?
Explain your answer. [10]
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8 Study the photograph and then answer the questions which follow.
A photograph of Desmond Tutu.
(a) Describe the role played by apartheid in South Africa. [6](b) Explain why international pressure was exerted on the South African
government between 1968 – 1986. [9](c) “Desmond Tutu played the most important role in uniting anti-apartheid
groups”.Howfardoyouagreewiththisstatement?Explainyouranswer. [10]
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