OPTION INTERNATIONALE DU BACCALAUREAT SESSION DE JUIN 2005 SECTION : AMERICAINE A l'ktranger EPREUVE : HISTOIRE - GEOGRAPHIE DUREE TOTALE : 4 HEWRES SUJETS PRINCIPAUX Le candidat devra traiter UN des dm sujets d 'histoire Et UN des deux sujets de giographie OPTION INTERNATIONALE DU BACCALAUREAT SESSION DE JUIN 2005 SECTION: AMERICAINE EPREUVE: HISTOIRE - GEOGRAPHIE DUREE TOTALE: 4 HEURES SUJETS PRINCIPAUX The candidate must choose ONE of the following two subjects in History and ONE of the following two subjects in Geography. I HISTORY: 1. ESSAY Did the Vietnam War seriously weaken the position of the United States as a world power? 2. DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION Decolonization in Asia A. Briefly explain the main ideas in each document and the interconnections between them. B. Discuss documents 1,2,3, and 4 in terms of their reliability and limitations as sources of historical evidence. C. Drawing on the documents as well as on your own knowledge, discuss the ways in which Asia was decolonized. Document 1: United Nationsy General Assembly Resolution 1514 @V), December 14,1960 (...) 1. The subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights, is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and co-operation. 2. All peoples have the right to self-determination; by virtue of that right they fieely determine their political ...