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1  Temasek Junior College 2017 [Turn Over   TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examinations HIGHER 2   HISTORY 9752/2 Paper 2 The Making of Independent Southeast Asia (Independence-2000) Tuesday, 12 Sep 2017 3 Hours     No Additional Materials are required.     READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and CG on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Start each answer on a fresh piece of writing paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together, with the cover sheet on top. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear handwriting in your answer. This question paper consists of 5 printed pages.

2  Temasek Junior College 2017 [Turn Over SECTION A You must answer Question 1. REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1 Read the sources and then answer the questions which follow. Source A The existing level of intra-ASEAN trade has always been the rallying point for the 'regionalists', who strongly advocate a rapid growth of intra-regional trade in order to diversify the region's market base and to reduce its overdependence on the industrialised countries. However, the intra-ASEAN trade since 1976 has simply failed to take off in real terms and remains stagnant at around 15 percent level, despite the implementation of some regional trade liberalisation measures. In a sense, the sluggish expansion of intra-regional trade in ASEAN brings to the fore the inefficiency of the technique of trade cooperation adopted by ASEAN. A UN Industrial Development Organisation report on ASEAN published in 1983. Source B ASEAN has made remarkable strides in economic cooperation since its very humble beginnings. Starting with bold and innovative approaches in the late 1980s and early 1990s, ASEAN leaders began to develop more ambitious means of economic cooperation in the creation of an ASEAN Free trade Area at the Fourth Summit in 1992. Since then, ASEAN has expanded coverage of AFTA, expedited the liberalisation process and has embarked on deeper regi onal economic integration accords. While many of these latter initiatives are only now being developed, they are indicative of the intentions of the ASEAN leaders to create a unified marketplace in a wider Southeast Asian region. ASEAN Economic Bulletin, 'Economic Cooperation after 30 years', November 1997. Source C Growth of ASEAN Export to ASEAN members and to the world, 1989-2003