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2012 International History Prelims Raffles Institution 1 RAFFLES INSTITUTION YEAR 6 PRELIMINARY EXAMS 2012 HISTORY Paper 1 International History, 1945-2000 H2 HISTORY 9731/01 H1 HISTORY 8814/01 13th September 2012 3 Hours COVER SHEET Name : CT class : Question No. For Examiner’s Use Only Marks 1 TOTAL

2012 International History Prelims Raffles Institution 2 RAFFLES INSTITUTION YEAR 6 PRELIMINARY EXAMS 2012 HISTORY Paper 1 International History, 1945-2000 H2 HISTORY 9731/01 H1 HISTORY 8814/01 13th September 2012 3 Hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. Candidates are advised to spend not more than 45 minutes in answering each question. Please attempt each question on a fresh sheet of paper. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. Start each answer on a fresh sheet of paper. At the end of the examination, securely fasten all your work to the cover sheet provided. This document consists of 4 printed pages.

2012 International History Prelims Raffles Institution 3 Section A: The United Nations in Somalia You must answer Question 1 1. Read the sources and then answer the question which follows. Source A Determined to establish as soon as possible the necessary conditions for the delivery of humanitarian assistance wherever needed in Somalia, in conformity with resolutions 751 (1992) and 767 (1992), Determined further to restore peace, stability and law and order with a view to facilitating the process of a political settlement under the auspices of the United Nations, aimed at national reconciliation in Somalia, and encouraging the Secretary -General and his Special Representative to continue and intensify their work at the national and regional levels to promote these objectives, Recognizing that the people of Somalia bear ultimate responsibility for national reconciliation and the reconstruction of their own country. UN Security Council Resolution 794, 1992 Source B It ended with an acknowledgement by the Clinton Administration and the United Nations that their military policies had been wrong and that a solution to the fighting in Somalia could only be achieved by the Somalis themselves. Yet there were successes acknowledged by both the Somalis and relief officials. The famine has ended, and in much of the countryside life is returning to normal. Hundreds of thousands of children were vaccin ated, wells were dug, roads were built and farmers returned to their fields under military protection. And there are positive political signs. After repeated delays, all 15 warrin