CAPE History Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2

20 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)9 marksWith reference to Document I, explain THREE reasons why the Spaniards were able to conquer Peru.
2. 1(b)6 marksWith reference to Document II, explain TWO reasons why Montezuma welcomed Cortez into Mexico City.
3. 1(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, explain TWO roles technology played in the defeat of the Aztecs by Cortez.
4. 1(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE ways in which the encounter between the Spaniards and the indigenous people was a clash of cultures.
5. 230 marksExamine the view that the indigenous resistance to Spanish conquest of the Caribbean was ineffective.
6. 330 marksAssess the view that archaeological evidence provides a more convincing case for the pre-Columbian Nordic presence in the Americas than the case provided by oral sagas.
7. 4(a)6 marksWith reference to Document I, outline THREE ways in which events in France contributed to the outbreak of the Haitian Revolution.
8. 4(b)(i)6 marksWith reference to Document II, explain TWO ways in which the description given of Toussaint was justified.
9. 4(b)(ii)3 marksWith reference to Document II, explain ONE way in which Toussaint's leadership style aided the success of the Haitian Revolution.
10. 4(c)(i)2 marksWith reference to Document III, give ONE reason for LeClerc's request for reinforcement.
11. 4(c)(ii)4 marksWith reference to Document III, give TWO reasons why the French force under LeClerc failed to reconquer Haiti.
12. 4(d)9 marksThe Haitian Revolution succeeded due to a combination of external and internal factors. Explain THREE ways in which this assertion is supported by Documents I, II and III.
13. 530 marksAssess the impact of slavery on the demographic structure and the family in slave plantation society.
14. 630 marksWith reference to the British OR French OR Spanish Caribbean, examine the view that the legislative dismantlement of the slave system was a reluctant compromise.
15. 7(a)6 marksWith reference to Document I, describe THREE "battles" fought by Fidel Castro in the early attempts to transform the Cuban economy.
16. 7(b)9 marksWith reference to Document II, explain THREE steps taken by Fidel Castro's regime up to 1970 to ensure that all classes were involved in productive work.
17. 7(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, explain TWO features of the USA's policy of isolation against Cuba.
18. 7(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, examine THREE reasons for the view that Castro's strategies of transformation were not successful up to the 1970s.
19. 830 marksExamine the extent to which East Indian immigrants accepted their conditions of employment and made cultural adjustments in the Caribbean.
20. 930 marksDiscuss the factors which led Caribbean nations to sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973.