Datum / Date: March 2025
Tyd / Time: 1 hour
Punte / Marks: 60 marks
Graad / 8
Grade:
Vak / Subject: Social Science
Vraestel / History
Paper:
Naam en Van / Name and
Surname:
General instructions for the writing of exams:
1. Quickly scan through your entire paper.
2. Read the question twice before you begin.
3. Make sure to answer ALL questions.
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5 If you struggle too much with a question, move on to the next one and return
once you have answered all the other questions.
6. If the question calls for a longer answer, plan before you start writing.
7. For any answer longer than 1-2 words, always write in full sentences.
8. Make sure every point you make refers to the central question.
9. Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation to the best of your ability.
10. If you make a mistake, cross it out clearly with a single, neat line and write the
correct answer instead.
11. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
12. Present your answers according to the instructions for each question.
Good luck with your exam!
Bl / Pg 1/6 www.summariessa.co.za Opsteller /
DAN SMI
Author:
Graad / Vak / Datum / Date: MARCH
8 SS (History)
Grade: Subject: 2025
, Main Topics covered in this test
1. The Diamond Industry in South Africa:
o Key figures: Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato
o Companies: De Beers Consolidated Mines
o Policies: One Man, One Claim Policy
o Events: Diamond Rush, British Annexation of Griqualand West
o Impact on Black Claim-Owners and working conditions
2. The Industrial Revolution:
o Types of revolutions
o Dominant economic activity before the Industrial Revolution
o Production of goods and services before the Industrial Revolution
o Key technological changes and their impact on production
o Social changes and the creation of new classes
o Urbanization and its impact on living conditions
3. Indian Indentured Labour in Natal:
o Reasons for importing Indian labour
o Key figures involved in political settlements
o Working conditions on sugar plantations
o Economic impact on the sugar industry
o Comparison with 'passenger' Indians
o Long-term effects on South African society and cultural landscape
4. Cecil John Rhodes:
o Role in South Africa
o Founding of De Beers and its significance
o The naming of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
o The Rhodes Scholarship
o The controversial legacy of Cecil John Rhodes
Bl / Pg 2/6 www.summariessa.co.za Opsteller /
DAN SMI
Author:
Graad / Vak / Datum / Date: MARCH
8 SS (History)
Grade: Subject: 2025
Tyd / Time: 1 hour
Punte / Marks: 60 marks
Graad / 8
Grade:
Vak / Subject: Social Science
Vraestel / History
Paper:
Naam en Van / Name and
Surname:
General instructions for the writing of exams:
1. Quickly scan through your entire paper.
2. Read the question twice before you begin.
3. Make sure to answer ALL questions.
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5 If you struggle too much with a question, move on to the next one and return
once you have answered all the other questions.
6. If the question calls for a longer answer, plan before you start writing.
7. For any answer longer than 1-2 words, always write in full sentences.
8. Make sure every point you make refers to the central question.
9. Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation to the best of your ability.
10. If you make a mistake, cross it out clearly with a single, neat line and write the
correct answer instead.
11. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
12. Present your answers according to the instructions for each question.
Good luck with your exam!
Bl / Pg 1/6 www.summariessa.co.za Opsteller /
DAN SMI
Author:
Graad / Vak / Datum / Date: MARCH
8 SS (History)
Grade: Subject: 2025
, Main Topics covered in this test
1. The Diamond Industry in South Africa:
o Key figures: Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato
o Companies: De Beers Consolidated Mines
o Policies: One Man, One Claim Policy
o Events: Diamond Rush, British Annexation of Griqualand West
o Impact on Black Claim-Owners and working conditions
2. The Industrial Revolution:
o Types of revolutions
o Dominant economic activity before the Industrial Revolution
o Production of goods and services before the Industrial Revolution
o Key technological changes and their impact on production
o Social changes and the creation of new classes
o Urbanization and its impact on living conditions
3. Indian Indentured Labour in Natal:
o Reasons for importing Indian labour
o Key figures involved in political settlements
o Working conditions on sugar plantations
o Economic impact on the sugar industry
o Comparison with 'passenger' Indians
o Long-term effects on South African society and cultural landscape
4. Cecil John Rhodes:
o Role in South Africa
o Founding of De Beers and its significance
o The naming of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
o The Rhodes Scholarship
o The controversial legacy of Cecil John Rhodes
Bl / Pg 2/6 www.summariessa.co.za Opsteller /
DAN SMI
Author:
Graad / Vak / Datum / Date: MARCH
8 SS (History)
Grade: Subject: 2025
