World History

S3 Mock Paper
Name: _____________________( )
Class: _____________________

(I) Multiple Choice (10 marks)

1. Which of the following countries competed in building Dreadnoughts with

Britain?
A. Austria-Hungary B. Germany
C. France D. Italy

2. Which of the following countries formed the Triple Alliance?

A. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia
B. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
C. Britain, France, Russia
D. Britain, France, Italy

3. Which of the following was not the term in the Austrian ultimatum?
A. To stop all anti-Austrian activities
B. To punish all people who were against Austria
C. To pay compensation to Austria
D. To allow Austrian officials to arrest and try the killer in Serbia

4. Which of the following was the treaty signed between Germany and the
victorious powers in the Paris Peace Conference?
A. North Atlantic Treaty
B. Non-Aggression Pact
C. Munich Agreement
D. Treaty of Versailles

5. Which of the following was not advocated by totalitarianism?

A. To adopt an expansionist foreign policy
B. To impose strict control over people
C. To safeguard freedom of speech
D. To maintain one-party dictatorship

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6. Which of the following was the impact of the Great Depression?
(1) Hitler rose in Germany.
(2) Britain and France adopted an appeasement policy.
(3) The US avoided getting involved in the European affairs.
(4) Russia and Germany signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.
A. (1), (2), (3) B. (1), (3), (4)
C. (2), (3), (4) D. (1), (2), (3), (4)

7. Which of the following events was a turning point of the Second World War?
A. Germany attacked Russia.
B. The US joined the War on the side of the Allies.
C. Japan occupied Hong Kong.
D. The Allies landed at Normandy.

8. Which of the following political figures first used the term ‘Iron Curtain’ to
describe the separation of Eastern and Western Europe?
A. Truman B. Marshall
C. Churchill D. Kennedy

9. Which of the following descriptions about the Berlin Blockade are correct?
(1) Berlin was located in the Soviet zone.
(2) Britain, the US and France sent supplies to their zones by air.
(3) The Berlin Blockade led to the formation of East and West Germany.
(4) The Soviet blockade was not successful.
A. (1), (2), (3) B. (1), (3), (4)
C. (2), (3), (4) D. (1), (2), (3), (4)

10. Which of the following events marked the end of the Cold War?
A. The US withdrew from the Vietnam War.
B. The US established diplomatic relations with China.
C. Germany was reunified.
D. The Soviet Union was dissolved.

(II) Fill in the Blanks (14 marks)

1. In the late 19th century, extreme nationalism appeared in Europe. For example,
Germany put forward (a)_____________ and Russia put forward (b)
_____________.

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2. During the First World War, Germany adopted the policy of (c)_____________
to sink all ships in war-zone water in order to cut off (d) _____________’s
supplies.

3. After the First World War, (e) _____________ became the largest producer and
creditor in the world, providing loans to European countries. However, the stock
market in Wall Street, (f) _____________, crashed, leading to the Great
Depression.

4. Britain and France signed an agreement with Hitler to give the

(g)_____________ to Germany in the hope of stopping its expansion. However,
Germany occupied the whole of Czechoslovakia and attacked (h)
_____________, causing the outbreak of the Second World War.

5. Mussolini adopted an expansionist policy after he ruled Italy. Italy invaded

(i)_____________ in 1935 and (j)_______________ in 1939.

6. In 1950, war broke out in (k)____________. Later, (l)_____________ forces

under American leadership helped South Korea fight North Korea.

7. During the Cold War, the US launched the (m)_____________ while the Soviet
Union launched the (n)_____________ to help the economic reconstruction in
European countries.

(III) True or False (8 marks)

Write ‘T’ for correct statements and ‘F’ for incorrect statements.

1. After the Sarajevo Incident, Austria-Hungary sent an ultimatum to Russia.

2. Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance but joined the War on the side of the
Allied Powers.
3. Germany was defeated in the two Moroccan Crises.
4. In 1940, Germany, Italy and Japan formed the Berlin-Rome-Osaka Axis.
5. Due to the Great Depression, Britain adopted isolationism.
6. After the Second World War, the US and the Soviet Union became the
superpowers.
7. In 1963, a direct telephone line was set up between the US and China.

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8. In order to avoid the spread of communism in Asia, the US sent troops to join the
Vietnam War.

(IV) Matching (10 marks)

Column A Column B
1. Gorbachev A. Was killed in Sarajevo
2. Mao Zedong B. Made the military plan of invading France
through Belgium
3. Molotov C. Became the Soviet leader in 1985
4. Schlieffen D. Provided economic aid to Western European
countries
5. Marshall E. Formed the Fascist Party
6. Hitler F. Founded the People’s Republic of China
7. Truman G. Delivered the ‘Iron Curtain Speech’
8. Mussolini H. Became the ruler of Nazi Germany
9. Churchill I. Provided economic aid to Eastern European
countries
10. Archduke Ferdinand J. Announced to help any country that felt
threatened by communism

(V) Data-based Questions (43 marks)

1. Study the sources below and answer the following questions.

Source A
The following photo was taken in 1919 showing a demonstration of the Germans
in Berlin. The sign in the centre means ‘down with violent peace’.

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 Source B
The following extract is adapted from a speech by Clemenceau, Premier of
France in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
America did not experience the first three years of war. In that time we lost
three and a half million men. Our experiences have created in this country a
strong demand for compensation.

Source C
The following was a German poster in 1939. The big words mean ‘win over
Versailles’.

(a) According to Source A, why did the Germans take to the street? Explain
your answer. (4 marks)

(b) (i) According to Source B, why did Clemenceau think that there was a
disagreement between France and the US on the punishment of
Germany? (3 marks)

(ii) If you were a French person at that time, would you support the
view of Clemenceau? Explain your answer with reference to Source
B and using your own knowledge. (5 marks)

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 (c) According to Source C, how did the Nazi Party gain support from the
Germans? Explain your answer. (4 marks)

(d) Do you think that the Paris Peace Conference could successfully restore
peace in Europe? Explain your answer with reference to Sources A, B
and C, and using your own knowledge. (7 marks)

2. Study the sources below and answer the following questions.

Source A
The following extract is about the reform of a Soviet leader.
He also believed that Soviet control over an empire in Eastern Europe was
costing too much and providing too little benefit... By the summer of 1989,
East Europeans were given more degrees of freedom. He refused to allow the
use of force to put down demonstrations. By November, the Berlin Wall had
fallen.

Source B
A cartoon published in the US in the 1990s

(a) According to Source A, write the name of the Soviet leader. (2 marks)

(b) What policy did the Soviet leader carry out in Eastern Europe? Explain
your answer with reference to Source A. (3 marks)

(c) According to Source B, what was the reason for the shrinking of the
Soviet Union? Explain you answer. (4 marks)

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 (d) Can the cartoon in Source B reflect the situation of the Soviet Union in
1991? Explain your answer using your own knowledge. (4 marks)

(e) What impact did the reform of the Soviet leader bring to the
development of the Cold War? Explain your answer with reference to
Sources A and B, and using your own knowledge. (7 marks)

(VI) Essay-typed Question (15 marks)

What changes did the First World War bring to the world politics? Explain your
answer.

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 World History
S3 Mock Paper
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(I) Multiple Choice (10 marks)

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(III) True or False (8 marks)

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(IV) Matching (10 marks)

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(VI) Essay-typed Question (15 marks)

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 World History
S3 Mock Paper
Suggested Answers

(I) Multiple Choice (10 marks)

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. D

5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C

9. A 10. D

(II) Fill in the Blanks (14 marks)

a. Pan-Germanism b. Pan-Slavism

c. unrestricted submarine warfare d. Britain

e. the US f. New York

g. Sudetenland h. Poland

i. Abyssinia j. Albania

k. Korea l. United Nations

m. Marshall Plan n. Molotov Plan

(III) True or False (8 marks)

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F

5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T

(IV) Matching (10 marks)

1. C 2. F 3. I 4. B

5. D 6. H 7. J 8. E

9. G 10. A

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(V) Data-based Questions (43 marks)
1 (a) The Germans took to the street because they were discontented about
the Treaty of Versailles signed in the Paris Peace Conference. The
photo was taken in 1919 when the Paris Peace Conference was held.
The Germans held a sign written ‘down with violent peace’, showing
their discontent about the treaty.
(b) (i) Clemenceau thought that the US only joined the war for a short
period of time. It did not suffer from high casualties. Therefore the
US did not have a strong demand for compensation as France did.
(ii) I would support his view. Source B shows that France had lost 350
million men in the war. Germany was the one to attack France and
thus should compensate for the loss. From my own knowledge,
France lost in the Franco-Prussian War and ceded Alsace-Lorraine
to Germany. This was a good chance to take them back. Thus I
support Clemenceau to punish Germany harshly. (Suggested
answer only, marks should be awarded to reasonable answers.)
(c) The Nazi Party advocated the abolition of the Treaty of Versailles to
gain support from the Germans. The poster shows that the symbol of
the Nazi party broke the chains of the Treaty of Versailles, so that the
German would not be bound by the treaty anymore.
(d) No. Source A shows that the Germans demonstrated because they did
not satisfied with the Treaty of Versailles. This showed that the Paris
Peace Conference created revengeful feelings of the Germans. Source
B shows that France demanded huge compensation from Germany.
From my own knowledge, this caused economic difficulties of the
Germans and made them support the Nazi Party. Source C shows that
the Nazi Party gained people’s support by abolishing the Treaty of
Versailles. From my own knowledge, Italy was also dissatisfied with
the Paris Peace Conference since it could not gain the territories as
promised by the powers. This led to the rise of Fascism and expansion
of Italy. Therefore, the Paris Peace Conference could not restore peace
in Europe.

2 (a) Gorbachev.
(b) Gorbachev lessened the control over Eastern European countries and
refused to use force to put down demonstrations. East Europeans thus
gained more freedom.
(c) The cartoonist thought that the Soviet Union shrank because

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 Gorbachev carried out the reform and introduced democracy. The
cartoon shows that the area of the Soviet Union reduced after using the
‘democracy’ washing powder.
(d) Yes. In 1991, many republics within the Soviet Union declared
independence and formed the Commonwealth of Independent States.
This was reflected in the cartoon as the shrinking of the Soviet Union.
(e) Gorbachev’s reform led to the end of the Cold War. Source A shows
that he did not impose tight control over Eastern European countries
and people there could gained freedom, such as the fall of the Berlin
War. Source B shows that the area of Soviet Union reduced. Its
republics became independent and this led to the dissolution of the
Soviet Union. From my own knowledge, Gorbachev improved the
relations with the US, ending the hostility between the two camps.

(VI) Essay-typed Question (15 marks)

The First World War lasted four years and involved many countries. It brought
several changes to the world politics, including the fall of European empires, the rise
of new nation states and the rise of the US and Japan.

Firstly, the First World War led to the fall of European empires. Four powerful
empires in Europe fell, including the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire,
the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The Soviet Union founded in 1917 was
the first communist country in the world and it had great impact on the world politics
later. This showed that the First World War led to the fall of European empires.

Moreover, the First World War led to the rise of new nation states. After the War,
many new nation states were created in Eastern Europe, such as Hungary, Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The map of
Europe had to be redrawn. This showed that the First World War led to the rise of
new nation states.

Finally, the First World War led to the rise of the US and Japan. After the War,
Britain and France became weaker, while the US and Japan grew stronger. The US
extended its trade and increased its military power. Japan’s position in Asia and the
Pacific region was also strengthened. This showed that the First World War led to the
rise of the US and Japan.

To conclude, the First World War brought important changes to the world politics.

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