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Temasek Junior College 2016 [Turn over   TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examinations 2016 HIGHER 2   HISTORY 9731/02 Paper 2 History of Southeast Asia, c1900-1997 15 September 2016 3 hours   Additional Materials: Writing Paper   READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and CG on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the writing paper. Start each answer on a fresh piece of writing paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks [25]. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear handwriting in your answer. This question paper consists of 4 printed pages.

2    Temasek Junior College 2016   Section A You must answer Question 1. ASEAN IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA 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 end of the Cold War in Asia resulted in overall relaxation of tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. For ASEAN countries, it meant the end of the security threat from Vietnam and the security concerns about the Soviet Union. The Cambodian conflict was settled because Vietnam could sustain neither its occupation of Cambodia nor its confrontation with China without large-scale Soviet support which was no longer forth-coming. So the Socialist countries of Southeast Asia had no alternative to economic liberalisation and cooperation with the major capitalist powers and the non-Communist states of Southeast Asia. New market- oriented economies and new centres of rapid gr owth, especially Vietnam, emerged. With Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia becoming part of the Southeast Asian mainstream, the great divide between ASEAN and Indochina came to an end, opening new possibilities of economic and political cooperation. Adapted from an academic article by a scholar specialising in ASEAN affairs, 1997. Source B ASEAN must stay focused on basic principles: sovereign equality, consensus decision-making, domestic non-interference, and open economies. Unlike the European Union, ASEAN is an organisation for regional cooperation, not a supranational body at the expense of individual sovereignty. It was designed to manage political and security relations within the region and with major powers. For 30 years, ASEAN has successfully maintained regional peace and built a sense of community. Thi