NHHS 2025 HIST PRELIM P1 QP

CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE CLASS INDEX NUMBER NUMBER HISTORY 2174/01 Paper 1 Extension of European control in Southeast Asia and challenges to European dominance, 1870s-1942 29 August 2025 1 hour 50 minutes No Additional materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the first cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. _________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 6 printed pages. S 2 3 8 6 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination

2 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2174/01/2025 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 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 were 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. What is the cartoonist’s attitude towards the British? Using details from the source, explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Sources C and D. In what ways are Sources C and D different? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E. How far does this source prove that British intervention was welcomed? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The signing of the Pangkor Treaty was well -supported by the parties involved.’ How far do the sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2174/01/2025 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION [Turn over] The Pangkor Treaty 1874 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. In January 1874, Sir Andrew Clarke, Governor of the Straits Settlements, signed the Pangkor Treaty with Malay Chiefs in the state of Perak. It took place on board a colonial warship where invested parties in Perak attended, with a translator to facilitate the translation of the terms of the Pangkor Treaty with the Malay chiefs. The signing of the treaty was preceded by a period of economic disruption and social turmoil. The Pangkor Treaty signalled the increased intervention of the British in Malaya, eventually leading to indirect and direct rule being exercised incrementally in the years that followed. Give