2023 SCGS SEC 4OLP FULL HIST PRELIM QP (with Marking Scheme)

SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS’ SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023 SECONDARY FOUR O-LEVEL PROGRAMME CANDIDATE NAME CLASS REGISTER NUMBER CENTRE NUMBER INDEX NUMBER HISTORY 2174/01 Paper 1 European Dominance and Challenges (1870s-1945) Tuesday 22 August 2023 1 hour 40 minutes Additional Materials: Cover Page 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, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer one question. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. At the end of the examination, fasten the Cover Page to all your answers and submit ALTOGETHER . This question paper consists of 7 printed pages. [Turn over

2 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 questions, in addition to those which you are told to use. In answering the questio ns you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 (a) Study Source A. How surprised are you by this source? Explain your answer, using source details and your contextual knowledge. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why do you think Stalin delivered the speech at that time? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Sources C and D. How far does Source C prove that the historian is wrong in Source D? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources E and F. Is one source more useful than the other as evidence on Stalin? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘Stalin emerged the winner of the power struggle because he was a political genius.’ How far do the sources support this statement? Explain your answer. [8] [Turn over

3 Why was Stalin able to win the power struggle? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. In 1917 the Bolsheviks under Lenin seized power during the November Revolution and set up a communist system of government in Russia. This did not bring about peace as the country plunged into a civ