Springfield 4E 2023 History

1 [Turn Over SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2023 Secondary 4 Express/ 5 Normal Academic STUDENT NAME CLASS REGISTER NUMBER 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 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer one question. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use Section A /30 Section B /20 Total /50 Do not turn over this question paper until you are told to do so. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ This question paper consists of 6 printed pages.

2 [Turn Over 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. Are you surprised by Source A? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How far does Source B prove that Source C was wrong about Stalin’s rise to power? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source D. How useful is this source to a historian studying Soviet Union in the 1920s? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E. What is the cartoonist’s message? Explain your answer. [5] (e) Study all the sources. ‘Trotsky’s failure to become the leader of Soviet Union was entirely his own doing .’ How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 [Turn Over Trotsky’s struggle for power in Soviet Union BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. After the death of Lenin in 1924, it was not clear who would replace him as the next leader of Russia. The two main contenders for the position were Stalin and Trotsky. Nobody expected Stalin to lead Russia as Trotsky was regarded as Le