VJC 2019 Prelim H2 History P2

1 © VJC 2019 9752/02 | JC2 Preliminary Examination VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 HIGHER 2 H2 History 9752/02 Paper 2 24 September 2019 The Making of Independent Southeast Asia (Independence-2000) 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid/tape. 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 is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 6 printed pages. [Turn over

2 © VJC 2019 9752/02 | JC2 Preliminary Examination Section A You must answer Question 1. CONFLICT OVER THE FORMATION OF MALAYSIA 1 Read the sources and answer the questions that follow. Source A The UMNO secretary -general, Syed Ja’afar Albar said today that the Indonesian Government’s policy of ‘confrontation’ towards Malaya was an attempt to distract the Indonesians from their economic difficulties. He told a Press conference: “After the West Irian issue was settled, Subandrio (Indonesian Foreign Minister) and President Sukarno created another international issue by making wild accusations against Malaya and Tunku Abdul Rahman.” Syed Ja’afar said: “We are not hostile to Indonesia but to the Indonesian Communist Party. Maybe Indonesia is hostile to Malaya. We have twice invited President Sukarno to visit Malaya but the Indonesian Government did not even have the courtesy to reply our invitation,” he said. Syed Ja’afar said that Indonesia could not adopt a policy of confrontation towards Malaya as they had with the Dutch. “If this policy of confrontation is continued, it will boomerang because the people there who are suffering come from the same stock,” he said. “The Indonesian Government cannot offer the Indonesians anything except fiery speeches.” From an article published in a Singapore newspaper, 25 January 1963. Source B Mr Lee said Singapore was giving full support to the establishment of Malaysia, the proposed federation sponsored by Malaya which was now openly criticised by Indonesia. Mr Lee indicated Singapore’s sympathies were with Malaya in what appears to be a serious and growing problem with Indonesia. Mr Lee attributed what has become daily Indonesian criticism of Malaya and Malaysia as being instigated by Communists who want to keep the three North Borneo territories out of a stable federation. ‘Unless the Communists begin the shouting now, it becomes more difficult [to challenge the formation of Malaysia].’ Mr Lee said some Indonesians talked of North Borneo as ‘Kalimantan Utara’, a name indica