(CHIJ SNGS) S4 FullHist Paper 1 PRELIM 2022-1

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: _____________ PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ORDINARY LEVEL HISTORY Paper 1: European Dominance and Challenges (1870s – 1945) 2174/01 19 August 2022 1 hour 40 minutes 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 on both sides of the paper. Do not use highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer one question. 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. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. You may keep the question paper. This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages. [Turn Over

2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study 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 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. What is the message of the source? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How far does Source C prove that Hindenburg made the ‘ right choice’ in Source B? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Source D. How useful is Source D in telling us about how Hitler’s rule impacted workers? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Source E. Are you surprised by this source? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all sources. “Hitler was the hero of Germany .” How far do the sources support this view? Explain your answer. [8]

3 Hitler’s Germany BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Hitler assumed the German chancellorship in January 1933 during a time of great instability in the country. On top of a political crisis, the German economy was in dire straits. A large proportion of Germany’s work force was unemployed. By 1936 however, most of the jobless had disappeared from official unemployment statistics. How did Hitler pull it off? Had Hitler and the Nazis accomplished an extraordinary feat no other industrialised nation had? Source A: A cartoon published in a magazine in March 1933. The caption reads, “Hitler in the role of Nero1: Just as Old Rome died, may communism do the same – in a great fire”. 1: Nero was an infamous Roman emperor known for his corrupt practices and political murders. He was a passionate musician and according to legend, was playing his fiddle while Rome