Springfield 4E 2023 History Answer Key

1 SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2023 Secondary 4 Express/ 5 Normal Academic HUMANITIES 2273/02 Paper 2 History 24 August 2023 (The Making of the Contemporary World Order, 1900s –1991) 1 hour 40 minutes Additional Materials: Writing paper MARK SCHEME MAXIMUM MARKS: 50

2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study 1(a) Study Source A. Are you surprised by Source A? Explain your answer. [5] Level Descriptor Marks L1 Answers which do not consider the concept of surprise E.g. Source A shows that Trotsky has proved his outstanding ability. 1 L2 Surprise/lack of surprise in content/context Award the higher mark for answers with supporting details. E.g. I am surprised by Source A as Lenin was critical about Stalin in the testament. It is surprisingly as in the early years of their association, Lenin regarded Stalin as a loyal and capable party member. Stalin played a significant role during the Russian Revolution and the Civil War, and he held important positions within the Communist party [2]. Or E.g. I am not surprised by Source A as it shows that Lenin felt that Trotsky was the best person to succeed him, This is supported by “Comrade Trotsky, on the other hand, has already proved his outstanding ability. He is perhaps the most capable man in the present.” Therefore, in Source A, Lenin felt that there was another contender, Trotsky, who had better qualities than Stalin to succeed him. [3] 2-3 L3 Surprise/lack of surprise through cross-referencing to other sources Award the higher mark for well-developed answers. E.g. I am not surprised by Source A as it shows that Lenin felt that Trotsky was the best person to succeed him, This is supported by “Comrade Trotsky, on the other hand, has already proved his outstanding ability. He is perhaps the most capable man in the present.” Therefore, in Source A, Lenin felt that there was another contender, Trotsky, who had better qualities than Stalin to succeed him. However, when I cross-refer Source A to Source B, Source B challenges the idea that Trotsky had better qualities than Stalin to succeed Lenin. [3] Source B states that “While he was a brilliant orator, he had too many characteristics that made it extraordinarily hard to work with him. He was not a ‘natural comrade ’ compared to Stalin.” This shows that Trotsky had numerous negative traits as a leader and not the best candidate to succeed Leni n. Since Source B challenges Source A , Source A is not reliable and hence, I am surprised. 3-4 L4 L3 + Lack of surprise through eval uating the purpose of the source OR contextual knowledge E.g. I am not surprised by what Lenin says about Trotsky. Source A is from Lenin himself, as he wanted to criticize (verb) Stalin's leadership and highlight Trotsky as a potential successor. By doing so, Lenin hoped that the Politburo (the audience) would support Trotsky over Stalin as his suc