| Date | May 2019 | Marks available | 15 | Reference code | 19M.3op1.HL.TZ0.28 |
| Level | Higher level only | Paper | Paper 3 (History of Africa and the Middle East) | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Evaluate | Question number | 28 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Section 14: Africa, international organizations and the international community (20th century)
Evaluate the success of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Markscheme
The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of the SADCC and the SADC. Candidates may offer equal coverage of the SADCC and the SADC or they may prioritize their evaluation of one organization. However, both organizations will be a feature of the response. Candidates may refer to the goals of the organizations, the policies and methods used to achieve these goals, evidence of and reasons for success or failure in attaining these goals. Areas of success considered may include trade, transport, tourism, energy, disaster management, the eradication of poverty, and peacekeeping. Both strengths and limitations must be clearly indicated but there does not need to be an equal focus on each. While other relevant factors, for example, changing political structures and their impact on the success of the organizations may be referred to, the bulk of the response will be focused on the issue raised in the question.
Examiners report
The question required candidates to make an appraisal of the successes of the SADCC and the SADC.
