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© SAJC 2018 9752/01/J2/Prelims/18 ST ANDREW’S JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examinations General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 2 HISTORY Paper 1: Shaping the International Order (1945-2000) 9752/01 17 Sept 2018 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, 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. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. _________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 5 printed pages and 1 blank page. [ T u r n O v e r

3 © SAJC 2018 9752/01/J2/Prelims/18 Section A You must answer Question 1. EMERGENCE OF BIPOLARITY AFTER WORLD WAR II 1. Read the sources and answer the questions which follow. Source A The peoples of a number of countries of the world have recently had totalitarian regimes forced upon them against their will. The Government of the United States has made frequent protests against coercion and intimidation in violation of the Yalta Agreement in Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. I must also state that a number of other countries have similar developments. At the present moment in world history, nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not a free one. One way of life is based upon the will of the majority and is distinguished by free institutions, representative government, free elections, guarantees of individual liberty, fr eedom of speech and religion, and freedom from political oppression. The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority. It relies upon terror and oppression, a controlled press and radio, fixed elections, and the suppression of personal freedoms. The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery. They spread and grow in the evil soil of poverty and strife. The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. Truman in a speech to Congress, 12 March 1947. Source B Economists have long debated the real value of the Marshall Plan to European economies. Some have said that the effect was only marginal. Others have argued that in certain countries, like Greece, it was decisive. Between 1948 and 1952, a total of $13.7 billion was spent by the United States on Marshall aid. No one can question the generosi