CAPE History Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2

18 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, outline THREE factors that motivated the Spanish conquest of the New World.
2. 1(b)3 marksExplain the reference to "controversy" in Document II.
3. 1(c)9 marksWith reference to Document III, describe THREE ways in which Spain's enemies established a permanent presence in the New World.
4. 1(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways in which the various European powers sought to protect their interests in the New World.
5. 230 marksDiscuss the ways in which West African societies were affected by contact with Europeans between 1450 and 1800.
6. 330 marksDiscuss the ways in which the ideas of the Enlightenment shaped the birth of the American Republic between 1775 and 1787.
7. 4(a)6 marksWith reference to Document I, outline THREE reasons for the view that the USA was destined to expand its borders and its political system.
8. 4(b)9 marksWith reference to Document II, explain how the USA implemented the concept of Manifest Destiny within continental North America between 1845 and 1867. Include THREE examples in your response.
9. 4(c)9 marksWith reference to Document III, explain THREE ways in which the USA implemented its policy to correct "chronic wrongdoing" in the Caribbean between 1890 and 1920.
10. 4(d)6 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss TWO changes in the USA's policy in relation to the way in which the concept of Manifest Destiny was implemented by 1934.
11. 530 marksExamine the events which led to the achievement of political independence in the 1820s in EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela.
12. 630 marks"The Industrial Revolution contributed significantly to the Atlantic economies". Examine this statement with reference to the developments which took place in Britain after 1750.
13. 7(a)9 marksWith reference to Document I, outline THREE actions taken by the political directorate to institute an Apartheid system in South Africa between 1948 and 1960.
14. 7(b)6 marksOutline TWO examples of "sabotage" used by the ANC as referred to in Document II.
15. 7(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, outline THREE reasons for the Soweto uprising.
16. 7(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE factors, external to South Africa, that contributed to the overthrow of Apartheid in South Africa in the 1990s.
17. 830 marks"The Treaty of Versailles (1919) brought a formal end to World War I and paved the way for World War II." Assess the factors that led to the outbreak of World War II in light of this assertion.
18. 930 marksDiscuss the view that Germany had become a racial and fascist state by 1945.