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Nationalism and Nation Building · CAPE History Unit 1

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Practise Nationalism and Nation Building
  1. 96 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Explain TWO issues that undermined the West Indies Federation by 1962.
  2. 7(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Briefly explain the reference to a "counter-revolutionary coup" in Document I.
  3. 7(a)(ii)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Briefly explain the reference to "the Rebel Army" in Document I.
  4. 7(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, briefly explain TWO motives of Fidel Castro and the revolutionaries in overthrowing the Batista dictatorship.
  5. 7(c)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, briefly explain THREE reasons why the United States of America opposed the Cuban Revolution after 1959.
  6. 7(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain how the United States of America demonstrated its opposition to the Cuban Revolution.
  7. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Discuss the view that internal instability and external hostility undermined the new Haitian state between 1804 and 1825.
  8. 86 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Outline THREE factors that undermined Haiti's development between 1804 and 1825.
  9. 96 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Briefly explain THREE reasons for Cuba's socialist transformation by 1970.
  10. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2Explain why the movement towards political integration in the British Caribbean after 1945 did not achieve its objectives.
  11. 7(a)(i)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, give TWO explanations as to why there was a "general reluctance" to commit to political federation in the British West Indies in 1920.
  12. 7(a)(ii)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, give THREE examples of "continuous and increasing co-operation of the various colonies" between 1920 and 1947.
  13. 7(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain why the aim of British policy after 1945 was the "development of federation" in the Caribbean.
  14. 7(c)12 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, briefly explain FOUR issues that led to the collapse of the West Indian Federation.
  15. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Discuss the view that closer relationships between Cuba and English-speaking Caribbean countries brought both benefits and political tensions to the region between 1974 and 1983.
  16. 7(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, account for the success of the revolutionary army in defeating "an army vastly superior in numbers". Include TWO reasons in your response.
  17. 7(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain why Cubans were assumed to be under foreign domination and not free to choose "their own system".
  18. 7(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Explain TWO negative effects of socialism on Cuban society as implied in Document III.
  19. 7(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE challenges faced by Cuba in the early years of the revolution.
  20. 830 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2"The challenges faced by Haiti in creating a free society after independence were due mainly to external factors." Discuss this statement with reference to the period 1804 to 1825.
  21. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Discuss the movements towards regional integration in the British Caribbean between 1947 and 1974.
  22. 7(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, discuss the extent to which Dessalines fulfilled the promise made in his statements “...I shall make you independent. There will be no more whites among us.”
  23. 7(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain TWO measures taken by Christophe to safeguard the achievements of the Haitian Revolution.
  24. 7(c)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, discuss the assertion that the ideals of the Haitian Constitution of 1805 were observed on paper only.
  25. 7(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, outline THREE ways in which Haiti’s revolutionary leaders succeeded in transforming Haiti into a free society between 1804 and 1825.
  26. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2“One from ten leaves nought.” Examine the development of regional integration in the British Caribbean from 1956 to the 1970s in light of this statement.
  27. 830 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Discuss the strategies used by the people of the British-colonised Caribbean to attain independence in the 1950s and 1960s.
  28. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Account for the failure of the movement for independence in the French-colonised Caribbean up to the 1990s.
  29. 7(a)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, explain THREE ways in which Dessalines sought to 'promote the welfare and prosperity' of his country.
  30. 7(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, outline THREE ways in which Christophe 'corrected the disorders which had existed under the preceding Government'.
  31. 7(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, give TWO reasons for Boyer's invasion of Santo Domingo.
  32. 7(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways in which Haitian leaders tried to resolve Haiti's problems between 1804 and 1825.
  33. 830 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the factors which led to the development of the integration movements within the British Caribbean between the 1930s and 1974.
  34. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the factors which led to Fidel Castro becoming the leader of Cuba in 1959.
  35. 830 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Discuss the strategies used by the people of the British-colonized Caribbean to establish independence movements from the 1930s onwards.
  36. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Discuss the reasons for Guadeloupe and Martinique becoming overseas departments of France from 1946, and the benefits they gained from this arrangement.
  37. 7(a)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Castro's claim in Document I, explain THREE ways in which the US was in control of Cuban affairs.
  38. 7(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, outline ONE of the “many problems” faced during the Revolution.
  39. 7(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain ONE way in which the revolutionaries “improvised” after 1959.
  40. 7(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain TWO ways in which the social structure of Cuba changed under Castro's regime by 1983.
  41. 7(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways in which Cuba was transformed as a result of the revolution by 1970, apart from the social structure of the society.
  42. 7(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, briefly discuss THREE reasons for the move towards federation by the British West Indies in the 1940s.
  43. 7(b)(i)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, outline THREE steps taken by the people of the French-colonized Caribbean to become 'fully French' in the twentieth century.
  44. 7(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain ONE step taken by opponents in the French-colonized Caribbean to become 'fully French' in the 1940s.
  45. 7(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain TWO 'benefits' which the people of Départment d'Outre-Mer gained from belonging to the French Community since 1946.
  46. 7(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain why the British-colonized and the French-colonized Caribbean took different political paths in the 1940s.
  47. 830 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Discuss the view that the international community was hostile to Haiti between 1804 and 1825.
  48. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Discuss the reasons for Cuba's international influence by 1983.
  49. 7(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2With reference to Document 1, explain TWO reasons why political federation of the West Indies was desirable for West Indian nationalists.
  50. 7(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2With reference to Document 2, describe the "three Common Market Instruments" mentioned.
  51. 7(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2With reference to Document 3, explain TWO ways in which "West Indian people... have integrated".
  52. 7(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2With reference to Documents 1, 2 and 3, discuss THREE reasons why the desire for political federation has not been achieved.
  53. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2Discuss how Castro's actions were responsible for his rise to leadership of Cuba in 1959.
  54. 830 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Discuss the ways in which Haiti's revolutionary leaders succeeded in transforming Haiti into a free society between 1804 and 1825.
  55. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Discuss the factors that caused the Cuban Revolution of 1959 to have both regional and international repercussions up to 1983.
  56. 7(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, describe THREE "battles" fought by Fidel Castro in the early attempts to transform the Cuban economy.
  57. 7(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2With 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.
  58. 7(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain TWO features of the USA's policy of isolation against Cuba.
  59. 7(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2With 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.
  60. 930 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Discuss the factors which led Caribbean nations to sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973.

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