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Questions
  1. Study Sources A and B

How far is the account in Source A supported by Source B? 
Explain your answer. [4]

  1. Study Source A.

How reliable is this account? Explain your answer. [6]

  1. Compare and contrast Sources C, D, E and F.

Does the evidence given in Sources D, E and F prove that Source C 
(Joseph Goebbels – My Part in Germany’s Fight) is a reliable source? 
Explain your answer. [6]

  1. Study Sources GH and I.

Is one of these sources more useful to a historian studying the events 
surrounding the Reichstag Fire? Explain your answer. [6]

  1. Using all the sources and your own knowledge, examine the theory that the Reichstag Fire was caused by Marinus van der Lubbe acting alone. [8]
  1. Using all the sources and your own knowledge, examine the reasons 
    why there has been so much disagreement about origins of the Reichstag 
    Fire.  [10]

 

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