NCHS_MYE Sec4 Pure History Paper 2_ Korean war_edited

1 Name: Register Number: Class: NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2019 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS HISTORY (Paper 2) 2174/2 Additional Materials: Writing papers 14 May 2019, Tuesday 1hour 40 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer one question. Write all answers on the writing paper provided. 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. The total marks for this paper is 50. Setter: Lim Jian Ming Gary Vetter: Fu Jizheng Edwin This document consists of 6 printed pages including the cover page. For Marker’s Use

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. (b) Study Sources B and C. (c) Study Source D. Does the source prove that USA was responsible for the escalation of the Korean War? Use your contextual knowledge to explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E. Why do you think this poster was published? Use the source and your knowledge to support your answer. [5] (e) Study all the sources. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer. [5] How far would Dean Acheson in Source B agree with the North Korean Foreign Minister in Source C? Explain your answer. [6] “Soviet Union was responsible for the Korean War.” How far do the sources agree with this statement? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 Was USSR responsible for the Korean War? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. The Korean War, which broke out in June 1950, was the first real example of the Cold War spreading outside of Europe. It was also the first example of the Cold War turning into a ‘hot war’. Although, in the end, the USA and the USSR were able to avoid any direct confrontation, the armed forces of two great powers – the USA and China – did clash on the battlefield. Ma