BOON LAY SEC SCH 4E5N SS PRELIMS 2019

2019/PRELIMS/4E5N/SS BOON LAY SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 Name ( ) Class Subject : HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES) Paper No : 1 Subject Code : 2272/01, 2273/01, 2274/01 Level : SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS SECONDARY FIVE NORMAL ACADEMIC Date/Day : 29 August 2019 / Thursday Time : 0800 - 0945 Duration : 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write all answers in the Answer Booklet. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer both parts of question 2. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This paper carries a total of 50 marks. This question paper consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. Section A (Source-Based Case Study) [35 marks] Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates.

2 2019/PRELIMS/4E5N/SS 1 Being Part of a Globalised World Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. Why did the cartoonist publish this cartoon? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How far does Source B disagree with Source C? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source D. How useful is this source in helping you understand the consequences of the restrictions placed on Huawei? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Sources E and F. Having read Source E, are you surprised by Source F? Explain your answer. [7] (e) ‘The restrictions placed on Huawei are justified.’ Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10] How would the trade restrictions placed on Huawei’s equipment impact the US economy? BACKGROUND INFORMATION

3 2019/PRELIMS/4E5N/SS Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. Huawei, the world’s biggest telecommunications equipment and services providers, has been placed under scrutiny. There were concerns about its coziness with the Chinese government, especially when Huawei’s founder Mr Ren Zhengfei joined China’s Communist Party* in 1978 and was also a member of the People’s Liberation Army*. Although Mr Ren Zhengfei dismissed and denied any association with the Chinese government, fear continue to arise that Huawei’s equipment could be used to spy on other countries and companies. In January 2019, the United States Jus