RI_2020_History_Prelims_Paper_2

1 © Raffles Institution 2020 [Turn over RAFFLES INSTITUTION PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2020 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 2 HISTORY 9752/02 Paper 2 The Making of Independent Southeast Asia (Independence to 2000) September 2020 3 hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your full name, class and index number on the answer booklet(s). Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Use only the answer booklet provided and use both sides of the paper. This document consists of 5 printed pages, and 1 blank page.

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3 © Raffles Institution 2020 [Turn over Section A You must answer Question 1. ASEAN IN THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD 1 Read the sources and answer the questions which follow. Source A ASEAN will continue to contribute to the stability, security and prosperity of the Asia -Pacific countries. ASEAN created the ASEAN Regional Forum. It initiat ed the Asia- Europe Meeting. ASEAN members also play an active role in the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation. These gatherings build confidence and strengthen ties between regions. They lead to mo re trade and investments and a better understanding of each other. ASEAN’s key strength is its openness. It is outward- looking. It is now reachi ng out to other regional groups. Its leaders will soon have a summit meeting with leaders from China, Japan and Korea. These meetings will lead to greater co-operation and understanding amongst East Asian countries. ASEAN is growing in strength. Its Free Trade Area or AFTA will be followed by liberalisation in the investment and services sectors. These moves are not painless. But they have to be made. They will integrate the ASEAN economies, turning them into one huge market-place. This will benefit all the people in ASEAN. From the statement by PM Goh Chok Tong on the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN, 1997. Source B The ministers found it necessary to meet jointly because, as the recent financial crisis has shown, the utmost consultation and coordination must be undertaken among themselves and their ministries in order for the ASEAN member countries to effectively meet the challenges facing the region. In this context, the ministers resolved to ensure closer consultation and coordination in developing regional responses to the financial crisis and its economic, soc ial and political consequences. They likewise affirmed the need to advance the integration of ASEAN’s economies, and to address the challenges and opportunities of the time, some of which are increasingly transnational in scope. The ministers expressed their support for sustaining reforms and regional economic and financial cooperation, and encouraged a further deepening of the i