Date: MARCH 2025
Time: 1 HOUR
Marks: 50
Grade: 9
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE - HISTORY
Paper: 1
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!
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Grade: 9 Subject: SS - HISTORY Date: MARCH
2025
, QUESTION 1
1.1 Various options are provided as possible answers for the following
questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A-D) next to
the question numbers (1.1.1 to 1.1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g.
1.1.6 D.
1.1.1 When did World War I officially end?
A. 1918
B. 1920
C. 1923
D. 1914
1.1.2 What was the punishment imposed on Germany by the Treaty of
Versailles?
A. Gain of territory
B. Reduction of military
C. Increase in wealth
D. Expansion of colonies
1.1.3 Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?
A. Paul von Hindenburg
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Joseph Goebbels
D. Hermann Göring
1.1.4 How did the Great Depression affect Germany?
A. Economic prosperity
B. Economic decline
C. Political stability
D. Increase in employment
1.1.5 What did the Enabling Act of 1933 allow Hitler to do?
A. Decrease military spending
B. Establish democracy
C. Create concentration camps
D. Pass laws without Reichstag consent
(5 x 2)[10]
Pg 2/6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 9 Subject: SS - HISTORY Date: MARCH
2025
Time: 1 HOUR
Marks: 50
Grade: 9
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE - HISTORY
Paper: 1
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!
Pg 1/6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 9 Subject: SS - HISTORY Date: MARCH
2025
, QUESTION 1
1.1 Various options are provided as possible answers for the following
questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A-D) next to
the question numbers (1.1.1 to 1.1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g.
1.1.6 D.
1.1.1 When did World War I officially end?
A. 1918
B. 1920
C. 1923
D. 1914
1.1.2 What was the punishment imposed on Germany by the Treaty of
Versailles?
A. Gain of territory
B. Reduction of military
C. Increase in wealth
D. Expansion of colonies
1.1.3 Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?
A. Paul von Hindenburg
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Joseph Goebbels
D. Hermann Göring
1.1.4 How did the Great Depression affect Germany?
A. Economic prosperity
B. Economic decline
C. Political stability
D. Increase in employment
1.1.5 What did the Enabling Act of 1933 allow Hitler to do?
A. Decrease military spending
B. Establish democracy
C. Create concentration camps
D. Pass laws without Reichstag consent
(5 x 2)[10]
Pg 2/6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 9 Subject: SS - HISTORY Date: MARCH
2025
