資料A
以下是一幅在1899年出版於俄國的漫畫。
資料B
以下是一幅在1907年出版於美國的漫畫。
「和平議事廳」
和平：我向來樂意借出我的議事廳用於善意用途。然而，他們沒有邀請我參與其中，可見他們要的是我的議事廳，不是我的陪伴。*「捕獲法庭」：負責處理拿捕敵國或中立國私有船貨案件的國際法庭。
(a) 你認為資料A漫畫的主要信息是甚麼？試從資料A援引兩項線索，支持你的答案
(4分)
(b) 你認為漫畫家對和平的前景持什麼看法？試參考資料B，解釋你的答案。
(3分)
(c) 「1900－1914年間，維持和平的趨勢越來越小。」你是否同意此說？試參考資料A和B，並就你對上述年間歐洲歷史發展所知，解釋你的答案。
(8分)
Source A
The following cartoon was published in the US in 1907.
The trick is to get the pigs in clover – P-E-A-C-E – into the Hague Peace pen.
Source B
The following cartoon was published in Britain in 1907.
The House of Peace
Peace, “Always glad to lend my house for a good cause. Still, they might perhaps have asked me to join them, but evidently it’s my room they want, and not my company.”
*Prize Courts: Courts handling cases about capture of merchant shipping belonging to enemy or neutral nations
(a) Suggest a caption for the cartoon in Source A.
(3 marks)
(b) Do Sources A and B share the same view regarding the efforts of the powers in the Hague Conference of 1907? Explain your answer with reference to Sources A and B.
(4 marks)
(c) ‘In 1900-1914, the peacekeeping efforts of the European powers was a failure.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer with reference to Source A, Source B and your own knowledge.
(8 marks)