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© SAJC 2016 8814/9731/01/16 Preliminary Examinations 1 ST ANDREW’S JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examinations General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 1 & Higher 2 HISTORY Paper 1 International History, 1945-2000 8814/01 9731/01 30 August 2016 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. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. Start each answer on a fresh piece of writing paper. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. This document consists of 4 printed pages. [Turn Over

© SAJC 2016 8814/9731/01/16 Preliminary Examinations 2 Section A You must answer Question 1. THE UNITED NATIONS AND TERRORISM 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 The General Assembly, Expresses deep concern over increasing acts of international terrorism which endanger or take innocent human lives or jeopardize fundamental freedoms; Urges States to devote their immediate attention to finding just and peaceful solutions to the underlying causes which give rise to such acts of violence Reaffirms the inalienable right to self-determination and independence of all peoples under colonial and racist regimes and other forms of alien domination, and upholds the legitimacy of their struggle, in particular the struggle of national liberation movement; … Invites States to become parties to the existing in ternational conventions which relate to various aspects of the problem of international terrorism Invites States to take all appropriate measures at the national level with a view to the speedy and final elimination of the problem, bearing in mind the provisions of paragraph 3 above… From United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3034, December 1972. Source B Throughout the 1990s economic sanctions were the main policy instrument in the fight against terrorism. In January 1992, at the Security Counc il’s first ever meeting of the Heads of State and Government, the members of the Security Council “expressed their deep concern over acts of international terrorism and emphasized the need for the international community to deal effectively with all such acts.” In March 1992, the Security Council backed up its rhetorical commitme