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A-Level Paper 2, Theme III: Regional conflicts and cooperation
What the A-Level syllabus expects for Paper 2, Theme III: Regional conflicts and cooperation, and how to practise it.
What the syllabus expects
- What gave rise to frictions between Southeast Asian states.
- How those tensions affected regional cooperation and security.
- Specific disputes studied as illustrations of regional tension.
Scope: the eruption of the Third Indochina War; the water dispute between Singapore and Malaysia; Konfrontasi; the quarrel over Sabah; and the quarrel concerning Preah Vihear - What led to the creation of ASEAN.
Scope: developments in the Cold War; the concerns of individual member-states; and the broader interests of the region - How ASEAN evolved as it worked to strengthen regional stability, security, and economic cooperation.
Scope: Covers relations among ASEAN members and between ASEAN and external powers.
More A-Level H2 History topics
Paper 1, Theme I: How the Cold War developed (1945-1991) · Paper 1, Theme II: How the world economy grew from 1945 through 2000 · Paper 1, Theme III: Conflict and cooperation in the international order (1945-2000) · Paper 2, Theme I: Forming nation-states in Southeast Asia · Paper 2, Theme II: Economic change after independence · all of A-Level H2 History