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(a) Critically examine the statement that the French Revolution was not caused by the French philosophers but by the conditions of national life and by the mistakes of the government. (20)

(b) “A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free.” Explain Abraham Lincoln’s perspective. (20)

(c) Trace the significant role played by Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam’s struggle for freedom. (10)