2023 JPJC J2 H1 Prelims

Name:__________________________________________Class:_____________ JURONGPIONEERJUNIORCOLLEGEJC2PreliminaryExamination2023 HISTORY 8821/01Higher 1 13September2023 Paper1TheColdWarandtheModernWorld(1945–2000) 3hours Additional materials: WritingPaper READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRSTForCandidate’sUse For Examiner’sUse QuestionNumber MarksObtained 1(a) /10 1(b) /30 /30 /30 Total /100Writeyournameandcivicsclassonall theworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueorblackpenonbothsidesofthepaper.Donotusestaples,paperclips,glueorcorrectionfluid. SectionAAnswer Question1. SectionBAnswer twoquestions. 1

Attheendoftheexamination,fastenall yourworksecurelytogether.Thenumberofmarksisgiveninbrackets[]attheendofeachquestionorpartquestion. YouareremindedoftheneedforgrammaticallycorrectEnglishandclearpresentationinyouranswers. Thisdocumentconsistsof 5printedpagesand3blankpages. 2

SectionA YoumustanswerQuestion1. THEKOREANWAR 1 Readthesourcesandanswerthequestionswhichfollow. SourceA I amfirmlyconvincedthatrightnowisthemostsuitablemomenttotakeaggressivestepsandunitewithoursupportersintheNorth.WewilldrivethepeopleofKimIlSungintoamountainousregionandexhaustthemtherewithhunger. I wantyoutoconvincetheAmericangovernmentleaderstopermitustocleansethecountryandbringorderinourhouse,andforustobegivenallthenecessarymaterialsupport.Thelongerwewait,theharderitwillbetodothis,fortheSovietsarewinningavictoryin theirColdWar. HereinKorea,theyaregivingCommunistagitatorsmoney,weapons,andpropagandaliterature. LetterfromSyngmanRheetohisAmericanadvisor, September1949. SourceB Sincetheestablishmentofthe“DemocraticPeople’s Republic”andthewithdrawalofSoviettroops,the SovietUnionhasmaintainedthe fictionof northernKoreanindependenceand has exercisedits controlthroughthe mediumof theCommunist-dominatedKoreanGovernmentandassociatedpoliticalorganisations.TheSovietEmbassyinPyongyangisheadquartersforthefourtofive-thousand-manSovietmissionin northernKorea.TheSovietmission,infiltratedasadvisersthroughoutthegovernment,economy, andpoliticalorganisations,servesasa guaranteeofnorthernKoreansubservienceandasourceoftechnicalassistance. TheultimatelocalobjectiveoftheSovietUnionandofthenorthernKoreanregimeistheeliminationof thesouthernRepublicof Koreaandtheunificationof theKoreanpeninsulaunderCommunistdomination. AreportbytheCentralIntelligenceAgency, 19June1950. 3

SourceC Note:Thecaptionatthebottomoftheposterreads‘ResisttheUnitedStatesandHelpNorthKorea;SaveourNeighbourandOurselves.’ AChinesepropagandaposterontheKoreanWar, producedin1951. SourceD KimIl SungandotherKoreanleaderswerefirmlydeterminedtounifythecountrybymilitarymeans.CalculatingthattheUSAwouldnotentera waroverSouthKorea,KimIlSungpersistentlypressedforagreementfromStalinandMaoZedongtoreunifythecountrybymilitarymeans. ByAugust1950,theKoreanPeople’s Armyhadvirtuallydisintegratedasa fightingforce.TheChinesegovernment,underpressurefromStalin,adoptedthedecisiontosendvolunteerstoKoreaonlyafterarealthreattothesecurityofChinahadarisenandtheveryexistenceoftheDPRKhadbeenc