Victoria School (VS) HSS S4 WA1 and answers

1 Class Register Number Name VICTORIA SCHOOL WEIGHTED ASSESSMENT ONE SECONDARY FOUR READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Answer Questions 1 and 2. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. HUMANITIES (HISTORY) 25/S4WA1/HI 2025 Term 1 Week 6 50 mins VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL

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 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 the source? Explain your answer. [4] (b) Study Sources B and C. How far does Source B make you surprised by Source C? Explain your answer. [6] The Berlin Blockade BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. The Berlin Blockade was a significant event during the early Cold War years, lasting from 24 June 1948 to 12 May 1949. The Soviet Union blocked all land and water routes into West Berlin. The Allies saw the blockade as an attempt by Stalin to force the Allies out of West Berlin. This was in contrast to the Soviets seeing the need for the blockade as it responded to the formation of the Bizonia in 1947 between the British and the Americans, the Trizonia in 1948 when France was added and the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by the Allies. The Soviets claimed that the actions of the Allies were in clear violation of the agreements made at the Potsdam Conference Study the sources to find out whether the Soviet Union was provoked to take a tough stance in Berlin.

3 Source A: A British cartoonist’s illustration of the formation of the Bizonia, 1 August 1946. Source B: A message on the situation in Germany, broadcasted through Soviet radio network, 3 March 1948. The German air is filled with Soviet tears for Germany’s plight. Every tear carries a reproach against the imperialist American monster which mutilates the Fatherland. Germany is like a battlefield, strewn with hands, arms and parts of bodies, while the