The armed conflict in Sri Lanka was between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan Army. The LTTE turned to violence after the Sinhalese government repeatedly rejected demands for a separate Tamil state. This started a violent conflict for a Tamil homeland through bombings and other attacks. Indian intervention in Sri Lanka further divided the country by violating its sovereignty and undermining the Sri Lankan government. This caused Tamils and Sinhalese to distrust each other more over time, creating lasting enmity between the ethnic groups.

1. Class Test 2

2. Overall comments
• Average across 4 classes: 9.76
Marks:
• 12m = A
• 10-11m = B
• 8-9m = C
• 7 and below = Need to revise or see me!

3. Qn (a): SBQ Purpose
Details of the source
• Skeleton carrying a gun
• Globe is on fire
Translation of foreign words
• ‘Bolshevism’  Communists
• ‘unmasked’  their true (evil) nature is revealed
Provenance
• Created by the Nazis  Produced and seen in Germany
• 1930s  Communists and Nazis are political enemies fighting
in the elections (pp.68, 77)

4. Qn (a): SBQ Purpose
Para 1:
V/A: Convince the German people/voters
S: Communists are cruel/evil/vicious/etc.
E: The world is on fire and being destroyed / The skeleton with
the gun creates the impression of fear, war and death
E: Communists cannot be trusted / Their true intentions are to
hurt and destroy / Communism will grievously harm Germany
Para 2:
C: Nazis and Communists are political rivals in the elections /
Nazis are right-wing and hate the communists, who are left-wing
D: Cause people to turn against Communism and support the
Nazis instead

5. Sample answer from a student
VAM:
The Nazis published this poster in the early 1930s to convince
the Germans who were living then that Germany must not be
communist. It is evident from source A that “Bolshevism
unmasked” and a skeleton dressed in officer uniform holding
weapons. It is also evident from source A that the skeleton is
standing on top of earth with a Bolshevik sign on it. This also
suggests that the Bolsheviks are actually destroying the world
and are filled with evil intentions. This also suggests that the
Bolsheviks are inhumane and seek destruction. Hence, the Nazis
published this poster in the early 1930s to convince the
Germans, who were living then, that Germany must not be
communist.

6. Sample answer from a student
CD:
From my contextual knowledge, during the 1930s, there were a
lot of revolts by the left-wing groups against the government
because they wanted Germany to be communist like Russia.
Russia became communist after the Bolsheviks took over the
country. By publishing this poster, fewer people would support
the left-wing groups and support the Nazis instead for a
democratic country, as they feared Germany being communist
would destroy the country. Hence, this source was published for
the Nazis to gain more support from the Germans.

7. Qn (b): SS SEQ 5m
P: Bloody Sunday was a major trigger for the conflict in NI.
E:
• Non-violent march organised by NICRA against internment
laws and ban on marching
• British army troops opened fire
• 13 Catholics dead and many more wounded
E:
• Catholics completely lost faith in the British Army
• Turned to the IRA for help, started a cycle of violence
• Peace became more and more unlikely as Protestants and
Catholics hated each other more due to history of violence
L: Bloody Sunday aggravated the conflict in NI

8. Sample answer from a student
Bloody Sunday is an incident where the British Army, a so-called
neutral force, started to open fire at Catholic protestors in a civil
rights march. It is where 13 Catholics died on that fateful Sunday
and all peace between Protestants and Catholics was
impossible. Their hatred for each other grew even deeper and
they showed their anger and vengeance through joining the Irish
Republican Army (IRA). The IRA supplied them weapons and
they shot Protestants and bombed Protestant businesses,
districts and houses. This made the relationship between the
Catholics and the Protestants even more bitter and there was no
hope for reconciliation. Bloody Sunday constantly fuelled the
Catholic’s hatred for the British and the Protestants as the
British Army did not comply to their neutral stand in the conflict.
This led to constant fighting and violence between Catholics and
Protestants and allowed the IRA to grow in numbers.

9. Qn (c): SS SEQ 5m
P: Armed conflict in SL was between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan
Army
E:
• LTTE turned violent after the Sinhalese govt continuously
rejected Tamil demands for a separate state
• Started a violent conflict for a Tamil homeland (e.g. July 1983
riots, bombings, etc)
• Attracted Indian intervention in Sri Lanka
E:
• Indian intervention violated Sri Lankan sovereignty and
undermined the authority of the Sri Lankan govt
• Tamils and Sinhalese distrusted each other more and more
• Created lasting enmity and hatred between the ethnic groups
L: Therefore, armed conflict in Sri Lanka caused the country to
become more politically divided