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This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages. © Serangoon Junior College 2018 [Turn over SERANGOON JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2018 Higher 2 HISTORY 9752/01 Paper 1 Shaping the International Order (1945-2000) Wednesday, 12 September 2018 3 hours Additional Materials: Cover Page Answer Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and civics tutorial group in the spaces provided on the cover page and on every sheet of answer paper. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Write clearly the question numbers on the first page of every question attempted and the cover page. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid and 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. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear handwriting in your answer, and to leave two lines between each paragraph on the answer paper.

© Serangoon Junior College 2018 9752/01 2018 JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2 Section A You must answer Question 1. THE EMERGENCE OF BIPOLARITY IN EUROPE 1 Read the sources and then answer the question which follows. Source A There isn’t a doubt in my mind that Russia intends an invasion of Turkey and the seizure of the Black Sea Straits to the Mediterranean. Unless Russia is faced with an iron fist and strong language, another war is in the making. Only one language do they understand – “How many divisions have you?” I do not think we should play compromise any longer. We should refuse to recognise Rumania and Bulgaria until they comply with our requirements... Then we should insist on the return of our ships from Russia and force a settlement of the Lend-Lease Debt of Russia. I’m tired of babying the Soviets. Harry Truman, in a letter to the US Secretary of State James Byrnes, January 5, 1946. Source B The Germans launched the invasion of the USSR through Finland, Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary. The Germans were able to launch the invasion through these countries because in these countries there were then governments that were hostile to the USSR. Needless to say, the Soviet Union lost several times more people than England and the United States of America put together. Possibly there is an inclination in some places to consign to oblivion these colossal sacrifices of the Soviet people, which secured the liberation of Europe from the Hitler yoke. But the Soviet Union cannot forget them. It may be asked what can be surprising about the Soviet Union wanting security in the future, about its attempts to see to it that in these countries there are governments that have loyal relations with the Soviet Union? Is it possible, without taking leave of one’s senses, to charact