(a) State which country is represented by: (i) The iceberg (ii) The boat.
What are the reasons for your answers to (i) and (ii) above?
(b) The various countries named on tombstones were communist countries in 1960. Why do you think the cartoonist uses the image of tombstones to represent them?
(c) What message do you think the cartoonist is trying to get across about the Cold War? (Adapted from NCCA JC History Assessment Items)
3. Exam Questions
Study this cartoon from November 1945. It is a comment on relations between the USA (America) and the USSR (Russia) during the early days of the Cold War.
(a) The cartoonist used images to represent different meanings in his drawing. Complete the following sentences in your copybook using the list of images from the box below the cartoon.
The USA is represented by the _____________________. A sense of gloom or trouble ahead is represented by the _______________________. The USSR is represented by the ___________________________________________. The dangerous division between them is represented by the ___________________.
(b) Do you think that this cartoon is biased or neutral in its portrayal of America’s role in the Cold War? Tick (3) one of the following:
pro-American anti-American
neutral
(c) Explain your choice, supporting your answer with reference to the cartoon. (d) What is meant by the cartoonist’s statement, ‘Time to Bridge That Gulch’?
(e) From your study of the Cold War, name an incident which involved the USA, the USSR and at least one other country (e.g. Germany, Korea, Cuba, etc.).
(f) Give an outline of what happened during this incident.
(g) What was one outcome of this event for each of the countries involved in this incident – USA; USSR; the third country?
(SEC JC History Sample Paper)
See Chapter 22 in the Skills Book for further questions.
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