zhonghua 2024 elective history prelim

Zhonghua Section A: Source-Based Study (30 marks) 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. 1aStudy Source A. What is the message of the source? Explain your answer. [4] bStudy Sources B and C. Does Source C prove Source B wrong about the USSR’s actions in Eastern Europe? Explain your answer. [6] cStudy Source D. Are you surprised by Source D? Explain your answer. [6] dStudy Source E. How useful is Source E in helping you understand the reason for the outbreak of the Cold War? Explain your answer. [6] eStudy all the sources. “The Cold War broke out because of ideological differences between the USA and USSR.” How far do the sources support this statement? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8] The Outbreak of the Cold War BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions.

By the time the Truman Doctrine was announced in March 1947, there was little doubt that relations between the USA and the USSR had deteriorated to the extent that a ‘Cold War’ was said to exist between the two powers. Following Truman’s announcement that the USA would seek to ‘contain’ the actions of the USSR, both superpowers took actions to strengthen themselves and challenge each other. Economically, the USA’s announcement of the Marshall Plan (June 1947) was met with the Soviet Union’s announcement of the Molotov Plan (July 1947). Military and geographical blocs followed in the subsequent years. Some historians argue that the Cold War began as early as 1922 when the Soviet Union was formed, while others argue that actions by each superpower during and after World War II also contributed to tensions and mistrust. Did the Cold War break out due to ideological differences between the two superpowers? Source A:A cartoon published in an American newsp