H2 HISTORY A LEVELS PAST YEAR QUESTIONS

PAST YEAR QUESTIONS
PAPER 2: Southeast Asian History (9731/02)
Section A: Source-Based Questions
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[2007]
[2008]
[2009]
[2010]
[2011]
[2012]

Success and failure of ASEAN in the early years
ASEAN and the Financial Crisis of 1997
The formation of ASEAN
Vietnam’s membership of ASEAN
ASEAN’s strengths and weaknesses
Reasons for the formation of ASEAN

Section B: Essay Questions
1. How Independence Was Achieved
1A. Pre-War Nationalism
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[2007] ‘Before 1941, little had been achieved by nationalist movements across SEA.’ Discuss. Achievements of nationalists
[2008] ’Ideology was more important than religion and culture for the growth of nationalist movements in the period before WWII.’ How far do you agree? Reasons for nationalism
[2009] Assess the view that the rise of nationalist movements, before,
WWII, was a reaction by the governed to economic exploitation. Reasons for nationalism [2010] How effectively did colonial governments deal with the challenge of nationalist movements in Southeast Asia in the period before WWII? Colonial strategies [2011] Assess the progress made by SEA nationalist movements in the period prior to WWII. Achievements of nationalists
[2012] ‘The measures taken by colonial governments in SEA before WWII merely postponed the eventual success of nationalist movements.’ How far do you agree? Colonial strategies

1B. Japanese Occupation/ Post-War Nationalism
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[2007] Did the USA help or hinder the cause of nationalist movements in
SEA in the period following WWII? International support for decolonisation
[2008] How far was the process of decolonization affected by the Cold War?
International circumstances for decolonisation
[2009] To what extent was the Japanese Occupation of Southeast Asia, during WWII, the turning point in the development of nationalist movements?
Jap Occ as turning point – helped/ hindered