NCHS Sec 3 EOY Elective History 2024 (with Answers)

Name: Register Number: Class: END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2024 SECONDARY THREE EXPRESS HUMANITIES (HISTORY) 2261/02 3 October 2024, Thursday 1 hour 50 minutes Additional Material: Writing Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Write all answers on the writing paper provided. Please start your answer for Section B on a new sheet of paper. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work for Sections A and B separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total marks for this paper is 50. _____________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 6 printed pages including the cover page. For Marker’s Use

2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study Question 1 is 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. 1 (a) Study Source A. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer using details from the source and your contextual knowledge. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How similar are the two sources? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source D. Why did the Soviet cartoonist publish this source? Explain your answer. [5] (d) Study Source E. How useful is Source E as evidence about Chamberlain’s reason for appeasement? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938 was worthwhile for Britain .’ How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 Was the signing of the Munich Agreement worthwhile for the British? BACKGROUND INFORMATION The policy of appeasement was a diplomatic strategy employed by Britain, particularly under Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, during the 1930s, in response to the rising aggression of Nazi Germany. The main goal was to avoid conflict by giving in to Adolf Hitler’s demands in hope of maintaining peace in Europe. Some historians blame the outbreak of World War II on the adoption of this policy. They believe that if Britain and France had stood up to Hitler when he