Level 2 History, 2011

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1 R Level 2 History, Examine evidence in historical sources 9.30 am Thursday 24 November 2011 Credits: Four RESOURCE BOOKLET Refer to this booklet to answer the questions for History Check that this booklet has pages 2 8 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank. YOU MAY KEEP THIS BOOKLET AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION. New Zealand Qualifications Authority, All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the prior permission of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

2 2 SOURCE A 19th Century Overview: History and Social Structure of Tonga By the early 19th century, as European traders and Christian missionaries to challenge the restrictions imposed upon them by this long-standing social structure. Brief Timeline of Tongan History, : Methodist missionaries allowed to settle on the main island of Tongatapu : Death of Taufa ahau Tupou IV; George Tupou V becomes King; riots break out in the capital Nuku alofa as protestors demand faster change towards democracy.

3 3 SOURCE B Excerpts from the Tongan Constitution, 1875 PART II FORM OF GOVERNMENT A: Form of Government The form of Government for this Kingdom is a Parliamentary Government for Parliament to discuss it again until the next time Parliament meets. The youngest member of the Tongan Parliament standing at grave of the missionary Shirley Baker, Baker wrote Tonga s first ever Constitution, for King Tupou I. Baker died in 1903, and this monument was erected after his death.

4 SOURCE C Reply in Parliament to the opening speech of King George Tupou II, given by the Representative of the Tongan Nobles, We the Government Ministers and Representatives of the Nobles has deepened relationships between the two countries and brought great benefits to Tonga. Excerpt from The Encyclopedia of Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and the Cook Islands. Published in 1907 with the approval of His Majesty King George II of Tonga, and of the British Consul based in Tonga [Hamilton Hunter], and of the German Governor of Samoa [Wilhelm Solf]. From the section Tonga, pp King Tupou II with his newly-wed wife, Queen Lavinia Veiongo, 1 June 1899.

5 Posted at 06:16 on 19 January, 2007 Radio New Zealand News (International Service) 5 SOURCE D Pro-democracy riots and trials Tonga s leading pro-democracy Member of Parliament, Akilisi Pohiva, is the political reform hadn t worked. Further arrests of pro-democracy movement figures are expected. Riots in Nuku aolfa, November 2006.

6 6 SOURCE E Coronation of King George Tupou V King George Tupou V is a direct descendant of Tonga s first King, on the reconstruction of the destroyed capital. Tongan students wearing fa seed necklaces perform the Lakalaka dance for King George Tupou V during the Cultural Day celebrations in the capital, Nuku alofa, on 29 July Tongan nobles wearing aofivalas (waist mats) await the arrival of the King for the taumafa kava ritual on 30 July Consuming a coconut shell of kava in a single motion was the final act in a ceremony that saw the King officially became the 23rd ruler of Tonga. Tupou V seated on his throne during the coronation ceremony, 1 August Amid ringing church bells, booming cannons, balloons and cheering children, Tonga crowned its new King in front of a church congregation of well-wishers that included Tongan, British, Japanese and Thai royalty, as well as South Pacific chiefs and other leaders. The newly crowned King of Tonga emerges to greet the thousands of well-wishers in Nuku alofa, Friday, 1 August Tupou V (standing in the vehicle wearing the red sash), inspects his troops during the Coronation Military Parade, 2 August 2008.

7 7 SOURCE F Election Results, November 2010 Summary of the 25 November 2010 Tongan Legislative Assembly election results Parties Votes % Seats Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands Total Source: Matangi Tonga Note the commoners [ordinary Tongans] were eligible Minister of Police and, despite his party s name, did not support the aims of the pro-democracy movement.

8 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Note: Most text sources used in this examination have been adapted from the originals. Source A Source B tonga&prev=/images%253fq%253dshirley%252bbaker%252btonga%2526um%253d1%2526hl%253d en%2526sa%253dn%2526biw%253d1259%2526bih%253d592%2526tbs%253disch:1 Source C Source D Source E Source F