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Summer Holidays 2019-20 Study Questions Apartheid South Africa Survey Outline the policies that maintained Apartheid (3 marks). What ideologies helped to maintain Apartheid (3 marks)? Describe the political issues in South Africa in 1960 (4 marks). Describe the economic issues in South Africa in 1960 (4 marks). Describe the social issues in South Africa in 1960 (4 marks). Describe the demographic issues in South Africa in 1960 (4 marks). Describe the impact of Apartheid on rural communities (4 marks). Describe the impact of Apartheid on urban communities (4 marks). Explain how the ideology of Apartheid shaped the policies and practices of the Apartheid Government (8 marks). How influential were political and economic issues on the policies and practices of the Apartheid Government (8 marks). How significant was ideology in informing the policies and practices of the Apartheid Government (12 marks). To what extent did Apartheid impact rural and urban communities (12 marks)? National Resistance to Apartheid Describe Nelson Mandela’s role as head of Umkhonto we Sizwe, ‘The Spear of the Nation’ (MK) (4 marks). How significant was the Sharpeville Massacre in catalysing national resistance to apartheid (8 marks). How effective was Nelson Mandela as the leader of the ANC (6 marks)? Compare and contrast the nature, growth and impact of the African National Congress (ANC) to that of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) (8 marks). Explain the significance of Stephen Biko and the Black Consciousness Movement in the resistance to apartheid (8 marks). To what extent did incidents of persecution against Nelson Mandela impact his role as a leader of national resistance to apartheid (12 marks)? >>> Implicitly addresses Rivonia Trial, imprisonment on Robben Island, ‘Free Mandela’ campaign. Account for national resistance to the ideology, policies and practices of Apartheid (12 marks). Repression and Control Outline the impact of tactics of repression and oppression (3 marks). Outline the nature of relations between South Africa and the neighbouring countries (3 marks). Describe the role of the South African security forces in implementing apartheid (4 marks). Describe the international responses to South African policies (4 marks). Describe the role of the Bantustans as a method of repression (5 marks). How independent of the South African government were the Bantustans (6 marks)? How did the Bantustans function as a means of repression and control (6 marks)? How significant were tactics of repression and oppression in the implementation of apartheid (6 marks)? How did South African governments control populations in order to maintain Apartheid policies (8 marks)? How effective were tactics of repression and oppression in preserving Apartheid (8 marks)? To what extent did relations between South Africa, its neighbours and the international community accelerate the end of Apartheid (12 marks)?

End of Apartheid Outline the factors contributing to the end of Apartheid (3 marks). What international factors contributed to the end of Apartheid (3 marks)? Describe the political factors that contributed to the end of Apartheid (4 marks). Describe the economic factors that contributed to the end of Apartheid (4 marks). Describe the social factors that contributed to the end of Apartheid (4 marks). Describe the problems facing the National Party and the ANC in the transition to democracy in South Africa (5 marks). Explain the interaction between the international and domestic factors contributing to the end of Apartheid (7 marks). How did the problems facing the National Party and the ANC complicate the transition to democracy in South Africa (8 marks)? To what extent did opponents of the National Party and the ANC delay the transition to democracy in South Africa (11 marks)? How significant were political, economic and social factors in contributing to the end of Apartheid (12 marks)?

Power and Authority Survey Describe THREE features of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) (3 marks). Describe THREE features of the peace treaties that ended World War I (3 marks). Outline the consequences of the peace treaties that ended World War I (4 marks). Explain the relationships between the peace treaties that ended World War I (6 marks). How significant was the Treaty of Versailles (1919) in structuring other peace treaties that ended World War I (8 marks)? How did the peace treaties that ended World War I create conditions that enabled dictators to rise to power in the interwar period (8 marks)? To what extent did end of World War I influence the priorities of the treaties that restored peace in Europe (8 marks)? >>> Implicitly requires you to connect impact of WWI on the ‘Big Four’ to the competing priorities of the peace treaties. The Rise of Dictatorships Outline the conditions that enabled dictators to rise to power in the interwar period (3 marks). Outline the features of the dictatorship in Russia (3 marks). Outline the features of the dictatorship in Italy (3 marks). Outline the features of the dictatorship in Japan (3 marks). Describe THREE features common to dictatorships that emerged after World War I (3 marks). Compare and contrast TWO features of the dictatorships that emerged in Russia and Italy (4 marks). How did a dictatorship emerge in Russia (6 marks)? How did a dictatorship emerge in Italy (6 marks)? How did a dictatorship emerge in Japan (6 marks)? Why were the conditions following World War I conducive to the emergence of dictatorships (8 marks)? To what extent is the concept of the totalitarian ‘dictatorship’ a phenomenon unique to the early 20th Century (12 marks) >>> This is a very challenging question that I would be surprised to see but if you feel like a challenge have a go at answering it!...