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PAGE  PAGE 7 PAGE  [Turn Over Name: Register No: Class: CRESCENT GIRLS’ SCHOOL SECONDARY FOUR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2011 SOCIAL STUDIES 2192/01 Combined Humanities/Social Studies 16 August 2011 1 hr 30 mins READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and register number on your answer paper. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, papers clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A You must answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer ONE question. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This paper consists of 7 printed pages (including the cover page) [Turn Over Section A (Source-based Case Study) Answer ALL PARTS of Question 1. Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1(a)Study Source A. What is the message of the source? Explain your answer.  [ 5 ] (b) Study Sources B and C. Which source is more useful in your understanding of the role of social media in the Arab Spring? Explain your answer.  [ 6 ] (c)Study Sources C, D and E. Do they present similar causes to the outbreak of the revolutions in the Middle East? Explain your answer.  [ 7 ] (d)Study Source F. Is it surprising that the public’s unhappiness with the current regime became the driving force behind the demand for a new democratic regime? Explain your answer. [ 7 ] Issue: Who is to blame for the Arab Spring? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer so