countries during the period 1955-70 Relationship: [1 mark] Capitalist and socialist countries in Europe increasingly strong trading relationships. OR They became increasingly interdependent in terms of trade. [2 marks] The total East-West trade rose nearly 5.5-fold. While world export trade increased by only 3.3-fold during the given period, the total exports of the developed capitalist countries rose by 3.7-fold and those of the socialist countries 3.5-fold. All these show that the capitalist and socialist countries relied particularly more on this bilateral trade. (b) Attitude of Gorbachev towards economic relationship between capitalist and [4 marks] socialist countries in during the 1980s General answer without due explanation L1 [max. 2] Comprehensive answer with due explanation L2 [max. 4] Attitude of Gorbachev: Positive / approving / appreciative Clues, e.g.: cannot say that any of the participants in this dialogue has lost face…” / “we of the European process” / bigger contribution to the progress “success “even of the rest of the Explanation: Gorbachev was one of the prominent politicians of the 1980s who re-built harmonious relationships between the two blocs. Instead of compromising on ideological principles, Gorbachev considered the building of friendly and cooperative relations between the two blocs as a strategy of win-win diplomacy. (c) economic integration between eastern and western European countries [6 “The started long before the end of Cold War in 1991.” Do you agree? Merely elaborating on the two Sources without showing and explaining stance, L1 [max. 3] and focusing on either the Sources or own knowledge Showing and explaining stance, and covering both the Sources and own L2 [max. 6] knowledge Stance, e.g.: Agree Sources:
countries during the period 1955-70 Relationship: Capitalist and socialist countries in Europe increasingly strong trading relationships. OR They became increasingly interdependent in terms of trade. The total East-West trade rose nearly 5.5-fold. While world export trade increased by only 3.3-fold during the given period, the total exports of the developed capitalist countries rose by 3.7-fold and those of the socialist countries 3.5-fold. All these show that the capitalist and socialist countries relied particularly more on this bilateral trade. [1 mark] [2 marks] (b) Attitude of Gorbachev towards economic relationship between capitalist and socialist countries in during the 1980s [4 marks] L1 General answer without due explanation L2 Comprehensive answer with due explanation Attitude of Gorbachev: Positive / approving / appreciative Clues, e.g.: “we cannot say that any of the participants in this dialogue has lost face…” / “success of the European process” / “even bigger contribution to the progress of the rest of the Explanation: Gorbachev was one of the prominent politicians of the 1980s who re-built harmonious relationships between the two blocs. Instead of compromising on ideological principles, Gorbachev considered the building of friendly and cooperative relations between the two blocs as a strategy of win-win diplomacy. [max. 2] [max. 4] (c) “The economic integration between eastern and western European countries started long before the end of Cold War in 1991.” Do you agree? [6 L1 Merely elaborating on the two Sources without showing and explaining stance, and focusing on either the Sources or own knowledge L2 Showing and explaining stance, and covering both the Sources and own knowledge Stance, e.g.: Agree Sources: [max. 3] [max. 6]
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