CAT HIGH 2025 HIST PRELIM P2 QP+MS

[Turn over Name: Index Number: Class: CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination Secondary 4 (O-Level Programme) HISTORY 2174/02 Paper 2: Developments in the post-WWII world: The Cold War and decolonisation in Southeast Asia, 1940s-1991 Additional Materials: Answer Booklets 1 September 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 ©CHS2025 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. Why was the cartoon published? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. How far can you trust what the Soviets are saying about the Berlin Crisis? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D. How far does Source C make you surprised by Source D? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E. (e) What is the message of the source? Explain your answer. Study all the sources. ‘USSR’s actions in the Berlin Crisis deepened Cold War tensions.’ How far do the sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [5] [8]

3 ©CHS2025 Was the USSR responsible for deepening Cold War tensions surrounding the Berlin Crisis? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. The Berlin Crisis on 28 June 1948, was the first major crisis of the Cold War, setting the stage for decades of tensions that were to follow. The USSR had already disagreed with Britain and the USA at Potsdam (July 1945) about what should be done with Germany . The Western Allies and USSR had different aims for what they wanted to do to Germany. Stalin wanted to destroy Germany. On the other side, Britain, France, and the USA wanted to rebuild Germany’s industries through econom