SECTION A

QUESTION 1
1.1 Match the word in column A with the description in column B. Write ONLY the
letter next to the question number e.g. 1.1 A (5)

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1.1. Merchant A Fictitious captain of the riots which started in
1 August 1830
1.1. Captain Swing B salesman
2
1.1. Luddite C Destroyed machinery which threatened jobs
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1.1. Monopoly D Wealthy diamond prospector
4
1.1. Cecil John Rhodes E When an organisation has total control
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1.2 Define the following terms:

1.2.1 The Land Act 1913
1.2.2 Closed compound
1.2.3 Silicosis
1.2.4 Family erosion
1.2.5 Segregation (5x1)(5)

SECTION B
QUESTION 2

2.1 Use the picture above to answer the following questions.

2.1.1 What was the industrial revolution? (1)
2.1.2 Describe the enclosure system. (2)
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2.1.3 List two ways transportation changed during the industrial revolution. (2)

2.2 Read the source below and answer the questions that follow.

2.2.1 Why, according to the source, did the ‘master’ use the whip? (1)
2.2.2 What is often the cause of serious accidents in the factories? (2)
2.2.3 Explain the seriousness of the injuries of the children at Lever Street
School. (2)
2.3 Study the picture below and answer the questions.

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2.3.1 Define the term “indentured labour”. (2)
2.3.2 Provide TWO reasons to explain why Indian Indentured labour was brought
to Natal. (2)
2.3.3 Provide an explanation as to why sugar was in demand in Europe. (1)

2.4 Read the source below and answer the questions.

2.4.1 Give a definition of the migrant labour system. (1)

2.4.2 Which political system did the migrant labour system enforce? (1)
2.4.3 When were migrant workers allowed to go home? (2)

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2.4.4 Why did the black women become involved in the migrant labour
system? (2)
2.4.5 Explain how the migrant labour system affected black family life in South
Africa? (2 x 2)(4)
2.5 The table below shows the Kilometers of railway line that were laid
between 1860 and 1909.
Year Kilometers of railway
line
1869 109
1879 1250
1889 1704
1899 3274
1909 4763
2.5.1 State what is happening to the amount of railways being built. (1)
2.5.2 Give examples of what was being imported and exported on the trains on
these railway lines. (2)
2.5.3 Give two reasons why you think rail transport was more efficient than
ox-wagon transport. (2)

SECTION C
QUESTION 3
3.1
In a paragraph describe the social changes that took place during the Industrial
Revolution in Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries with reference to the
following aspects:
 Urbanization and changing living conditions
 The working class
 The overcrowded housing
 Poverty
 Workhouses (1x10)(10)

3.2 Explain in a paragraph why working underground in a gold mine is

difficult and dangerous. (1x10)(10)
TOTAL 60