TJC 2024 JC2 H1 History Prelims QP

Temasek Junior College 2022 8838/01/S/2024 [Turn over TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examinations HIGHER 1 HISTORY 8838/01 The Cold War and the Modern World (1945–1991) 23 Aug 2024 3 Hours No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. 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. This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

2 Temasek Junior College 2024 8838/01/S/2024 [Turn over Section A You must answer Question 1. The End of the Cold War 1 Read the sources and answer the questions which follow. Source A Nuclear disarmament is to make strategic defence real for all the citizens of planet Earth. Let us speak of our deepest longing for the future: to leave our children a land that is free and just and a world at peace. It is my hope that our fireside summit in Geneva and Mr. Gorbachev’s upcoming visit to America can lead to a more stable relationship. Our differences with the Soviet system that openly proclaims and practices an alleged right to command people's lives and to export its ideology by force are deep and abiding. However, logic and history compel us to attempt to ease these tensions for the sake of humanity. Our negotiators in Geneva have proposed a radical cut in offensive forces by each side with no cheating. They have made clear that Soviet compliance with the letter and spirit of agreements is essential. If the Soviet Government wants an a greement that truly reduces nuclear arms, there will be such an agreement. From Ronald Reagan’s speech to Congress in 1986. Source B The fundamental reform of our economic and political systems would have been impossible without corresponding changes in Soviet foreign policy. As a first step, we had to alleviate the pressure from our involvement in conflicts all over the world and in th e debilitating arms race. We realised that it was vitally important to correct the distorted ideas we had about other nations which had negative effects on our country. We understood that in today’s world of mutual interdependence, progress is unthinkable for any society fenced off from the world by ideological barriers. We realised that we could not ensure our country’s security without reckoning with the interests of other countries, and that, in our nuclear age, you could not build a safe security system based solely on military means. This prompted us to propose an ent