2022 MI Prelims P1

1 ClassAdm NoCandidate Name: 2022 Preliminary ExamsPre-University 3H2 HISTORY9752/01 Shaping the International Order (1945-2000)30 August 20223 hoursAdditional Materials:Answer BookletREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRSTWrite your name and class on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen in the answer booklet(s) providedDo not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet.Begin each question on a fresh page of the answer booklet. Section AAnswer Question 1. Section BAnswer TWO questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.This question paper consists of 5 printed pages. [Turn over H

2 Section AYou must answer Question 1. THE KOREAN WAR1.Read the sources and then answer the questions which follow.Source A The emerging picture of post-Cold War scholarship on the Korean War fleshes out Khrushchev’s point that the idea for the attack was Kim Il Sung’s. Kim doggedly pressed Stalin to approve the invasion. Stalin seemed interested, but asked Kim to come back with a more detailed plan before he decided. When Kim returned, Stalin expressed concern about possible American reaction, but neither seriously questioned nor discouraged Kim. Kim, in order to get a definite answer from Stalin, made a strong case just to persuade Stalin to agree, and succeeded in the end.The North Koreans then used military support from the USSR and China throughout the war, which included advice on military tactics and political or negotiating strategy, encouragement of the North to keep fighting after the Incheon reversal, approval of training for North Korean pilots, and a generous supply of Chinese troops provided by Mao as part of active support, to their advantage, withstanding the American-led military campaign. From an academic article written by an American political scientist, published in 2014.Source BKim stated that Comrade Stalin said to him it was not necessary to attack the south, but in case of an attack on the north by the army of Syngman Rhee, then it is possible to go on the counteroffensive to South Korea. But since Rhee is still not instigating an attack, it means that the unification of the country is being drawn out, that he (Kim Il Sung) thinks that he needs again to visit Comrade Stalin and receive permission for offensive action for the purpose of the liberation of South Korea. Further Kim said he cannot begin an attack, because he is a communist, a disciplined person and for him the order of Comrade Stalin is law. He stated that if it is not possible to meet Comrade Stalin, then he will try to meet Mao Zedong, after his return from Moscow. Kim underscored that Mao Zedong promised to render him assistance after the conclusion of the wa