CAT HIGH 2025 HIST PRELIM P1 QP+MS

[Turn over Name: Index Number: Class: CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination Secondary 4 (O-Level Programme) HISTORY 2174/01 Paper 1: Extension of European control in Southeast Asia and challenges to European dominance, 1870s-1942 Additional Materials: Answer Booklets 27 August 2025 1 hr 50 mins READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, index number and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE ON THE MARGINS. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Write all answers on the Answer Booklets provided. For examiner’s use only: Section A / 30 m Section B / 20 m Total / 50 marks At the end of the examination, submit Section A and 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.

2 ©CHS 2025 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 to 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. Are you surprised by what Gladstone says? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How similar are the sources? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source D. What can you learn from this source about British intervention in the Malay States? Explain your answer. [5] (d) Study Sources E and F. (e) How far does what Carnarvon say in Source F prove what Jervois says in Source E wrong? Explain your answer. Study all sources. ‘The British intervened in the Malay States for self-interest’. How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [6] [8]

3 ©CHS 2025 [Turn over Did the British intervene in the Malay States for self-interest? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Prior to 1874 the British followed their policy of non -intervention in the Malay States as their interests