FUCHUN 4E5N SS Prelims 2019 LORMS

1 4E5N SS Prelims 2019 Setter: Cheng YT LORMS Section A: Source-Based Case Study “What is the impact of WikiLeaks?” 1(a) Study Source A. What is the intent of this cartoon? EYA. Skill: Inference with Purpose 6m Level Descriptor and Suggested Answer Marks L1 Describes the source without valid inference/impact or misinterpretation or NATQ. E.g. The intent of the cartoon shows that the US engages in Afghanistan corruption and Pakistan collusion. 1m L2 Valid Inference, unsupported or weak inference, supported. 2-3m L3 Valid Inference(s) OR Impact without inference, supported. Award 3m for weak inferences based on superficial interpretations. 3-4m L4 L3 + Purpose Award 5m for L3 + Purpose without context. Award 6m for L3 + Purpose with context. E.g. The intent of this cartoon is to praise WikiLeaks for making public the crimes of the US government . Source A depicts an object labelled “WikiLeaks” and there is a big outpouring of papers named “Afghanistan Corruption” and “Pakistan Collusion” and President Obama trying to block the papers from coming out. This suggests that the papers are proof of the US government’s wrongdoings and that the public can finally know about them thanks to WikiLeaks. This cartoon is published in a US political blog in 20 10 to support WikiLeaks for publishing documents leaked by former US intelligence an alyst Chelsea Manning, so that WikiLeaks will continue to publish such sensitive documents to expose government wrongdoings. (6m) OR Since this source was published in a US political blog in 2010, it is in response to the US government’s attempts to prosecute Julian Assange and whistle -blowers like Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. The intent of this cartoon is to mock the US governme nt for its futile attempts to stop WikiLeaks from publishing its secret criminal and unethical actions. Source A depicts an object labelled “WikiLeaks” and there is a big outpouring of papers named “Afghanistan Corruption” and “Pakistan Collusion” and President Obama trying to block the papers from coming out. This suggests that the US government is trying to prevent its secret crimes from getting out to the public but is failing as WikiLeaks is spreading the documents far and wide. This is so that the Amer icans will criticise and oppose the government for its attempts to hide and justify its wrongdoings by prosecuting Assange and whistle-blowers. (6m) 5-6m 1(b) Study Source B. Does the journalist approve of WikiLeaks? Explain your answer. Skill: Direct Inference 5m Level Descriptor and Suggested Answer Marks

2 L1 Describes the source without valid inference/impact or misinterpretation or NATQ. 1m L2 Valid Inference(s), unsupported, or without specific reason. E.g. The journalist approves of WikiLeaks. Source A states “Today, these details are laid out for everyone to read, digitised and accessible.” This suggests the journalist supports WikiLeaks. (3m) 2-3m L3 Valid Inference, supported. Award 4m for valid inference (with reason), supported with evidence, without explanation. Award 5m for valid inference (with reason), supported with evidence and explained. E.g. The journalist approves of WikiLeaks because it provides the media with valuable primary sources quickly and easily. Source A states “I found recaps of blunt conversations between American ambassadors and foreign diplomats describing their thoughts on this geopolitical tug -of-war in the Arctic.” This suggests that WikiLeaks has enabled the journalist to investigate a political news story and report the truth more effectively through its leaked documents. (5m) 4-5m 1(c) Study Sources C and D. How far do these two sources agree with each other? Explain your answer. Skill: Comparison 7m Level Descriptor and Suggested Answer Marks L1 Describes sources without valid comparison. False matching. 1m L2 Valid similarity or difference, without evidence from both sources. NATQ. 2m L3 Agree and/or Disagree in content. Award 3m for weak comparison. Award 4m for Agree or Disagree in content. Award 5m for Agree AND Disagree in content. E.g. Source C agrees with Source D in saying that other countries and their citizens will now be careful in what they share with the United States government. Source C states “This confidence was comple tely undercut by the leak and will be undercut for a long time.” Source D states “ made their foreign contacts think twice about what they told the diplomats.” Both sources suggest that other states now trust the US diplomats and the government less and will not share information so easily as a result. (4m) AND/OR Source C disagrees with Source D in terms of whether the impact of the release of diplomatic cables was positive or not. Source C implies that the impact was negative because the US government lost a valuable source 3-5m

3 of information on North Korea due to Chi na’s loss of trust in the USA but Source D implies that the impact was positive because it exposed the corruption of the Tunisian government and led to the Arab Spring. Source C states “ We depend upon the Chinese to protect our troops in Korea, and the only real insight we have into North Korea is through China. And now the Chinese are going to be reluctant to talk to us.” Source D states “The cables may even have played a part in sparking the Arab Spring * revolt. The c olourful accounts of the rich and wasteful lifestyles of the family of Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, spread on Twitter and Facebook.” Thus, Source C suggests that the release of the diplomatic cables has weakened the USA government’s ability to keep its troops in Korea safe and learn more about North Korea but Source D suggests that the release of the cables enabled the people in Tunisia to see the truth about their president, which is good. L4 Disagree in Purpose Award 5m for Disagree in Purpose, supported with evidence from both sources, without valid comparison of content. Award 6m for L3 Agree OR Disagree in content + Disagree in Purpose. Award 7m for L3 Agree AND Disagree in content + Disagree in Purpose. E.g. Sources C and D disagree in terms of their purpose. The purpose of Source C is to criticise WikiLeaks for releasing the diplomatic cables in 2010 which negatively impacted USA’s relations with China so that Americans would understand the implications of Wi kiLeaks on national security and oppose the work of WikiLeaks. Source C states “We depend upon the Chinese to protect our troops in Korea, and the only real insight we have into North Korea is through China. And now the Chinese are going to be reluctant to talk to us.” This suggests that the damage to US- China relations will endanger US interests and troops in Korea. But the purpose of Source D is to convince the British that WikiLeaks enabled ordinary citizens to see the truth about their corrupted governm ents, so that the British would support the work of WikiLeaks. Source D states “The colourful accounts of the rich and wasteful lifestyles of the family of Tunisian president Zine al -Abidine Ben Ali, spread on Twitter and Facebook, and fuelled the rage of the country’s discontented and angry youth.” This suggests that WikiLeaks exposed corruption in Tunisia which is positive. (5m) 5-7m 1(d) Study Sources E and F. Sources E and F highlight different impacts of WikiLeaks. Which source is more useful in its evaluation of WikiLeaks? Explain your answer. Skill: Hybrid (Comparison and Utility) 7m Level Descriptor and Suggested Answer Marks

4 L1 Describes sources or comparing content of E and F. 1m L2 Comparison of Utility based on provenance, perspective and/or bias. Award 4m for analysis of provenance and bias supported with evidence from Sources E and F. E.g. Source E is more useful than Source F because Source E is from the Dire