2015-DSE
HIST
PAPER 2 HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2015
HISTORY PAPER 2
11.00 am-12.30 pm(1 hour 30 minutes)
This paper must be answered in English
INSTRUCTIONS
1. ‘This paper consists of seven essay-ype questions,of which you may atempt any two.
2.Wite your answers in the answer book.Start each question on a new page.

Not to be taken away before the end of the examination session
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Answer any two questions.
1. Trace and explain the political development of Hong Kong in the second half of the 20 century up to
1997.
2. Select one of the following historical figures,and discuss whether his impact on China’s development was more positive than negative:
(a) Sun Yat-sen(Sun Yixian)
(b) Chiang Kai-shek(Jiang Jieshi)
(c) Mao Zedong
(d) Deng Xiaoping
3. Why did militarism rise in Japan in the 1930s but not earlier?Justify your view.
4. In what ways was the Second World War a turning point of modern Western history?Limit your
discussion up to the 1960s.
5. Who-Yasser Arafat or Nelson Mandela-do you think was a greater leader?Justify your view.
6. ‘In the period 1945-2000,European countries became less dependent on the superpowers and more
autonomous in their economic cooperation.’Do you agree?Justify your view.
7. Select any two countries,and discuss the factors that affected their relationship in the first half of the 20 century
END OF PAPER
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