PJC_H2 _ H1 History_Prelim Exam Paper 1 2008 H1 H2 Year 2

Candidate's Name : _____________________________ CT Group : ______ Index no.________ PIONEER JUNIOR COLLEGE JC 2 Preliminary Examination International History, 1945-2000 H2 9731 H1 8814 Wednesday 10 th Sept 2008 3 Hr INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: You must answer Question 1 from Section A. Answer any three questions from question B. Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided. If you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together. Attach the cover page of the paper with the answer scrips. Information to candidates: All questions in this paper carry equal marks. You are reminded of the need for grammatically correct English and clear presentation in your answers. Question No. Full Marks Marks Obtained ( 1 ) /25 ( 2 ) /25 ( 3 ) /25 ( 4 ) /25 TOTAL: 100 1

‘Uniting for Peace Resolution’ of the UN General Assembly, November 1950. 2

Now answer the following question. 1) How far do Sources A-E support the view that the UN General Assembly was given a more powerful role than the UN Security Council in the maintenance of international peace? 3

4 Section B Answer any 3 questions from this section. 1) ‘The USA and the USSR were equally aggressive towards each other and thus equally responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War.’ How far do you agree with this view of the period 1945 to 1949? 2) ‘The Soviet Union was to blame for the outbreak of the Cuban Missile Crisis.’ Discuss. 3) To what extent can the 1973 oil crisis be regarded as a turning point in the development of the global economy? 4) Assess the view that agricultural reform was the most important reform accounting for China’s phenomenal economic growth from 1979 to the 1990s. 5) Was the role of external forces more a source of stability than instability in the Middle East between 1945 and 2000? The End