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Exam Name : National Senior Certificate (NSC) / Senior Certificate (SC) Examinations
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Month &Year : May/June 2023
Subject : History
Medium : English
Papers : Paper 1 and Paper 2
Country : South Africa
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DBE NSC/SC History Exam Paper

Download Department of Basic Education (DBE) National Senior Certificate (NSC) / Senior Certificate (SC) Examinations May/June 2023 History Paper 1 & Paper 2 (English) Exam Papers.

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Section A: Source-Based Questions
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section. Source material to be used to answer these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM.

Question 1:
How did greece become a focal point in cold war tensions between the United States of America (USA) and the soviet union at the end of the second world war in 1945?

Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.

1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 List THREE components of the Greek economy that were unable to function effectively during the occupation period. (3 x 1)
1.1.2 What do you think led to a poor internal transportation system in Greece after the Second World War? (1 x 2)
1.1.3 According to the source, why was the Bank of Greece compelled to issue more and more bank notes? (1 x 2)
1.1.4 In the context of the Cold War, explain why the USA offered some form of economic assistance to Greece. (2 x 2)

1.2 Study Source 1B.
1.2.1 According to the source, what was the second war that started in Greece after the Second World War had ended in 1945? (1 x 2)
1.2.2 Explain the concept communists in the context of the Greek Civil War. (1 x 2)
1.2.3 According to the source, what support did President Truman offer to the Greek national army during the civil war? Give TWO responses. (1 x 2)

1.3 Read Source 1C.
1.3.1 Give THREE reasons stated in the source why President Truman had to convince Congress and American citizens that Greece deserved aid. (3 x 1)
1.3.2 Explain the implication of the statement, ‘Eighty‐five per cent of the children were tubercular’, in the context of socio-economic conditions in Greece at the end of the war. (1 x 2)
1.3.3 Define the concept civil war in your own words. (1 x 2)
1.3.4 Why do you think it was important for President Truman to indicate that Americans were observers during the Greek elections? (1 x 2)

1.4 Consult Source 1B and Source 1C. Comment on how the two sources support each other regarding the conditions in Greece after the Second World War. (2 x 2) (4)

1.5 Use Source 1D.
1.5.1 Explain the messages conveyed by the cartoonist regarding Greece in 1947. (2 x 2)

1.5.2 Which countries are represented by the following symbolic flags?
(a) The dollar flag (1 x 2)
(b) The hammer and sickle flag (1 x 2)

1.5.3 Comment on the limitations of the source for a historian researching the Cold War in Greece. (2 x 2)

1.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how Greece became a focal point in Cold War tensions between the United States of America (USA) and the Soviet Union at the end of the Second World War in 1945.