What reforms did Gorbachev introduce when he came to power in the USSR in 1985? 

Explain the term Cold War in your own words.    

Explain the messages the cartoonist conveys. Use the visual clues in the cartoon to support your answer. 

Comment on how the US government would have reacted after viewing this cartoon. 

Using the information in Sources 1A and 1B as well as your own knowledge, explain how these sources support each other regarding political changes in
the Soviet Union. 

Why did the fall of the Berlin Wall force the NP and the ANC to start negotiations? Support your answer with relevant reasons. 

Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain what J Daniel implied by the following statement: '... the problem for white minorities was the legitimate aspirations of the
black majority.

According to De Klerk, why was it necessary to begin with dialogue and discussion with 'sensible leaders'? 

Explain the usefulness of this source (Extract 1) to a historian studying the factors that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa. 

Explain whether you agree with Esterhuyse's view that the African National Congress was caught off-guard with regard to De Klerk's 2 February 1990 parliamentary address. 

Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining the effects that Gorbachev's policies had on both the National Party government and the African National Congress.  

Discuss how the fall of communism in the USSR influenced South Africa to embark on political changes in the 1990s.  

Name the TWO superpowers that used Angola as a pawn during the Cold War.  

Quote THREE examples from the source that suggest that Angola was affected by the civil war. 

Explain the concept Marxism in your own words.    

Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain what the words: 'This kind of power grabbing has proved disastrous' tell you about the relationship between Savimbi and Dos Santos. 

Comment on the political situation in Angola after the peace agreement was signed in May 1991. 

What messages does Zapiro convey regarding the devastation caused by the civil war in Angola? 

What do the words: 'I'd give an arm and a leg for the war to end!' tell you about the attitude of Angolans to the civil war? Support your answer with relevant reasons.  

According to the written source, how did Angola attempt to reconstruct itself after years of civil war? 

Explain what the words 'it would require 22 000 dump trucks to remove Luanda's accumulated refuse' tell you about the effects of the civil war on Angolans living in this city.  

Explain whether the visual source gives a fair depiction of how Angola re-imagined itself after the 1990s. 

Compare the information in both the written source and the visual source. How do these sources support each other regarding the civil war in Angola?  

Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining which ONE of the sources you think would be most useful to a historian writing about the effects of the civil war in Angola.  

Explain how the end of communism in the USSR contributed to Angola re-imagining itself after the 1990s. 

Why, according to the written source, was 2 February 1990 regarded as a remarkable day for South Africa? 

State TWO announcements that De Klerk made in his parliamentary address. 

Explain why it was necessary for De Klerk to bring about 'drastic change'. 

Explain the message being conveyed in this cartoon    

What do the words: 'YOU'RE FREE! ... MIGHTY BIG OF ME, ISN'T IT', tell you about the attitude of 'white rule' in South Africa? 

Compare the written and visual sources. Explain how these sources support each other regarding the release of Nelson Mandela. 

Why was it necessary for leaders of the NP and the ANC to meet at Groote Schuur?  

Comment on why you think both the NP and the ANC were highly suspicious of each other.  

Why, according to the source, did De Klerk demand that the ANC disband MK? 

Explain whether the newspaper headline confirms what occurred at the Pretoria talks between the ANC and the NP. 

How did Mr Terre'Blanche respond to the multi-party talks that were held at CODESA? 

Using the evidence in the source and your own knowledge, explain why you think both the Conservative Party and the Herstigte Nasionale Party wished to 'destroy' CODESA. 

Explain whether you agree with the South African police officer's view that the right-wing threat should be viewed 'in a serious light'. 

Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining the significance of both the Groote Schuur Minute and the Pretoria Minute for the process of negotiations.  

Explain to what extent the process of negotiations between various political organisations paved the way for South Africa's first democratic election in 1994.  

Define the concept amnesty in your own words.    

Use the information in the source and your own knowledge about the conditions for amnesty and explain whether the perpetrators would have voluntarily chosen to apply for amnesty. 

According to Mbeki, why was the formation of the TRC regarded as controversial? 

Explain why you think it was important for people who appeared before the TRC to 'tell the truth'. 

What, according to Phosa, was 'an unbecoming tendency'?     

Explain to what extent the evidence in Extract 1 can be regarded as one-sided. 

Ferdi Hartzenberg stated that the TRC was out to destroy Afrikaners. Comment on whether you consider his view to be fair. 

Compare Extracts 1 and 2. Explain how these extracts are similar regarding the amnesty process of the TRC.  

Explain why the cartoonist depicted both Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu as looking surprised. 

'Truth' has been portrayed as an ugly fish. Explain what the cartoonist wants you to think about the TRC process. 

Comment to what extent you would consider the cartoonist's depiction of the TRC process as being biased. 

Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, explain in a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) the role of the amnesty committee during the TRC process.  

Discuss to what extent the TRC was successful in reconciling South Africa with its divided past. Use relevant examples to support your answer.