ACJC_International History_Preliminary_Examinations_2012

© ACJC 2012 8814/9731/JC2 Preliminary Examinations/12 1 ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE Preliminary Examinations JC2 HISTORY 8814/01 9731/01 Paper 1 International History, 1945-2000 24 August 2012 3 hours Additional Materials: Writing Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. Begin each question on a fresh sheet of paper. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. This document consists of 4 printed pages. © ACJC History Department 2012 [Turn over]

© ACJC 2012 8814/9731/JC2 Preliminary Examinations/12 2 Section A You must answer Question 1. THE UNITED NATIONS AND ANGOLA 1 Read the sources and then answer the question. When answering Question 1 candidates are advised to pay particular attention to the in terpretation and evaluation of the Sources both individually and as a group. Source A Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council demands that all countries freeze assets of UNITA in their territories, deciding further that Member States should: a) prevent contacts with UNITA in areas where state administration had not been extended; b) prohibit the import of diamonds not controlled through the certificate of origin scheme or Angolan government; c) prevent the sale of mining equipment to areas not under state administration; d) prevent the sale of motorized vehicles or watercraft and equipment or spare parts. It also reaffirms Resolution 864 (1993) prohibiting the sale of arms, petroleum , and related products to UNITA. From the UN Security Council Resolution 1173, 12 June 1998. Source B Angola had been at war since the 1970s. When the Portuguese scuttled their colony in 1975, granting an ill-prepared independence, the country descended into a gruesome Cold War battlefield. The principle antagonists were UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) led by Jonas Savimbi and backed by the United States, and a Soviet-supported Marxist movement led by Jose Eduardo dos Santos, and aided by