CGSS 2025 H(E) QP+MS Prelim

CEDAR GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 SECONDARY FOUR 1 CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER HUMANITIES (HISTORY) 2261/02 Paper 2 The Making of the 20th Century Modern World, 1910s– 1991 22 August 2025 1 hour 50 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on your question paper and 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. Before the start of the examination, detach the cover sheet at the back of your question paper and staple it on top of the writing paper provided. Write all answers in this answer booklet and check that all writing sheets are properly fastened. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 6 printed pages and 1 cover sheet.

2 [Turn Over 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. How useful is this source to understanding USA’s policy after World War II? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How far does Source B prove Source C is wrong about causes of tension in post- war Europe? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source D. Does the cartoonist support the formation of NATO in 1949 ? Explain your answer. [5] (d) Study Source E. How surprised are you by the source? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The Soviet Union was only trying to protect itself after World War II.’ How far do the sources support this statement? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 [Turn Over How did the Soviet Union’s actions affect the breakdown of wartime alliances in the post-war years? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. After World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States emerged as the two dominant superpowers, each seeking to shape the postwar world according to their own political and economic systems. Europe became the main battleground for their rivalry, as bot h powers aimed to expand their influence and secure their interests. The United States introduced the Truman Doctrine in 1947 to con