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1 Candidate's Name : _____________________________ CT Group : ______ ` Index no.________ PIONEER JUNIOR COLLEGE History H1/H2 Paper 1 JC 2 Preliminary Examinations 2016 H1 8814 H2 9731 Tues 20 th September 2016 0800 – 1100 hrs INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: Answer Question 1 from Section A and any 3 questions from Section B. Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided. If you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together. Information to candidates: All questions in this paper carry equal marks. You are reminded of the need for grammatically correct English and clear presentation in your answers. For official use Question No. Full Marks Marks Obtained ( 1 ) /25 ( ) /25 ( ) /25 ( ) /25 TOTAL: 100

2 Section A You must answer Question 1. THE UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL 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 Security Council strongly deplores the fact that Libyan Government has not yet responded effectively to the requests to cooperate fully in establishing responsibility for the terrorist acts against Pan Am Flight 103. The Security Council urges the Libyan government to provide a full and effective response to those requests so as to contribute to the elimination of international terrorism, and also urges all states indivi dually and collectively to encourage the Libyan government to respond fully and effectively to these requests. An excerpt from the UN Security Council Resolution 731 issued in January 1992. Source B For decades, the Libyan regime of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi maintained a well- documented history of extensive state sponso rship of terrorism… Throughout the years, Libyan ambitions in the Arab and Muslim worlds, as well as aspirations for influence throughout Africa, have been the main drivers of Libyan support for international terrorism. In recent years, Tripoli has taken many steps to corre ct its past misdeeds, settle international claims, and dissociate itself from its terrorist past… The US State Department had claimed until early last y ear that there have been no cases of Libyan state-sponsored terrorism since 1994. Article by Christopher Boucek, editor of one of Britain’s leading think-tanks, 2005. Source C The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly today to condemn all acts of international terrorism as ‘criminal’. It was the first time that a resolution dealing with terrorism had ever been passed by the As