SCGS 2025 H(E) QP

HUMANITIES (HISTORY) 2261/02 The Making of the 20 th Century World Thursday 21 August 2025 1 hour 50 minutes Additional Materials: Cover Pages 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 tape. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions . Write all answers on the writing paper provided. Start each NEW question on a NEW sheet of writing paper.

2 At the end of the examination, fasten all your answers to the Cover Pages and 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 question paper consists of 7 printed pages. [Turn over Section A: Source-Based Case Study 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 which 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 statement made? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. How useful is Source B as evidence about whether the Korean War was a proxy war? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Sources C and D. Having read Source C, are you surprised by Source D? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources E and F. How far does Source E prove Source F wrong? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The Soviet Union was to blame for the outbreak of the Korean War.’ How far do the sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8] [Turn over

3 The Korean War BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. After World War II, the Korean Peninsula was divided along the 38 th parallel, and split into two zones of occupation. The democratic Republic of Korea in the South was led by Syngman Rhee and supported by the United States (US). The communist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was established