NHHS 2025 H(E) QP

CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE CLASS INDEX NUMBER NUMBER HUMANITIES (HISTORY) 2261/02 Paper 2 The Making of the 20th Century Modern World, 1910s-1991 26 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 questions. 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 and 0 blank pages. S 2 3 8 6 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination

2 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2261/02 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 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 source implying about the Korean War ? Using your own knowledge and details from the source, explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. How useful is this source about China’s entry into the Korean War ? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source C. Why do you think Kim Il Sung made this speech? Explain your answer. [5] (d) Study Sources D and E. How far does Source D make you surprised by what Source E shows about the involvement of the US in the Korean War ? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The communist countries were responsible for increasing the tensions in Korea.’ How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your view. [8]

3 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2261/02 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION [Turn over] The Korean War BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. The Korean War began on 25 June 1950, when North Korean forces, under the leadership of Kim Il Sung, crossed the 38 th Parallel and invaded South Korea. This aggressive action triggered a rapid international response and led to a three-year conflict that devastated the Korean Peninsula. North Korea’s invasion was a clear act of aggression, but it is debat able whether it was entirely a North Korean initiative or encouraged by Stalin and Mao Zedong. On the other hand, historians also identified that