YTSS 4E5N HY Prelim 2023 QP + Ans

1 NAME: ( ) CLASS: YISHUN TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023 SEC 4 EXPRESS / SEC 5 NORMAL ACADEMIC HUMANITIES HISTORY (2273/2) DATE : 25 August 2023 DAY : Friday DURATION: 1 hour 40 minutes MARKS: 50 ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Writing Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name in the spaces provided on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black ink. 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. Write your answer in the writing paper provided. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. This question paper consists of 6 printed pages

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. Why do you think this cartoon was published ? Explain your answer, using details from the source. [5] (b) Study Source B . Are you surprised by this source? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Sources C and D. How far does Source C prove that Source D is wrong? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources E and F. Which source is more useful as evidence about the USSR’s intentions in the Cuban Missile Crisis? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Use all the sources. ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis was a product of Soviet aggression .’ How far do the sources support this judgement? Use the sources and knowledge to e xplain your answer. [8]

3 Was the Cuban Missile Crisis a product of Soviet aggression? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Both the superpowers engaged in a tense 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear -armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from the US. Over the course of 2 extremely tense weeks, US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev managed to negotiate a peaceful outcome to the crisis. The crisis evoked fears of nuclear destruction, revealed the dangers of nuclear brinkmanship. Thus, this has initiated attempts to halt the arms race between the 2 superpowers. Source A: An American cartoon titled ‘Pulling Castro’s Beard’ published in October 1962. The characters on the right is the Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushche