Woodgrove Sec 2023 History Prelim Paper

Name Index Number Class N-LEVEL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2023 LEVEL & STREAM : SECONDARY 4 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) SUBJECT (CODE) : HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY) (2176) PAPER NO : 02 DATE (DAY) : 14 AUGUST 2023 (MONDAY) DURATION : 1 HOUR 40 MINUTES READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, index number and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use an HB pencil for any rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue, or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer one question. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. If you need additional writing papers, ask the invigilator for additional writing papers and tie them together. For Examiner’s Use Section Marks A /30 Student’s Signature Parent’s Signature B /20 Date Date Total /50 This document consists of 6 printed pages including this cover page. Setter: Ms Ellie Yeo

2 Section A: Source-Based Study Question 1 is compulsory for all students. 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 you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 (a) Study Source A. Why was this source published? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. In what ways are they similar? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source D. How surprised are you by this source? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E. How useful is this source as evidence of the major powers’ involvement in the Korean War? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The Korean War was escalated due to China’s involvement.’ How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 Did China’s involvement extend the war? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. The Korean War was fought between the North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. It began when North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union, invaded South Korea. The war saw rapid shifts in momentum as North Korean forces swiftly captured Seoul in June 1950. However, a successful United Nations (UN) counteroffensive, led by the United States (US), at Inchon in September 1950, turned the tide, leading to the recapture of Seoul and a push northward. The conflict took a significant turn when China intervened in North Korea in October 1950, resulting in the prolonged draining of resources and loss of human lives. Did China’s involvement extend the war? Source A: A leaflet distributed in North Korea produced by the US Army, 8 th Psychology Warfare Section in 1952 . It shows Kim Il-Sung feeding the Chinese communist forces. The caption says: “The North Korean puppets are the real traitors of our country for they feed Chinese Communist soldiers with our deficient provisions without paying any attention to our hungry brothers in North Korea.” Chinese soldier Kim Il- Sung Hungry North Koreans

4 Source B: A historian’s account about the prolonging of the Korean War, published in a think-tank research journal online, June 2020. October 1950, when the UN/US troops carried out a sweeping counteroffensive after the Inchon landing and crossed the 38 th parallel, Zhou Enlai , the Chinese Premier, used explicit language to warn Washington that if UN/US forces continued to advance in Korea, “We will intervene.” However, US policymakers and military planners dismissed Zhou’s warnings as “bluffing”. This was not due to an intelligence failure. Since late summer, US intelligence services had known well about Chinese military deployments along the Yalu River. Yet US policymakers did not take this information seriously. They were convinced that China was backward and weak, not daring to fight a war against the powerful America. Source C: Adapted from an article about General MacArthur’s leadership in the Korean War, published in the TIME magazine, 2019. After capturing Seoul and advancing to the 38 th Parallel, General MacArthur set his eyes on a far bigger prize. Why not seize Pyongyang?* Why not drive all the way to the Yalu River, North Korea’s border with China, and unite Korea? What a blow against Communism, against Stalin, against totalitarian regimes everywhere! What he didn’t know was that hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers were already streaming across the Yalu and getting into position in preparation for MacArthur’s armies. Mao’s troops were preparing a trap deep in the mountains of North Korea. How could he miss this? Once the intelligence finally came in loud and clear, he and his staff of sycophants** continued to dismiss it or wilfully misinterpret its importance. *Pyongyang: capital of North Korea **sycophant: one who tries to gain favour by flattering influential people Source D: An account by Young Sik Kim, published in 1955. Young was born in North Korea and pledged himself as an anti -communist who worked for the Americans during and after the Korean War. The Korean War was fought to defend a corrupt dictator Syngman Rhee who was destroying the lives of his own people. It was fought to feed the fragile ego of a weak American President, Truman, trying to prove his own strength at the expense of his countrymen. He was assisted in this by an old fading warmonger, MacArthur, groping for his last hurrah. A civil war which would have been short and relatively bloodless was turned into a major battle ground by Truman.

5 Source E: An American leaflet with Chinese words titled, ‘Why Die for Soviet Union? ’ being dropped in North Korea during the war. Cartoon depicts Stalin on the left, a Chinese soldier in the middle and a North Korean soldier on the right. They are headed towards a land called Korea.

6 Section B: Structured Questions Answer one question. 2 This question is on Stalin’s rule in Soviet Union. (a) Describe the role of Stalin’s personality in contributing to his rise to power in Soviet Union. [8] (b) Explain how each of the following impacted Soviet Union during Stalin’s rule: (i) Industrialisation through Five-Year Plan (ii) Great Terror (1934-1938) [12] 3 This question is on the development of Cold War in Europe. (a) Describe the role of the post -war conferences in leading to the Cold War. [8] (b) Explain how each of the following impacted the development of the Cold War in Europe: (i) Marshall Plan (ii) Berlin Blockade [12] End of Paper Adapted from: Source A https://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/ndsu-korea/id/493/rec/8 Source B Source C Source D Source E https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/chinese-and-american-misjudgment-and- making-and-prolonging-korean-war https://time.com/5724009/douglas-macarthur-is-one-of-americas-most-famous- generals-hes-also-the-most-overrated/ http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war10_YoungSKim.htmAnonymous. https://www.awm.gov.au/visit/exhibitions/korea/weapons/propaganda

7 SOURCE-BASED STUDY ANSWER SCHEME 1(a) Study Source A. Why was this source published? Explain your answer. [5] Level Level descriptor and rubrics Marks L1 Description of the source/Misinterpreted Source/Copies Source e.g. The source shows Kim Il-Sung feeding the Chinese communist forc