AHS 2025 HIST PRELIM P2 QP+MS.pdf

1 © Anglican High School Humanities Department 2025 2174/02/S4Prelims/2025 Name: Index No: Class: ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 _________________________________________________________________________ HISTORY 2174/02 Paper 2: Developments in the post-World War II world: The Cold War and decolonization in Southeast Asia, 1940s - 1991 27 August 2025 Secondary 4 1 hour 50 minutes Additional Materials: 5 sheets of writing paper _______________________________________________________________ __________________ 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 Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. 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 6 printed pages. Section A 30 marks Section B Qn. No: ( ) Qn. No: ( ) 20 marks TOTAL: 50 marks Parent’s Name: Parent’s Signature: Date: [Turn over S4

2 © Anglican High School Humanities Department 2025 2174/02/S4Prelims/2025 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates 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 from this source about the Cold War ? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why was this cartoon published? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source C. How useful is Source C as evidence about the start of the Cold War? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources D and E. After reading Source D, does it make Source E surprising ? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. “The Cold War was caused by American actions.” 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 2174/02/S4Prelims/2025 The Outbreak of the Cold War BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. The Cold War spanned four decades and defined worldwide political alignments. Western hostility towards the USSR existed at its founding , as t he Soviets sought