CEDAR 2025 HIST PRELIM P1 QP+MS

CEDAR GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 SECONDARY FOUR 1 [Turn Over CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER HISTORY 2174/01 Paper 1 Extension of European control in Southeast Asia and challenges to European dominance, 1870s - 1942 21 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 answer booklet 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. Why was this political cartoon created in 1933? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. How useful is this source as evidence of the lives of children under Nazi Germany? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source C and D. How far does Source D prove Source C wrong about the role of the Gestapo in Germany? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E and F. How different are Sources E and F about the state of Germany’s economy? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘Hitler relied on creating a climate of fear to maintain control over Nazi Germany.’ How far do the sources support this statement? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 [Turn Over How did Hitler maintain control over Nazi Germany? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. After Hitler came into power, he and the Nazi Party sought to establish total control in Germany. This was viewed as necessary to ensure that all in Germany would obey him and follow the government’s policies to strengthen Germany after the humiliation of World War I. His consolidation of power started with the opportu