History(SS) Grade 9 Term 3 2023 Question Paper

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QUESTION 1: True or False 

1.1.1 True
→ The National Party came to power in 1948 and introduced Apartheid laws.

1.1.2 True
→ Apartheid was based on racist ideology where whites were seen as superior to other racial groups.

1.1.3 False
→ Apartheid laws benefited white people, while black people were oppressed.

1.1.4 True
→ The United Nations and other global bodies declared Apartheid a crime against humanity.

1.1.5 False
→ Apartheid taught that white people were superior, not black people.

QUESTION 2: Definitions and UNO Goals 

2.1.1 Apartheid:
→ A system that segregated people based on race, making white people more privileged than others.

2.1.2 UNO:
→ United Nations Organisation – an international body founded to promote peace, human rights, and development.

2.1.3 UDHR:
→ Universal Declaration of Human Rights – a document created by the UNO in 1948 to protect human rights globally.

2.2 Goals of the UNO:

• To promote peace among countries.

• To promote and protect human rights.

• To improve living standards around the world.

QUESTION 3: Universal Declaration of Human Rights 

3.1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

3.2 Three Human Rights (any 3 of the following):

• Right to live

• Right to freedom

• Right to work

• Right to education

• Right to privacy

3.3 The UDHR was adopted in 1948.

3.4 Four countries with permanent seats in the UN:

• United States of America

• United Kingdom

• France

• China

• Russia

QUESTION 4: Apartheid Differences and Laws

4.1 Differences between whites and blacks during Apartheid:

• Blacks couldn’t marry whites.

• Blacks and whites went to separate schools.

• Blacks couldn’t own businesses in white areas.

• Blacks were forced to live in rural/homelands, not cities.

4.2 Any two Apartheid Laws:

• Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act

• Group Areas Act

• Natives (Urban Areas) Act

• Natives Resettlement Act

QUESTION 5: Notes for Teaching Apartheid 

Main points to include:

• Apartheid was a racist policy that legally separated people by race.

• Whites were seen as superior; blacks, coloureds, and Indians were oppressed.

• The term “Apartheid” means “apartness”.

• Non-whites were forced to live separately, attend different schools, and denied many rights.

• The United Nations condemned Apartheid as a crime against humanity.

• Laws such as the Group Areas Act and Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act enforced this system.

• Non-white people were referred to as “non-whites”, and treated unfairly.

• Protests against Apartheid were often met with violence.