CJC_H2_HIST_SEA_P2

© CJC 2016 This paper consists of 4 printed pages. CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2016 HISTORY 9731/02 Paper 2 History of Southeast Asia, 1900 - 1997 Monday, 29 August 2016 0800-1100hrs (3 hours) No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and home tutorial group on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES All questions in this paper carry equal marks. Start each answer on a fresh sheet of paper. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.

© CJC 2016 This paper consists of 4 printed pages. Section A You must answer Question 1. ASEAN after the Cold War 1. Read the sources and then answer the question which follows. When answering Question 1 candidates are advised to pay particular attention to the interpretation and evaluation of the sources both individually and as a group. Source A ASEAN’s irrelevance or even death has been predicted several times before. At its birth in 1967, few people thought it would live to see another decade, given that the two previous attempts at regional cooperation in Southeast Asia — the Association of Southeast A sia and the MAPHILINDO (Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia) concept — ended within a few years after their creation. The end of the Cold War in 1991 and the outbreak of the Asian financial crisis in 1997, have all been seen as critical blows to ASEAN. Moreover, what is the state of intra-ASEAN relations? The lack of solidarity does not inspire confidence and simmering rivalries and mistrust continue to cloud relationships within ASEAN member states. View from a US based ASEAN Studies Centre, 2011. Source B The Paris Peace Agreement on Cambodia was signed … on 23 October 1991. It was greeted by the ASEAN states with a strong sense of euphoria and self -congratulation. Speaking at the concluding session of the Paris conference…Foreign Secretary Raul Manglap us of the Philippines, “acknowledge[d] with pride…the successful contribution of ASEAN to the process that produced this triumphal event.” Malaysia’s Foreign Minister reminded the conference delegates that ASEAN had “always, despite the many obstacles, per sisted in its search for a peaceful and comprehensive settlement of the Cambodian conflict” and should therefore be entitled to “a sense of fulfilment and achievement”. An excerpt from a book about Southeast Asia, written by a historian in 2001. Source C We, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers, express our serious concern over recent developments which affect peace and stability