SACSS Sec 2 History 2023 WA3

Name Index Number Class ST. ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL Weighted Assessment (Term 3) 2023 Secondary 2 HISTORY G3 19/07/2023 Setter: Ms Nicole Quek 50 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. 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 an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 17 marks. 17 Name of Subject Teacher: Parent’s signature This document consists of 6 printed pages. [Turn over

2 How did the people in Singapore respond to the British after WWII? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. The years following the Japanese Occupation saw the return of British rule in Singapore. However, the British were no longer respected by the people of Singapore, who suffered during the postwar years due to problems like housing challenges and food shortages. Therefore, they started questioning the effectiveness of British rule in Singapore. Study the following sources to find out how the people in Singapore reacted to British rule in the postwar years. Source A: A cartoonist’s impression of the Anti-National Service Riots in 1954. SACSS WA3 2023 History /2G3

3 Source B: An adapted open letter issued by the Singapore People’s Anti-British Union on 1 st April 1954, about the National Service Ordinance. The British Emperor madly and meanly imposed the ‘National Service Ordinance’ on all of us. What they want is to collect and gather all our innocent youngsters to be their ammunitions*, to be used by the British for invading. Dear brothers of all nationalities! Asians definitely do not like to kill each other! All of us must be united immediately! * Ammunitions : Explosive military weapons Source C: Adapted report of the Maria Hertogh Riots taken from the Daily Telegraph, reproduced in The Straits Times, 14 December 1950. The handling of the situation by the Government is inappropriate. It is not yet clear how Maria Hertogh, the Muslim girl, came to be placed in a Christian convent. A quarrel which was purely the concern of the Dutch had been allowed to cause widespread disturbances and casualties in a British colony, spreading hatred against the British. Source D: Comments by Mr Khoo Teng Soon, made in 1988. He was working as the editor of The Straits Times during the Maria Hertogh Riots. The Straits Times sent photographers there. And this was something I did and I regret up till today. You know we published a picture and that was my decision to publish that picture of her kneeling in the convent before the Virgin Mary. That time of course I was very young and I did not realise that just a photo like that could start a riot and result in the loss of quite a number of lives. I think it was foolish of the judge to hand her over to the convent. * The Sunday Times and The Singapore Standard were Singapore newspapers published in English. Copyright Acknowledgements: Source A: Adapted from: https://ilovehistoryhomework.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/anti-ns-riots.jpg Source B: Adapted from: Lee Geok Boi, ‘Issue 7 of Colony to Nation’ Source C: Adapted from: The Straits Times, https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19501214-1.2.11?ST Source D: http://ifonlysingaporeans.blogspot.sg/2012/03/reflections-on-maria-hertogh-riots.html SACSS WA3 2023 History /2G3

4 Source-Based Case Study Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A What can you tell from the source about the Anti-National Service Riots? Explain your answer. [5] …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................... SACSS WA3 2023 History /2G3

5 (b) Study Source B. Why was this letter published? Explain your answer. [6] …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………...……………………. SACSS WA3 2023 History /2G3

6 (c) Study Sources C and D. How different are the sources? Explain your answer. [6] ……