2025 A Level History A Y224/01 Apartheid and Reconciliation: South African Politics 1948–1999 (Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined June 2025)

Thursday 12 June 2025 – Morning A Level History A Y224/01 Apartheid and Reconciliation: South African Politics 1948–1999 Time allowed: 1 hour (Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined June 2025) INSTRUCTIONS •Use black ink. •Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown. •Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet. •Choose one question and answer all the parts of that question. INFORMATION •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. ADVICE •Read each question carefully before you start your answer. © OCR 2025 [Y/506/4287] DC (WW) 358299 OCR is an exempt Charity Turn over BLANK PAGE 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]