(CHIJ SNGS) S4 Humanities History_PRELIM 2022-1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: _________ CHIJ ST NICHOLAS GIRLS’ SCHOOL Secondary 4 Preliminary Examinations (50 Marks) HUMANITIES (HISTORY) _____________________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, register number, and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use highlighters, glue, correction fluid or correction tape. Answer all questions. Write all answers on writing paper. You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers. At the end of the test, fasten all your work securely together. Keep your question paper. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 50. ______________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 7 printed pages and 2 blank pages. [Turn over 2273/02 19 August 2022 1 hour 40 minutes

2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 (a) Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about Trotsky? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B How surprised are you by this source? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source C. How useful is this source about Stalin’s rise to power? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources D and E. How far does Source D prove that Source E is false? Explain your answer. ` [6] (e) Study all the sources ‘Stalin rose to power in the USSR solely due to Trotsky’s unpopularity’. How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 Stalin’s Rise to Power BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. In 1921, Stalin was appointed to the position of General Secretary. Stalin had great power in the Party due to this. He was able to create a network of supporters, especially amongst the rank-and-file Party members. Initially, Stalin’s main rival Trotsky was a significant figure in the Communist Party. Many prominent party members such as Zinoviev and Kamanev did not think highly of Stalin and thought of him as uneducated. Instead, they sided with Trotsky. After Lenin’s death in 1924, Trotsky and Stalin were the main competitors to lead Soviet Union. However, by then, Trotsky’s ideas of ‘permanent revolution’ which