CGS 2025 HIST PRELIM P2 QP+MS

Class: Register No: Name: CRESCENT GIRLS’ SCHOOL SECONDARY FOUR PRELIMINARY EXAM 2025 HISTORY Paper 2 Developments in the post-World War II world: The ________ Cold War and decolonisation in Southeast Asia, ________ 1940s – 1991 Additional Materials: Answer Paper 2174/02 21 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. At the end of the examination, submit 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, including the cover page. [Turn Over

2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study Question 1 is 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 source published after the Yalta Conference? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How similar are these two sources as evidence of the USA relations with the USSR? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Sources D and E. How far does Source E prove Source D to be wrong about Soviet demands? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source F. Does Source F make you surprised about decisions at Yalta? Explain your answer. [5] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The Soviet Union’s actions at Yalta contributed to the worsening of relations between the US A and Soviet Union.’ How far do these sources _support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

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