SSS 4EXP Elec HY Prelim 2024

[Turn Over SERANGOON SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS CANDIDATE NAME ( ) CLASS CENTRE NUMBER S INDEX NUMBER HUMANITIES (HISTORY) 2261/02 Paper 2: The Making of the 20th Century Modern World, 1910s–1991 21 Aug 2024 1 hour 50 minutes Additional materials: Writing papers. Setter(s): READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staplers, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer ALL parts of 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 question paper consists of 6 printed pages

2 Serangoon Secondary School Sec 4E/Prelim/2024 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 que stions, 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. What can you learn about USA ’s foreign policy towards Soviet Union after World War II? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why did Stalin publish this interview in the Pravda? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source C. As this speech was made by USA ’s President in March 1947, does it make it useless? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources D and E. Does General Clay (Source D) prove that the historian ’s claims (Source E) about the Berlin Crisis were false? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The Soviet Union was responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War. ’ How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and you r knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 Serangoon Secondary School Sec 4E/Prelim/2024 [Turn Over Who was Responsible for the Outbreak of the Cold War in Europe? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. During the Second World War (WWII), USA and Soviet Union w ere allies against Nazi Germany. However, the alliance broke down soon after the war had ended. In 1947, USA implemented the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan while the Soviets retaliated with the creation of Cominform in 1947 and COMECON in 1949. Betw een 1948 and 1949, the two superpowers came close to a military confrontation with the Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlift in Germany. These events ushered in the Cold War divide of Europe. Who was responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War in Europe? Source A: A cartoon publish