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HIGHER LEVEL

NAMIBIA SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE

HISTORY HIGHER LEVEL 8331/1

PAPER 1 2 hours 15 minutes

Marks 100 2013

Additional Materials: Answer Book

This document consists of 8 printed pages.

Republic of Namibia

MINISTRY 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.

• Do not use correction fluid.

• 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. 723135

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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) Explain why it was difficult to make a peace settlement which would please Britain, France and the USA. [9]

(c) “Germany was justified in criticising the Treaty of Versailles.” How far do 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 American

Senate’s view of the League of Nations.

(a) Briefly describe the American attitude towards the League of Nations. [6]

(b) Explain how the development of militarism in Japan weakened the work of the League of Nations. [9]

(c) “The failure of the League of Nations was the most important cause of the Second World War”. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your 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 following the reoccupation of the Rhineland, 1936.

(a) What was the British attitude to the remilitarisation of the Rhineland? [6]

(b) Explain the reasons why Hitler wanted to occupy the Sudetenland area. [9]

(c) “The Soviet Union gained more than Germany from the Nazi-Soviet Pact”. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [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

West

Germany

$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

beyond belief” (Ernest

Bevin, British foreign secretary)

The principal recipients of Marshall Aid.

(a) Describe the Marshall Aid plan. [6]

(b) Explain why Stalin tried to isolate the West from Berlin in 1948 1949. [9]

(c) “The most important cause of the Cold War was the Soviet Union’s fear of the USA”. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

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SECTION B: THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND NAMIBIA Answer two questions from Section B, one from Namibian History and one from Southern African History.

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. To break a treaty made by His Majesty the German Kaiser is a very dangerous thing.

Part of a letter Leutwein sent to Witbooi in September 1894.

(a) Describe the policy of “Divide and Rule” as applied by the Germans. [6]

(b) Explain how the German administration expropriated (took away) land in Namibia. [9]

(c) “German Colonial rule had a positive impact on the Namibian people”. 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”. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

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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) How far did the discovery of gold and diamonds benefit the black Africans? 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”. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

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