RVHS_2021_H2 P1_Prelims

2021 RVHS JC2 Preliminary Exams Page 1 of 8 9752/01 History RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL RVHS JC2 Preliminary Examination 2021 In preparation for the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level HIGHER 2 ______________________________________________________________________ History 9752/01 Paper 1: Shaping the International Order (1945-2000) 14 September 2021 3 hours ______________________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in dark blue or black ink. You may use a HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks in given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

2021 RVHS JC2 Preliminary Exams Page 2 of 8 9752/01 History Section A You must answer Question 1. THE UNITED STATES AND THE KOREAN WAR 1 Read the sources and then answer the questions which follow. Source A Korea has become a testing ground in which the validity and practical value of the ideals and principles of democracy which the Republic (South Korea) is putting into practice are being matched against the practices of Communism which have been imposed on the people of North Korea. The survival and progress of the Republic toward a self-supporting, stable economy will have an immense and far-reaching influence on the people of Asia. The Republic of Korea, and the freedom seeking people of North Korea held under Soviet domination, seek for themselves a united, self -governing and sovereign country, independent of foreign control and support. The United States has a deep interest in the continuing progress of the Korean people toward these objectives. The mos t effective, practical aid which the United States can give toward reaching them will be to assist the Republic to move toward self -support at a decent standard of living. In the absence of such assistance, there can be no real hope of achieving a unified, free and democratic Korea. From a speech by US President Harry Truman to Congress, June 1949. Source B On 25 June, a war launched by the South Korean puppet regime of Syngman Rhee broke out in Korea. The South Korean authorities invaded the territory of North Korea but were repulsed by the People's Army, which then went over to a counteroffensive along the entire front and inflicted a crushing blow on the South Koreans. The report of the start of military operations was greeted by the population of North Korea with c