2024 NYJC H1 History 8838 P1

NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE Year Two Preliminary Examination 2024 HISTORY Paper 1 The Cold War and the Modern World (1945–2000) No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and civics tutorial group on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. At the end of the examination, slot in any additional answer booklets into the original 12-page booklet. Hand in your answer booklets for each section separately. This document consists of 5 printed pages. [Turn over 8838/01 9 September 2024 3 hours

2 8838/01 H1 History Preliminary Examination 2024 Section A You must answer Question 1. THE FALL OF COMMUNISM IN POLAND 1 Read the sources and then answer the questions which follow. Source A Solidarity symbolises the battle of real workers in a so- called workers' state to sustain the fundamental human and economic rights they began to win in Gdansk in 1980 – the right to reap the fruits of one's labou r, the right to strike, and the right to freedom of expression. Solidarity sought to address Poland's deep-rooted economic ills by pursuing a path of peaceful and constructive dialogue with the Polish Government. However, a brutal wave of repression has descended on Poland. The imposition of martial law has stripped away all vestiges of newborn freedom. Authorities have resorted to arbitrary detentions, and the use of violent force . By persecuting Solidarity, the Polish military government wages war against its own people. We hold in high esteem the leadership and objectives of Lech Walesa, the head of Solidarity. As Americans, we feel a special affinity with Solidarity and the basic human values it seeks to uphold. I hereby designate January 30, 1982, as Solidarity Day. I urge Americans, and free peoples everywhere, to observe this day in meetings, demonstrations, rallies and worship services. We will show our Solidarity with the courageous people of Poland and call for an end to their repression and the restoration of their rights. From a public proclamation of “Solidarity Day” by US President Ronald