Yuan Ching Sec S2 History 2023 EOY

YUAN CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL Secondary Two Express Course End-of-Year Examination 2023 CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER HISTORY Additional Materials : Writing Paper (3 sheets) 3 October 2023 1 hour 15 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST 1. Write your name, class and register number on the work you hand in. 2. Write in dark blue or black ink. 3. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. 4. Sections A and B Answer all parts of Questions 1 and 2. 5. Section C Answer two questions. 6. Write all answers on the writing paper provided. 7. Begin Section C on a fresh piece of writing paper. 8. At the end of the examination, fasten your work securely together. 9. Submit your answer scripts for Sections A and B together. 10. Submit your answer scripts for Section C separately. 11. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. 12. The total number of marks for this paper is 40. MARKS 40 This paper consists of 5 printed pages. Total

2 Section A: Chronology (5 marks) Question 1 is compulsory for all students. 1 Below are 5 historical events. Arrange these events in chronological order and write your answer on the writing papers provided. Your response should look like this: e.g. A, D, B, C, E, F A. Formation of ASEAN B. Merger to form Malaysia C. David Marshall becomes Singapore’s first Chief Minister D. British withdrawal from Singapore E. Japanese surrender in Singapore Section B: Source-Based Question (15 Marks) Question 2 is compulsory for all candidates. Study the sources and Question 2 carefully, and then answer all parts of the question. For each question part, you should use the source(s) indicated to help you answer the question. In answering the questions, you should also use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and analyse the sources. 2 (a) Study Source A. What can you infer about people’s feelings towards National Service in Singapore? Explain your answer. [4] (b) Study Source B. What does the source tell you about the importance of National Service? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Sources C and D. How similar are they? Explain your answer. [6]

3 Introduction of compulsory National Service in 1967 BACKGROUND INFORMATION The British were to withdraw their military forces from Singapore by 1971. This led to concerns within the Singapore government that Singapore would be vulnerable to security threats. Compulsory National Service was introduced in 1967 by the government to build up a ready citizen’s army to defend Singapore. While this decision seemed necessary, there remained those who did not support it. Study the following sources to look at the different points of view. Source A: A photograph of people protesting against National Service outside City Hall, 1967. Military policemen were used to deal with the protestors.

4 Source B: An extract of a speech by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1967. The future of Singapore depends upon our capacity to maintain orderly and stable conditions as we go through the pangs of withdrawal of the British. Our ability to maintain order will assure local and overseas investors of the establishment and expansion of their industries. This outcome is dependent on the capacity of our population - our men in green - to adapt and to adjust to their new lives. I have every confidence that Singaporean men will recognise the necessity of National Service and take to it. It will help the men move forward together and leave no one behind. Source C: Interview with Mr Dileep Nair on his National Service experience in the early 1970s, after returning from Canada with an engineering degree. I was against doing National Service at first. The training was very tough. I was placed in a platoon of people who did not speak English, and my sergeants made life miserable for me as I was a graduate. Gradually, however, I began to enjoy the time and the training in National Service. This was because I got to be clo se to the people I trained with, even though they could not speak English. Source D: Adapted from an interview with a Member of Parliament, Mr Eric Cheong, on the opinions of people about National Service in 1967. There were many who were against National Service because there was fear, among many parents, that their children will be injured during training. However, because of the way we handled them, those who did National Service, especially those who served in the first batch, were enthusiastic about the training, which included training in jobs. Those who underwent the OCT (Officer Cadet) courses, for example, have made a very good career in the military.

5 Section C: Structured Questions (20 Marks) Answer any two of the three questions in this section. 3 This question is on the Japanese Occupation in Singapore from 1942 to 1945. (a) State three economic difficulties the people in Singapore faced during the Japanese Occupation. [3] (b) Explain how the Japanese controlled the people of Singapore during the Japanese Occupation. [7] 4 This question is on the post-war problems in Singapore after 1945. (a) State three riots that occurred in Singapore from 1945 to 1965. [3] (b) Explain two post-war problems the British faced when they returned to Singapore after World War Two. [7] 5 This question is on Merger in 1963. (a) State the three states that merged with Malaya to form Malaysia. [3] (b) Explain how Singapore would benefit from a merger with Malaya in 1963. [7] End of Paper Copyright Acknowledgements: Source A From https://sgfilmhunter.wordpress.com/category/singapore-politics/ Source B http://socialstudies-yuying-4na.blogspot.com/2010/03/source-g.html Source C http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/Flipviewer/publish/2/2347e073-115f-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad- OHC002838_027/web/html5/index.html?launchlogo=tablet/OralHistoryInterviews_brandingLogo_.png Source D https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/1967-singapores-first-soldiers

6 YUAN CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY TWO EXPRESS END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023 HISTORY SUGGESTED MARKING SCHEME Answer Scheme Section A: Chronology (5 marks) 1 E, C, B, A, D E Japanese surrender in Singapore (1945) C David Marshall becomes Singapore’s first Chief Minister (1955) B Merger to form Malaysia (1963) A Formation of ASEAN (1967) D British withdrawal from Singapore (1971) 2 (a) Study Source A. What can you infer about people’s feelings towards National Service in Singapore? Explain your answer. [4] L1 Describes the source e.g. Source A shows members of the Barisan Socialis gathering outside City Hall, protesting against National Service. [1] L2 States a valid inference, unsupported e.g. I can infer from the source that people did not like/ support National Service. [2] L3 States a valid inference, supported by a valid source use and explanation Award 3m for a valid inference, supported with source use. Award 4m for a more fully developed answer. e.g. I can infer from the source that people did not like/support National Service. I know this because Source A shows members of the Barisan Socialis gathering outside City Hall, protesting against National Service.[3] This tells me that there were those who were against the idea of compulsory National Service, and were willing to bring up their objectio