NJC_SEA History Prelims 2008

NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE General Certificate of Education Advanced Level PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2008 HISTORY 9731/02 Higher 2 Paper 2 History of Southeast Asia, 1900-1997 26 August 2007 3 Hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and registration number on the cover sheet and in the space provided on the answer paper. Write in dark blue or black ink. Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together with the cover sheet. On the cover sheet, please indicate the questions attempted. 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. [Turn over

2 SECTION A: ASEAN, 1967-1997 You must answer Question 1. ASEAN’S EXTERNAL RELATIONS 1 Read the sources, and then answer the question. Source A Reiterating our commitment to the principle in the Bangkok Declaration which established ASEAN in 1967, “that the countries of South East Asia share a primary responsibility for strengthening the economic and social stability of the region and ensuring their peaceful and progressive national development, and that they are determined to ensure stability and security from external interference in any form or manifestation in order to preserve their national identities in accordance with the ideals and aspirations of their peoples”…Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand are determined to exert initially necessary efforts to secure the recognition of, and respect for, Southeast Asia as a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality, free from any form or manner of interference by outside Powers. From the Declaration of the Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN), 1971. Source B After two days of discussions in Kuantan, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn and Indonesian President Suharto agreed on what wa s officially described as a principle to clear up the Kampuchean conflict. The basic idea is simple: Vietnam should not continue to be under Soviet influence, nor should it fall into China’s grip. But the implications, say analysts, are significant: Hanoi, the two leaders seem to be saying, would be welcome to deal with ASEAN once it is rid of superpower influence. And China’s hawkish attitude towards the conflict was not welcomed…This, the Kuantan principle, is patently an attempt to dramatize the 10-year-old call for a zone of peace, freedom and neutrality. In calling on Moscow and Peking to leave Vietnam alone, Hussein was underlining the renewed urgency for the superpowers to keep out. Excerpt from the Far Eastern Economic Review, 1980. Source C ASEAN