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2025 OCR A Level History A
Y224/01 Apartheid and Reconciliation: South African
Politics 1948–1999
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Thursday 12 June 2025 – Morning
A Level History A
Y224/01 Apartheid and Reconciliation: South African Politics
1948–1999
Time allowed: 1 hour


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• Choose one question and answer all the parts of that question.

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• The total mark for this paper is 30.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.

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Answer Question 1 or Question 2.

1
(a) Which of the following had the greater impact in South Africa?

(i) The Group Areas Act

(ii) The Separate Amenities Act

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii). [10]

(b)* ‘The collapse of Apartheid during the period from 1978 to 1989 was the result of the protests of
ordinary South Africans.’

How far do you agree? [20]


2
(a) Which of the following had the greater impact upon Black and Coloured South Africans?

(i) Botha’s ‘Total Strategy’

(ii) Botha’s reforms

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii). [10]

(b)* How far was South Africa transformed between 1989 and 1999? [20]




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