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EUNOIA JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 2 HISTORY Paper 1 The Changing International Order (1945-2000) 9174/01 02 September 2025 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer Booklet READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, civics group and question number on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the pages in the Answer Booklet. Write your answer to each question in the booklet. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Start each answer on a fresh page in the Answer Booklet. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. At the end of the examination, all work must be handed in. If you have used any additional booklets, please insert them inside the 12-page Answer Booklet. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages and 1 blank page.

2 [Turn over] Section A You must answer Question 1. Fall of Communism in Poland 1 Read the sources and answer the questions which follow. Source A Why did European Communist states cease to be Communists at the time they did? The place to start is with the most important reason why they had not collapsed earlier: successive Soviet leaderships’ willingness to use as much force as was necessary to preserve Communist systems in the countries that mattered most to them – the Soviet Union had, up until the mid-1980s, given every indication that the preservation of what they called socialism in Eastern Europe was non-negotiable. The second major reason was that the populations of those countries, like governments in the West, believed in the Soviet Union’s determination to uphold Communist rule. This is why Solidarity had been reduced to an underground organization that was a shadow of its former self by the mid-1980s. If the Polish population could have been sure that there was no chance of a Soviet intervention it would have been harder for the pro-Communist forces in Poland to succeed in subduing Solidarity. From a British book on communism, published in 2009. Source B Polish leader Jaruzelski is very worried that no one from the political leadership of the USSR has arrived to consult with us about large -scale economic and military aid. The situation in Poland has changed. The adversary is supported from outside and is m aking the situation more tense. The Catholic Church, which had taken a neutral stance earlier, is now creating tensions. It might join forces with Solidarity and draw young people to its ranks, forcing a confrontation. We appealed to the Soviet leadership – but there is no answer. We cannot embark on any adventurist actions if the Soviets do not support us. Jaruzelski said that if there will be