AHS 2025 HIST PRELIM P1 QP+MS.pdf

© Anglican High School Humanities Department 2025 2174/01/S4Prelims/2025 Name: Index No: Class: HISTORY 2174/01 Paper 1: Extension of European control in Southeast Asia and challenges to European dominance, 1870s - 1942 Secondary 4 22 August 2025 Additional Materials: 5 sheets of writing paper 1 hour 50 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Section A. Section B Answer two questions. Start each section on a fresh sheet of paper. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. Hand in the question paper, Section A and Section B separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages. Section A 30 marks Section B Qn. No: ( ) Qn. No: ( ) 20 marks TOTAL: 50 marks Parent’s Name: Parent’s Signature: Date: ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 [Turn over S4

2 © Anglican High School Humanities Department 2025 2174/01/S4Prelims/2025 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Study the background information and all 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 can you learn about the Pangkor Treaty from Source A? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why do you think William Jervois wrote this letter to Sultan Abdullah? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Sources C and D. Are you surprised by Source C? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources E and F. How far does Source F prove that Source E is wrong? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The Pangkor Treaty was a success for the British. ’ How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 © Anglican High School Humanities Department 2025 2174/01/S4Prelims/2025 The Pangkor Treaty BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. On 20 January 1874, Sir Andrew Clarke, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, signed the Pangkor Engagement with the Malay Chiefs of Perak. The treaty represented a major change in British