Part 2: History


Question 1 Refer to Source 1A to 1C and answer the following questions.


Refer to Source 1A. 1.1 Study the source and identify three safety hazards that could endanger the young worker.


Refer to Source 1B. 1.2 Why were factory owners keen to employ children?


(3) (2 × 2 = 4)


1.3 Not all factory owners treated their workers poorly. Using prior knowledge, identify one good factory owner and explain the positive contributions he made to his workers’ lives.


(1 + 3 = 4)


1.4 How does the visual source (1A) support the written source (1B)? (2 × 2 = 4)


Refer to Source 1C. 1.5 What issues was Lord Ashley highlighting when he included this print in his report on children in mining?


1.7 Mine workers were often called ‘beasts of burden.’ 1.7.1 What is a beast of burden?


1.7.2 Why is it a good description for the work carried out in the mines?


Question 2 Refer to Source 2A. 2.1 Using prior knowledge, explain why closed compounds were introduced in 1885.


2.2 What were closed compounds?


(3)


1.6 With reference to the source, why were children used to work in the mines?


(2 × 2 = 4) (1) (2) [25]


(4) (2)


2.3 According to Williams’ perspective, compounds provided ideal living conditions for workers. Suggest why Williams’ perspective is biased.


(2 × 2 = 4)


2.4 Provide evidence from the source to prove that this compound had benefited from the industrialisation of South Africa in at least one way.


2.5 Even though it was not the author’s intention, his description still presents an idea of prison-like circumstances. What information creates this perception?


2.6 If you were a worker, what would your main complaints be about living in the compounds?


2.7 Write a paragraph in which you use your knowledge to explain how Cecil John Rhodes formed De Beers Consolidated Mines.


(1) (2 × 2 = 4) (2 × 1 = 2) (8) [25] Total: 50 marks Exemplar mid-year exam 183


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