Queen’s College Old Boys’ Association Secondary School
S.4 First Term Examination (2001-02)
Subject: History (Paper I)
Max.Marks: 70
Time allowed : 1¾ hours
Name: ____________________
Class: ___ Class No.:________
Date: 14-12-2001
Marks:____________________
1. This paper consists of two sections: Section A is compulsory. Section
B consists of two questions. You may attempt any ONE question.
2. You are advised to read the questions carefully, to spend some time
planning your answers and to present each answer in paragraphs.
Part A 40 marks (Data-based questions)
1.
Attempt all questions in this part.
Study Source A and then answer questions (a) to (c).
a. Name the states lettered X and Y on the map. Which European powers
helped Piedmont-Sardinia to get control of these states?
(4+4 marks)
b. Name the city lettered Z and the country which occupied it after the 1848
revolutions. Which war led to its recovery by the Italians in 1871?
(4+2 marks)
c. Name the 3 central Italian states enclosed on the map by the thick black
line. How did Piedmont-Sardinia gain control of these states?
(6+4 marks)
2.
Study Source B and then answer questions (d) to (f).
d. Name the person on the steps and the kingdom he ruled. Suggest ONE
clues in Source B which show that he was a king.
(2+2 marks)
e. Name the person in the room and , as ‘the man in possession’, what
did he possess? Why did the king want what he possessed?
(2+2+4 marks)
f. In the end, what decision did the man in the room make? Explain
your answer with reference to historical facts.
(2+2 marks)
Part B 30 marks (Essay-type Questions)
Answer any ONE of the following questions.
1. (a)
Explain the reasons for the rise of nationalism in Europe during
the period 1815-48.
(b) Explain the development of nationalism in Italy AND Germany
during the period 1815-48.
2. How and why could Italy complete her unification in 1870?
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