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Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 SECONDARY FOUR NORMAL (ACADEMIC) HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES) (2176/01) 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, index number and name on the work you hand in. Write your answers in the answer booklet provided. Write in dark blue of black pen. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer both parts of Question 2. Write all answers on the answer booklet provided. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This question paper consists of 6 printed pages.

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Preliminary Examination 2019 2 Secondary Four Normal (Academic) Humanities (Social Studies) 2176/01 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE 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 issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. Do you think that the cartoonist supports the French burkini ban? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. Would the designer in Source B have agreed with the Prime Minister in Source C? Explain your answer. [7] (c) Study Source D. How surprised are you by the opinion? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E. How useful is Source E as evidence that the French felt that the burkini ban was unfair? Explain your answer. [7] (e) How far do the sources in this case study show that the burkini ban was unfair? Explain your answer. [10]

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Preliminary Examination 2019 3 Secondary Four Normal (Academic) Humanities (Social Studies) 2176/01 Is the French burkini ban fair? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. The burkini is a type of modest swimwear for women that covers the entire body, except the face, the hands and feet, while being light enough for swimming. The design is intended to respect Islamic traditions of modesty, but its acceptability is debated. In 2016, many French states banned the wearing of burkinis, which sparked international controversy and accusations of Islamophobia – the fear of Islam and Muslims. Many critics have argued that the ban was an obvious sign of the French government being Islamophobic, especially after the two terrorist attacks one in November 2015, and one in July 2016; but the French government argued that the French values of freedom and secularism was threatened with the burkini. Study the following sources to find out if the burkini ban was fair. Source A: A cartoon drawn by an Indian cartoonist, August 2016.

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Preliminary Examination 2019 4 Secondary Four Normal (Academic) Humanities (Social Studies) 2176/01 Source B: The burkini’s inventor, Lebanese-Australian designer Aheda Zanetti, commenting on the French burkini ban. This article was published on an American news and opinion website, Vox.com, 26 August 2016. I created burkinis to stop Muslim children from missing out on swimming lessons and sports activities. I hope the French Prime Minister and the mayors see that they should find out how to combine communities, how to work around issues, instead of harming the community, taking the beach away from some people and punishing them. That’s just hatred. Source C: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on the burkini ban, 17 August 2016. The burkini is not a new range of swimwear, a fashion. It is the expression of a counter-society, based on the bullying of women. Although overall regulations on banning clothes cannot be a solution, I support mayors of towns that want to ban the full-body swimwear because the burkini is not compatible with the values of France. Source D: An article written by the senior editors of The New York Times, 18 August 2016. Five French mayors had banned the burkini, calling it a threat to public order, hygiene, water safety and morals. It is a new weapon of war against France. The main issue over the burkini ban is something dark: male French politicians arguing that it is the country’s duty to save Muslim women from bullying – by dictating to them what they can and cannot wear. This conflict is also a convenient distraction from the problems France’s leaders have not been able to solve: high unemployment, poor economic growth and a still very real terrorist threat. *editors in a news firm are usually the more senior and experienced writers.

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Preliminary Examination 2019 5 Secondary Four Normal (Academic) Humanities (Social Studies) 2176/01 Source E: A cartoon taken from a series of cartoons published by BBC titled, “French artists battle burkini ban.” BBC is a British news company. *Nice is a an area located in the southeast of France where in July 2016, a terrorist drove a truck into crowds of people celebrating France’s national day – Bastille Day. 86 people were killed. Nice is also well known for its beaches where the attacks happened.

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Preliminary Examination 2019 6 Secondary Four Normal (Academic) Humanities (Social Studies) 2176/01 Section B (Structured-Response Question) Question 2 is compulsory for all candidates 2 Being Part of a Globalised World Study the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions. Extract 1 In a globalised world, workers may lose their jobs because of increased competition from foreigners. As the nature of jobs change, the skills demanded will change as well, making it difficult for workers to stay relevant. Extract 2 Countries can tap on the global economy for economic growth. One way they can do this is by encouraging Foreign Direct Investment, where foreign companies invest in local companies. This contributes to tax revenue and employment opportunities. Extract 3 In an interconnected world, declining ec