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This paper consists of 1 printed pages.Page 1 of 1 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2016Subject:Combined Humanities/History ElectivePaper:2204/03Level:Secondary 4 ExpressDate:13 September 2016Duration:1 hour 40 minutesREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRSTWrite your index number and name on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.Section A: You must answer all parts of Question 1Section B: You must answer one question.At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.The total mark for this paper is 50. NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL

Nan Hua High SchoolPreliminary Examination 2016History 2204/03 Page 2 of 17 Section A (Source-Based Case Study)Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates.You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources you were 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.Why was this poster published? Explain your answer using details of the cartoon and your own knowledge.[5](b)Study Source B.Do you trust what Truman said about the Korean War? Explain your answer.[6](c)Study Source C.How useful is this source as evidence of the need for US involvement in the Korean War? Explain your answer.[6](d)Study Source D and E.How similar are the sources on the reasons for US intervention in the Korean War? Explain your answer.[5] (e)Study all sources. To what extent do the sources show that the USA was involved in the Korean War to support the UN? Explain your answer.[8]

Nan Hua High SchoolPreliminary Examination 2016History 2204/03 Page 3 of 17 What motivated the USA to intervene in the Korean War?Source A: A poster entitled: Chinese People Defending World Peace and Against US Aggression 1951.Caption reads: Resist US and Support Korea to Save Neighbours and Ourselves Source B: President Truman’s memoirs, 1956.Source C: American Senator Tom Connally speaking in 1950. He was strongly anti-Communist. In my generation this was not the first time that the strong had attacked the weak. I remember how each time the democracies failed to act it encouraged the aggressors to keep going. Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini and the Japanese had acted then, fifteen and twenty years ago. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall, Communist leaders would be encouraged to invade nations closer to our shores.If the UN is ever going to do anything, this is the time, and if