SP: SOCIAL SCIENCE

GRADE 9

TERM 1: HISTORY TEST

Learner Name: _______________________________________ Grade 9C_____

Question 1:

Read the following questions and circle the correct letter.

1.1 Which event started World War II? (1)

a. Germany’s invasion of Poland

1.2 When did World War II begin? (1)

a. 1919
b. 1929
c. 1939
d. 1949

1.3 When did World War II end? (1)

a. 1945
b. 1955
c. 1965
d. 1975

1.4 Lebenstraum means… (1)

a. The struggle
b. Living space
c. Air force
d. Dictator

1.5 The Axis Alliance consisted of: (1)

a. Germany
b. Italy
c. Japan
d. All of the above

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1.6 The Allied Powers consisted of: (1)

a. Britain
b. France
c. Poland
d. All of the above

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Question 2:

2.1 What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany (Weimar Republic)? (3)

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2.2 Give 1 difference between a Fascist State and a Democracy and give examples of
countries: (4)

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2.3 Explain the financial implications of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany (3)

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Question 3:

Look at the image below and answer the questions that follow.

3.1 What event in history does this picture show? (1)

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3.2 What is a concentration camp? Describe what happened there. (2)

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3.3 Who was sent to a concentration camp? (3)

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3.4 Why were these people sent there? (2)

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3.5 Write a paragraph describing the conditions in these camps. (5)

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Question 4:

Study the image below and answer the questions that follow.

4.1 Why did this happen? What was happening in Germany at that time that would have
caused so many people to vote for the Nazi party? (2)

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4.2 Who is the man in the picture above? (1)

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4.3 What was the name of his party? (1)

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4.4 What did he promise the people of Germany that made him so popular that nearly half the
country voted for him? (3)

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4.5 Name four different groups of people that he declared as inferior when he came into power.
(4)

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Question 5:

Read Source F below and answer the questions that follow.

5.1 This was written by Mrs de Wiek who went to Auschwitz with Ann Frank. Explain what
Auschwitz was in relation to Anne Frank: (2)
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5.2 This was part of the Nazis ‘Final Solution’. What was meant by this phrase? (2)

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5.3 If you had been on the train, what would you have felt when the doors opened and you saw
the searchlights? (2)

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5.4 What was the job of the SS? (2)

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5.5 What is strange in the last sentence and why? (2)

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TOTAL: 50 MARKS