This is the History Grade 12 Paper 2 national May/June examination, worth 150 marks and to be completed in 3 hours. Learners answer three questions, at least one source-based and at least one essay, choosing from civil resistance in South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s, the coming of democracy to South Africa, and the end of the Cold War and a new world order from 1989. Question 1 covers how PW Botha’s government reacted to anti-apartheid media reporting in the 1980s, including the Grassroots and Saamstaan community newspapers, the UDF, and a political cartoon about Stoffel Botha’s media restrictions.
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Term 2 Content Brief
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Key terms covered include the UDF (United Democratic Front), community newspapers, and media restrictions.
The paper consists of 9 pages plus an addendum of 14 pages. Section A has three source-based questions, including Question 1 on the government’s reaction to anti-apartheid media. Section B has three essay questions, including one on the crisis of apartheid in the 1980s.
By the end of this paper, learners should be able to explain how the apartheid government responded to anti-apartheid media, describe the role of community newspapers and the UDF in internal resistance, and interpret political cartoons as historical sources.