CAT HIGH 2025 H(E) QP+MS

[Turn over Name: Index Number: Class: CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination Secondary 4 (O-Level Programme) HUMANITIES (HISTORY) 2261/02 Paper 2: The Making of the Contemporary World Order (1900s-1991) Additional Materials: Answer Booklets 29 August 2025 1 hr 50 mins READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, index number and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE ON THE MARGINS. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Write all answers on the Answer Booklets provided. For examiner’s use only: Section A / 30 m Section B / 20 m Total / 50 marks At the end of the examination, submit Section A and B separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages.

2 ©CHS 2025 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 to 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. What is the message of the card? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How far does source B make you surprised by what source C says about the Inchon landings? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source D. How reliable are Truman’s claims? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source F. (e) How useful is this source in helping us understand the role of General MacArthur in the Korean war? Explain your answer. Study all the sources. ‘General MacArthur was a poor military leader .’ How far do these sources support this view ? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [5] [8]

3 ©CHS 2025 [Turn over General Douglas MacArthur and the Korean war BACKGROUND INFORMATION When North Korean troops poured across the border to invade South Korea, on 25 June 1950, President Harry Truman was determined to resist the impending Communist takeover. Through the approval of the Security Council, a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force under the Command of General Douglas MacArthur were swiftly deployed to help defend South Korea. MacArthur’s tactical acumen was evident. When UN forces were pushed to the Pusan Perimeter, he planned an amphibious landing of forces an In cheon on 15th September 1950, taking the North Koreans by surprise and forcing them to retrea