WSSS 4E5N Prelim 2023 QP + Ans

West Spring Secondary School PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023 HUMANITIES Paper 2 History 2273/02 SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS/ NORMAL (ACADEMIC) (Out-of-Stream) 5 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) Name ( ) Date 25th August 2023 Class Duration 1 hr 40 mins Additional Materials: Writing papers READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your index number, class and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or rough working Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all questions from this section. Section B Answer one question from this section. Hand in Section A and Section B 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 This document consists of 6 printed pages. Setter Mr. Emmanuel Devapragasam [Turn over]

2 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. Study 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 at this time. Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B. How useful is the source as evidence in understanding the Cuban missile crisis? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Sources C and D. Would the author of Source C be surprised by what Source D is saying? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E and F. Does Source E prove Source F is reliable? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all sources. “The Cuban Missile Crisis was a result of USA’s aggression” How far do the sources agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]

3 The Cuban Missile Crisis BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. The Cuban revolution in 1959 challenged USA’s political and economic dominance. Castro’s policies of land reform, nationalization and diversification of sugar markets were met with the USA declaring an embargo and by breaking off diplomatic relations. This was followed with the Bay of Pigs fiasco, Operation Mongoose and other attempts to remove Castro from power. By December 1961, Castro responded by declaring himself communist and pleaded with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to send nuclear missiles to help protect Cuba. The placing of Soviet missiles sparked thirteen days of intense tension known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was perhaps the closest that the world ever came to engaging in a full -scale