NJC_H2_HIST_P2 (SEA)

1 NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE General Certificate of Education Advanced Level SH2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2015 HISTORY 9731/02 Higher 2 Paper 2 16 Sept 2015 History of Southeast Asia, c.1900-1997 3 Hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and registration number in the space provided on the answer paper. Write in dark blue or black ink. Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided. Please start each answer on a fresh sheet of paper, and label your answers clearly according to the question number. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. Please place the cover sheet in front of your examination script. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. This question paper consists of 4 printed pages.

2 Section A You must answer Question 1. ASEAN WAY AND REGIONAL COOPERATION 1. Read the sources and then answer the question. Source A This Summit is taking place at a time when our region is facing unprecedented challenges. One of them is the strengthening of ASEAN unity. In an organization composed of 9 nations, and hopefully soon to be 10, it is natural that while we enjoy many similarities, there are also differences in levels of development and outlooks. However, there are some people, particularly from outside the region, who are criticising ASEAN values and the ASEAN way of life. But these people are wrong. Some nations may be readjusting politically, economically and socially to new circumstances and conditions, but all ASEAN members remain united in the commitment to ASEAN ideals for regional integration. The ASEAN way of seeking consensus continues to be valid today. By pursuing quiet diplomacy and enhanced positive interaction, we shall surely be able to overcome the pessimists and build an ASEAN worthy of taking its rightful place in the international community. We remain confident that the solidarity of our Association can be further consolidated by reaffirming the guiding principles of respect for sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of one another. Opening Remark by Senior General Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar, at the 6th ASEAN Summit, December 1998 Source B The idea of a free trade zone within ASEAN is at the moment “taboo”, and something the regional five do not discuss, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday at a press conference in the Istana. The Prime Minister said the term ‘free trade zone’ aroused immediate “tremendous emotional upset”. He added: “The idea of having to compete on par within ASEAN and having to lower one’s barriers of ta