2019-DSE
HIST
PAPER 2
HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2019
HISTORY PAPER 2
11:15 am-12:45 pm(1 hour 30 minutes)
This paper must be answered in English
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of seven essay-type questions,of which you may attempt any two.
2. Write 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. To what extent did Hong Kong undergo transformation in the period 1967-97?Explain your view with
reference to its socio-economic and political developments in that period.
2. ‘Both the late Qing Government (1901-12)and the Nanjing Nationalist Govemment (1928-37)aimed to promote economic more than political development.’Do you agree?Explain your view.
3. Decolonisation in Southeast Asia was primarily caused by the Japanese occupation during the Second
World War.’Do you agree?Explain your view.
4. ‘Nazi aggression was more important than the appeasement policy in causing the Second World War.’Do you agree?Explain your view.
5. To what extent was the end of the Cold War due to Mikhail Gorbachev’s liberalisation policy?Explain your view.
6. ‘The United Nations was more successful in solving the apartheid in South Africa than the conflicts
between Israel and the Arabs.’Do you agree?Explain your view.
7. ‘National interest may lead to war;it may also lead to mutual cooperation.’Elaborate this statement with two examples within your history course,one for each scenario.
END OF PAPER
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