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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and PDG on all the work you hand in, including this cover sheet. Write in dark blue or black pen. Start each answer on a fresh piece of writing paper. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. At the end of the examination, fasten the answer to each question separately, with this cover sheet attached on top of your answer to the first question. Indicate the question numbers of the questions attempted in the table below. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. Name : __________________________________ PDG : __________________________________ This document consists of 4 printed pages, including this page. ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2009 Higher 1 Higher 2 HISTORY Paper 1 International History, 1945-2000 No Additional Materials are required. 8814/01 9731/01 Wed 16 Sep 09 3 hours Question No. Marks Section A 1 /25 Section B /25 /25 /25 Total Marks: /100

© Anderson Junior College 8814/9731/01 2 Section A You must answer Question 1. THE UNITED NATIONS AND EAST TIMOR 1 Read the sources and then answer the question. Source A Jakarta entered serious negoti ations on East Timor for the first time in a quarter -century following interim president B. J. Habibie's announcement in January 1999 that the East Timorese could have their freedom if they no longer wanted to be part of Indonesia. And, on 5 May , Indonesia and Portugal (the legal administering power for East Timor) agreed on the process for the 30 August popular consultation. The UN and Portugal believed that establishing a UN presence in East Timor was an essential wedge, and conceded much to enable this. They allowed tens of thousands of Indonesian troops to remain in East Timor during the referendum, and gave exclusive responsibility for security to the Indonesian police. Indonesia, on the other hand, thought they could scare the people of East Timor into voting to be a province of Indonesia. The UN took one step to address the growing climate of fear – they proclaimed, with posters and banners, that “No matter what the outcome on 30 August , UNAMET will NOT leave after the consultation”. Adapted from an article published by the East Timor Action Network of the US, autumn 1999. Source B Indonesia finally agreed in 1999 to let the East Timorese choose between independence and local autonomy. Militia loyal to Indonesia, apparently assisted by the military, tried in vain to use terror to discourage a vote for independence. When the referendum showed overwhelming support for independence, the loyalists went on the rampage, murdering hundreds and reducing towns to ruins. An international peacekeeping forc e halted the mayhe