CHANGKAT CHANGI 4NA Social Studies Preliminary Examination 2019

1 [Turn over Hi SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 Exploring Citizenship and Governance 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. What is the message of this source ? Explain your answer, using details of the source. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why do you think the writer made this comment ? Explain your answer, using details of the source. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D. How different are these two sources? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E. How reliable is this source in showing that Singaporeans support the name of the museum “Syonan Gallery – War and its Legacies? Explain your answer. [7] (e) How far do the sources in the case study show that changing the name of the museum was the right move? Explain your answer. [10]

2 [Turn over Should the Ford Factory Museum be named Syonan Gallery? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Following a year -long revamp of the Former Ford Factory, the National Archives of Singapore renamed it as Syonan Gallery: War and its Legacies. The National Archives is managed by the National Library Board (NLB). This gallery conta ined a permanent exhibition showcasing Singapore during the Japanese Occupation. On 9 February 2017, the media was invited to preview the exhibition before it was available to the general public. The media reported on the name change and this provoked a pu blic outcry. Many Singaporean s protested against this change as they felt that it glorified the Japanese during the Japanese Occupation and was insensitive to the sufferings endured by the people at that time. On 17 February, the name of the gallery was changed to Surviving the Japanese Occupation: War and its Legacies. The Minister for Communications and Information Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim apologised for the pain caused by its earlier name. Study the following sources to find out if the change in the name was the right decision. Source A: A picture taken from a social media website published on 16 February 2017.

3 [Turn over Hi Source B: A comment from a Singaporean, published in Straits Times on 11 February 2017. If the gallery at the war museum was created by the Japanese for the ir people in their own country, then I would have nothing to say. But in this instance, this is our gallery , to show Singaporeans the atrocities and humiliation that our people, especially the Chinese, suffered during the Japanese Occupation. What was “li