2013_AJC_H1_History_P1

9731/01 & 8814/01 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and PDG on all the work you hand in, including this cover sheet. Write the question numbers of the questions attempted on this cover page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Start each answer on a fresh piece of writing paper. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. Start each answer on a fresh piece of writing paper. Draw a right-hand margin on every page of your answer script. At the end of the examination, fasten the answer to each question separately, with this cover sheet attached on top of your answer to the first question. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. Name : __________________________________ PDG : __________________________________ This document consists of 5 printed pages, including this page. ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2013 Higher 2/1 HISTORY Paper 1 International History, 1945-2000 No Additional Materials are required. 9731/01 8814/01 Mon 02 September 2013 3 hours Question No. Marks Section A 1 /25 Section B /25 /25 /25 Total Marks: /100

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© Anderson Junior College 9731/01 & 8814/01 3 Section A    You must answer Question 1.   The United Nations and the Suez Crisis  1   Read the sources carefully before answering the question.    Source A     The big powers had selected Mr. Hammarskjold as new  Secretary‐General because they believed  he would be content to be the efficient administrator and avoid a politically controversial role. In  the Suez crisis, Hammarskjold surprised many people by the force of his attack on Israel, Britain and  France for  their invasion of Egypt following the seizure of the Suez Canal by President Gamal Abdel  Nasser.  The  British  and  the  French  were  unprepared  for  the  new  political  role  he  had  assumed.  Under pressure from the United Nations and the United States, they and the Israelis withdrew their  forces.  On  instructions  from  the  General  Assembly,  Hammarskjold  also  organized  in  forty‐eight  hours  the  United  Nations  Emergency  Force  for  the  Middle  East,  which  remains  on  watch  along  Israel's frontiers and has reduced border incidents to a few minor infractions a year.                         From the New York Times, 1961.      Source B     Before consenting  to the arrival of the Force on its territory, Egypt wished to have certain points in  the  Assembly  resolution  clarified.  In  particular,  it  wanted  to  know  whether,  when  the  Force  reached the Armistice Demarcation Line, how long the Force would stay, whether it was supposed  to have functions in the Suez Canal area apart from observing the withd