Beatty 4E History Prelims 2022 QP + Answer Key

BEATTY SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2022 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS CANDIDATE NAME CLASS REGISTER NUMBER HUMANITIES 2273/02 Paper 2 History 22 August 2022 Setter: Ms Ellie Soh 1 hour 40 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Write your name, class and index number in the spaces provided above and on all writing papers you use. Answer all parts of Question 1 from Section A. Answer one question from Section B. You are required to start Section B on a fresh sheet of paper. Hand in your answers for Section A and B separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question. This document consists of 6 printed pages and 0 blank pages. [Turn over]

2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 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. What can you learn from the source about US response to the missile threat from Cuba? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why did the cartoonist publish the cartoon? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source C. Are you surprised by Source C regarding Soviet’s reason for installing missiles in Cuba? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources D and E. Does Source E prove that Source D is right? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. “The US blockade of Cuba in 1962 was justified.” How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 The Cuban Missile Crisis BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a dangerous confrontation between the United States of America (USA) and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. With both countries holding on to the world’s first nuclear weapons, USA’s President John F. Kennedy and Soviet’s Premier Nikita Khrushchev struggled to de -escalate mounting tensions over Cuba. By 14 October 1962, Soviet missile installations in Cuba were sighted by American spy planes, and USA decided to respond with a naval blockade. On 24 October 1962 , Soviet ships bound for Cuba neared the line of US vessels enforcing the blockade. Given the height of Cold War tensions, questions were raised on Kennedy’s decision of imposing the naval blockade. Was the US blockade of Cuba in 1962 justified? Source A: Adapte