NYGH 2012-S3BT1-Adv Hist

Register Number: Name: Class: 南洋女子中学校南洋女子中学校南洋女子中学校南洋女子中学校 NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL BLOCK TESTS 1 2012 SECONDARY 3 HUMANITIES PROGRAMME ADVANCED HISTORY Modern World History, c.1900-2000 50 minutes TUESDAY 10 APRIL 2012 1145 to 1235 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Do not turn over the page until you are told to do so. Write your name, register number and class in the spaces provided on the Cover Page and the writing paper. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the writing paper. Answer all questions in Section A and Section B . Begin each question on a fresh page. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together with the Cover Page on top. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Setter: ATAN This document consists of 4 printed pages. NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL [Turn over

2 SECTION A (10 marks) Answer all parts of Question 1. 1 In answering the questions, you should use your kn owledge and understanding of the period to help you interpret and evaluate th e sources. You must use the sources to which you are specifically directed. Issue: How effective was Lenin in dealing with thre ats posed to his regime upon coming to power? Source A: An extract from a Red propaganda leaflet dropped on British soldiers during the Russian Civil War, c.1920 For the first time in history the working people ha ve got control of their country. The workers of all countries are striving to achieve th is objective. We in Russia have succeeded. We have thrown off the rule of the Tsar, of landlords and of capitalists. But we still have tremendous difficulties to overco me. We cannot build a new society in a day. We ask you, are you going to crush us? To help give Russia back to the landlords, the capitalists and the Tsar? Source B: A poster published by the Bolshevik government in 1920. The caption reads: “Lenin cleans the earth of evil spirits.” [Turn over

3 Answer the questions below. a) Study Source A. What is the author’s view of the Allies’ participation in the Russian Civil War? Explain your answer. [4] b) Study Source B. Why do you think the poster portrayed Lenin in this manner? Explain your answer. [6] [Turn over

4 SECTION B (12 marks) Answer Question 2. 2 This question is about the causes of the Russian Revolution in 1917. Why did the Tsarist regime collapse in February/March 1917? Explain your answer. [12] END OF PAPER NYGH gratefully acknowledges the following for the use of the sources in Question 1: Sources A and B: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Russia-GCSE-6002214