CGS 2025 HIST PRELIM P1 QP+MS

This document consists of 7 printed pages. [Turn over. Class: Register No: Name: CRESCENT GIRLS’ SCHOOL SECONDARY FOUR PRELIMINARY EXAM 2025 HISTORY Paper 1 Extension of European control in Southeast Asia and challenges to European dominance, 1870s– 1942 Additional Materials: Writing Paper 2174/01 22 August 2025 1 hour 50 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, register number and class in the spaces provided at the top of this page and on all separate sheets of paper used. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Write all answers on the writing paper provided. Start each question on a fresh page of the writing paper. Start each section on a fresh sheet of paper. At the end of the examination, fasten Section A and Section B separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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 cartoon published in 1933? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. Are you surprised by this source? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source C. How useful is this source as evidence of the impact of British intervention in the Malay States? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources D and E. Both sources differ in their view s on the impact of British colonisation . Whose view do you trust more? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. “British intervention in the Malay States brought benefits to the locals.” How far do the sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 [Turn over British Intervention in the Malay States BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. British intervention in the Malay States significantly reshaped the region’s political, economic, and social landscape from the 19 th century. Politically, the British established indirect rule through Residents and Advisors, reducing the power of Malay rulers. Economically, they transformed the states into key exporters of tin and rubber, integrating them into the global economy but making them dependent on commodity prices. Socially, British policies encouraged the immigration of Chinese