NCHS 2025 H(E) QP+MS

Name: Register Number: Class: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 SECONDARY FOUR HUMANITIES (HISTORY) Paper 2 2261/02 25 August 2025, Monday 1 hour 50 minutes Additional Material: Writing Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Start your answer for Section B on a fresh page. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total marks for this paper is 50. This document consists of 5 printed pages including the cover page.

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 did the Soviet Ambassador send the telegram to the Soviet leadership? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. How useful is the source as evidence about the Marshall Plan? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source C. Are you surprised by what the source says about the Marshall Plan? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources D and E. Does Source D prove Source E wrong about the Marshall Plan? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all sources. ‘The US introduction of the Marshall Plan was justified’. How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8] 2

The Marshall Plan BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. After World War 2, the relationship between the USA and USSR steadily worsened. This tension arose primarily due to their competition and rivalry for influence in Europe. Both countries attempted to achieve this through a series o