(c)Evaluate Austria and
Serbian rivalry as causes of war.
5
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
(a)Describe Wilson’s
aims
(b)Explain why Germany
was treated severely
(c)Evaluate whether the
treaties satisfied the victors.
6
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)Describe aims of LoN
(b)Explain why
Germany/Italy became militaristic
(c)Evaluate view that
world peace threatened by Germany/Italyby 1936
7
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a)Describe US tactics in
Vietnam
(b)Explain why USA
increasingly involved
(c)Evaluate the
significance of US contribution to Vietnam
8
How
secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe,
1948-c.1989?
(a)Describe Soviet
reaction to Hungary 1956
(b)Explain why USSR tried
to dominate Eastern Europe
(c)Evaluate the view that
Poland (1980s) was first sign of USSRs loss of control
of EE.
October-
November 2000
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a) What
commitments had European countries made with one another by
1914?
(b) Why
did he Anglo-French Entente survive?
(c) 'The
international crises of 1905, 1908 and 1911 made a general
European war certain.' Do you agree with this view? Explain
your answer.
5
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a)
Describe the French occupation of
the Ruhr, and the German reaction to it.
(b)
Why did the Treaty of Versailles
cause problems for Germany in the 1920s?
(c)
How successful was the League of
Nations in dealing with international disputes in the 1920s.
Explain your answer
6
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)
What measures had Hitler taken to
prepare Germany for war by 1938?
(b)
Why did Hitler’s demands over
Czechoslovakia not lead to war in 1938?
(c)
War in 1939 was caused more by the Treaty of Versailles than
by anything else”. Do you agree with this view? Explain
your answer.
7
Who
was to blame for the Cold War?
(a)
Describe the events of the Berlin
Blockade of 1948-49?
(b)
Why was Berlin a cause of tension
between East and West after the Second World War?
(c)
How successful was the West in
containing communism in Europe up to 1949? Explain your
answer.
8
How
effective has the UNO been?
(a)
What were the aims of the UNO at
the time of its foundation?
(b)
Why were UN troops used in the
Congo from 1960?
(c)
Was the UNO more successful in
Korea than in the Congo? Explain your answer.
May-June
2001
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a)Describe the
Anglo-German naval race
(b)Explain colonial
rivalry
(c)Evaluate the view that
Germany caused the war
5
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a)Describe how German
armaments were limited
(b)Explain why the
disarmament conference 1932-3 failed
(c)Evaluate how far the
disarmament conference showed that LoN was a failure
6
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)Describe the Munich
agreement
(b)Explain why
Nazi-Soviet pact was important
(c)Evaluate the view that
WWII was caused by British-French mistakes 1938-9
(appeasement)
7
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a)Describe relations
between USA and Cuba 1959-62
(b)Explain why Cuban MC
caused such alarm
(c)Evaluate the view that
either Kennedy or Khrushchev handled crisis better
8
How
effective has the UNO been
(a)Describe aims of UNO
(b)Explain why UNO
intervened in Korea
(c)Evaluate the view that
Congo crisis demonstrated successof UNO
October-November
2001
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a)Describe French
preparation for war in 1914
(b)Explain why France
mobilised
(c)Evaluate the view that
nationalism caused the war
5
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
(a)Describe mandates and
plebiscites
(b)Explain why the treaty
was harsh on Germany
(c)Evaluate how far
Germans accepted the treaty by end of 1923
6
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)Describe the events
leading to Anschluss
(b)Explain why Britain
and France allowed Anschluss
(c)Evaluate the view that
Hitler’s policies in Austria and Czech were complete
success
7
Who
was to blame for the Cold War?
(a)Describe how Poland
and Czechoslovakia became communist after 1945
(b)Explain why war
alliance broke down 1945-7
(c)Evaluate who had more
successful policies in Europe 1945-9, USA or USSR?
8
How
secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe,
1948-c.1989?
(a)Describe Glasnost
(b)Explain why Solidarity
was formed
(c)Evaluate the view
Communism collapsed because of Gorbachev
May-June
2002
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a)Describe French
alliances
(b)Explain Anglo-German
rivalry
(c)Evaluate the view that
alliances encouraged countries to act in warlike manner.
5
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a)Describe how peace
treaties affected France
(b)Explain why some
countries viewed setting up the LoN with suspicion
(c)Evaluate the view that
structural weaknesses caused failure of LoN in 1920s
6
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)Describe the way
Hitler broke Treaty of Versailles from 1933 to end of 1938
(b)Explain why UK and
France followed policy of appeasement
(c)Evaluate the view that
‘Hitler was a gambler rather than a planner’ in foreign
affairs.
7
Who
was to blame for the Cold War?
(a)Describe Yalta
(b)Explain why west were
suspicious of USSR 1945-7
(c)Evaluate the view that
attitudes of Churchill and Truman not Stalin caused the Cold
War
8
How
secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe,
1948-c.1989?
(a)Describe effects of
Berlin Wall
(b)Explain why Berlin
Wall built
(c)Evaluate whether there
was a serious chance of a ‘hot war’ breaking out in
Europe
October-November
2002
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a)Describe assassination
of 1914
(b)Explain why Austria
wanted to take action against Serbia
(c)Evaluate whether
assassination made war inevitable
5
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a)Describe two successes
of LoN in 1920s
(b)Explain why LoN was
quite successful in 20s
(c)Evaluate how far LoN
failed because of the depression
6
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)Describe the
Manchurian crisis
(b)Explain why Italy
defeated Abyssinia
(c)Evaluate the
importance of Hitler’s pacts with Italy and Japan
7
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a)Describe the role of
Vietcong
(b)Explain why Vietnam
war became increasingly unpopular
(c)Evaluate the success
of US in Vietnam 1963-1975
8
How
effective has the UNO been?
(a)Describe the structure
of UNO
(b)Explain why UNO became
involved in Congo
(c)Evaluate importance of
UNO in Korean war
May
- June 2003
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a)
Describe the Balkan Wars
(b) Why were the Balkans a source of
international tension in the years before WWI?
(c)
Why did the 1914 Balkan crisis cause
European war, but earlier crises did not?
5
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
(a)
In what ways did the Treaty of
Versailles weaken the German economy?
(b) Why did Germany dislike the
Treaty of Versailles??
(c)
To what extent was the Treaty of
Versailles a sensible treaty in the circumstances of the
time? Explain your answer.
6
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)
What was the Hoare-Laval Pact?
(b) Why was the conquest of Abyssinia
by Italy not prevented by the League of Nations?
(c)
To what extent can the outbreak of war in 1939 be blamed
upon the failure of the League of Nations? Explain your
answer.
7
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a)
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
(b)
Why did the USA find it impossible to defeat the Vietcong?
(c)
How far was US public opinion the most important reason for
the America's withdrawal from Vietnam? Explain your answer.
8
How
effective has the UNO been?
(a)
Describe the work of any two of the agencies of the
UNO
(b)
Why have most countries become members of the UNO?
(c)
How far has the importance of the UNO increased since 1945?
Explain your answer.
October
- November 2003
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a)
Describe the Moroccan Crisis of 1905
(b) Why did the crisis over
Bosnia-Herzegovina not bring war to Europe?
(c)
How far was Germany to blame for the
coming of war in 1914? Explain your answer.
5
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a)
How did the League of Nations hope to prevent future wars
between nations?
(b)
Why did the League of Nations fail to restrict the
aggression of Japan in the 1930s?
(c)How far was the League of Nations
a failure? Explain your answer.
6
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)
When Hitler came to power, what did he hope to achieve in
foreign policy?
(b)
Why did Britain go to war over Poland in 1939?
(c)
How far was the Treaty of Versailles to blame for the
outbreak of war in 1939? Explain your answer.
7
Who was to blame for the Cold War?
(a) What was decided at the Yalta
Conference?
(b) Why was Eastern Europe largely in
the hands of the USSR by 1946?
(c) Only Stalin of the Allies
achieved what he wanted as a result of the war with
Germany'. Do you agree ? Explain your answer.
8
How effectively did USA contain the
spread of communism?
(a)
Describe the Bay of Pigs incident
(b)
Why did the USSR install missile
bases in Cuba?
(c)
'The Cuban Missile Crisis was not
as serious as it appeared at the time'. Do you agree?
Explain your answer.
May
– June 2004
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a)
What was the Entente Cordiale?
(b)
Why was there a crisis over Morocco in 1911?
(c)
‘Naval rivalry was the main
cause of the First World War’. How far do agree with this
statement? Explain your answer.
5
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
(a)
What were Germany’s main territorial losses under the
Treaty of Versailles?
(b)
Why was Germany dissatisfied with the peace treaty?
(c)
How successful was the League of Nations in dealing with
disputes during the 1920s? Explain your answer.
6
Why
had international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a)
How did the 1935 plebiscite change the situation in the Saar?
(b)
Explain why Hitler wanted the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939?
(c)
‘The policy of appeasement was justified’. How far do
you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
7
Who
was to blame for the Cold War?
(a)
What was decided at the Yalta Conference, 1945?
(b)
Explain why the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin
(c)
‘The Soviet Union was to blame for the Cold War.’ How
far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
8
How
secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe,
1948-c.1989?
(a)
Describe the events in Hungary in 1956?
(b)
Why did the USSR invade Czechoslovakia in 1968?
(c)
‘Gorbachev was responsible for the collapse of Soviet
control over Eastern Europe.’ How
far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
October-November
2004
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a)
Describe the Anglo-German naval rivalry that existed in the
early years of the twentieth century.
(b) Why did France begin to mobilise
its forces in early August 1914?
(c)
In August 1914 a German army marched into Belgium.' Was this
action the main reason for the First World War?
5
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
(a)
Describe what Clemenceau and Lloyd George each wanted to
achieve in the peace settlement of 1919-20.
(b)
Why did the Treaty of Versailles cause problems for Germany in
the years up to 1923?
(c)
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
6
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a)
What were the aims of the League of Nations?
(b)
Why did the League of Nations have some success during the
1920s?
(c)
How far can the failure of the League of Nations in the 1930s
be blamed on the Great Depression?
7
How secure was the USSR’s control
over Eastern Europe, 1948-c.1989?
(a) Describe how the Berlin Wall
affected the people living in Berlin.
(b) Why was the Berlin Wall built?
(c) How far can the decline of Soviet
Power in Eastern Europe be blamed on the Solidarity movement?
Explain your answer.
8
How effectively did USA contain the
spread of communism?
(a)
Describe relations between Cuba and the USA in the period
1959-1961.
(b)
Why was the USA concerned about Soviet missiles in Cuba?
(c)
Khrushchev claimed that the Cuban Missile Crisis was a victory
for the Soviet Union. Do you agree with this view? Explain
your answer.
May
- June 2005
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a) Describe
the Alliance System which existed among European powers before
1914.
(b) Why did the Moroccan crises
of 1905 and 1911 increase tension between Germany and Britain?
(c) ‘The
most important reason why Britain went to war in 1914 was the
German invasion of Belgium’. How far do you agree with this
statement?
5
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a) What
military restrictions were imposed on Germany by the Treaty of
Versailles?
(b) Why
did the aims of the ‘Big Three’ differ?
(c)
How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s?
6
Why had
international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a) What were the aims of Hitler’s foreign
policy?
(b) Why was Hitler’s foreign policy
successful up to 1938?
(c) How far was the Nazi-Soviet Pact
responsible for causing war in Europe?
7
Who was to
blame for the Cold War?
(a) What was
the iron curtain?
(b) Why was
Marshall Aid offered to countries in Europe?
(c) ‘The
Berlin Blockade brought Europe close to war’. How far do you
agree with statement.?
8
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a) Describe
the USA’s response up to 1961 to Castro’s takeover of
Cuba.
(b)
Why was the USA concerned about Soviet missiles in Cuba?
(c)
‘There was never any real risk of war over Cuba’. How far
do you agree with this statement?
October
- November 2005
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What
caused the First World War?
(a) Describe
the Balkan Wars of 1912-13.
(b) Why were the tensions
between the Great Powers increased by the Bosnian Crisis of
1908?
(c) How
far was German militarism the most important cause of war in
1914? Explain your answer.
5
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a) Describe
the successes of the League of Nations in the 1920s
(b) Why
did the League fail to deal with Japanese aggression against
Manchuria?
(c)
It was the Abyssinian crisis that destroyed the League of
Nations as an effective peacekeeping body’ How far do you
agree with this statement?
6
Why had
international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a) Describe the events in the Saar in 1935
(b) Why did Britain and France allow Germany to
remilitarise the Rhineland in 1936?
(c) ‘Hitler’s desire for lebensraum was the
most important reason for the outbreak of the war in 1939.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
7
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a) Who were
the Vietcong?
(b) Why did
the USA get involved in Vietnam?
(c) How far
can the American withdrawal from Vietnam be blamed on military
failure? Explain your answer.
8
How
effective has the UNO been?
(a) Describe
the structure of the UNO
(b)
Why has the way the UNO is organised made it hard for it to be
effective?
(c)How successful was the UNO in the Congo crisis?
May
– June 2006
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What caused the
First World War?
(a) Describe
the colonial rivalry that existed between Germany and other
powers by 1900. [5]
(b) Why
did the Kaiser become involved in Morocco in 1905 and 1911?
[7]
(c) ‘The
Anglo-German naval race was the most important cause of war in
1914.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain
your answer. [8]
5
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a) What
were the main aims of the League of Nations when it was set up
in 1920? [5]
(b) Why
did its structure and membership weaken the League? [7]
(c) How
far was the League of Nations a success? Explain your answer.
[8]
6
Why had
international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a) When
Hitler came to power, what did he hope to achieve with his
foreign policy? [5]
(b) Explain
how Hitler destroyed the Treaty of Versailles. [7]
(c) How
far was appeasement justified? Explain your answer. [8]
7
Who was to
blame for the Cold War?
(a) What
was agreed at the Potsdam Conference? [5]
(b) Why
was there continuing tension over Berlin in the years
1945-1949? [7]
(c) ‘It
was Truman not Stalin who brought about the Cold War.’ How
far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]
8
How secure was the USSR’s control
over Eastern Europe, 1948-c.1989?
(a) Describe
how the Soviet Union reacted to events in Hungary in 1956. [5]
(b) Why
was the Soviet Union worried by developments in Czechoslovakia
in Spring 1968? [7]
(c) How
important was ‘Solidarity’ in the decline of Soviet
influence in Eastern Europe? Explainyour answer. [8]
October
- November 2006
Q#
Topic
Details
4
(a) What
was the impact of Perry’s missions on Japan? [5]
(b) Why
was there opposition to the Meiji reforms? [7]
(c) ‘The
most significant developments in the modernisation of Japan
before 1914 were military.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
Explain your answer. [8]
5
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a) Describe
the successes of the League of Nations in peacekeeping in the
1920s. [5]
(b) Explain
how the Japanese invasion of Manchuria showed the weaknesses
of the League. [7]
(c) Which
was the more important cause of the failure of the League of
Nations – the World Depression of the 1930s or the invasion
of Abyssinia? Explain your answer. [8]
6
Why had
international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a) What
was agreed at the Munich Conference of September 1938? [5]
(b) Why
was the Nazi-Soviet Pact of August 1939 important? [7]
(c) How
far was the Treaty of Versailles to blame for the outbreak of
war in 1939? Explain youranswer. [8]
7
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a) Describe
relations between Cuba and the USA in the period 1959-1961.
[5]
(b) Why
did Khrushchev send missiles to Cuba? [7]
(c) ‘Khrushchev
handled the Cuban Crisis better than Kennedy.’ How far do
you agree with this
statement? Explain your answer.
8
How
effective has the UNO been?
(a) Describe
events in Korea between 1945 and June 1950. [5]
(b) Explain
why the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. [7]
(c) ‘The
United Nations was more successful in Korea than in the
Congo.’ How far do you agreewith this statement? Explain
your answer.
May
– June 2007
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What caused
the First World War?
5
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
(a) What
did Clemenceau want to achieve from the peace settlement of
1919–20? [5]
(b) Why
did the terms of the Treaty of Versailles cause so much
bitterness in Germany? [7]
(c) ‘The
peacemakers of 1919–23 coped successfully with the problems
they faced.’ How far do you agree with this statement on the
treaties made with the defeated powers? Explain your
answer. [8]
6
Why had
international peace collapsed by 1939?
(a) In
what ways did Hitler build up his armed forces before 1936?
[5]
(b) Why
was remilitarisation of the Rhineland a risk for Hitler? [7]
(c) ‘The
policy of appeasement was a failure.’ How far do you agree
with this statement? Explain
your answer.
7
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a) Describe
the response of the USA to Castro’s takeover of Cuba. [5]
(b) Why
was the Bay of Pigs invasion a failure for the USA? [7]
(c) ‘The
Cuban Missile Crisis was never a threat to world peace.’ How
far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
8
How
effectively did USA contain the spread of communism?
(a) What
was the ‘Domino Theory’? [5]
(b) Why
did the Vietnam War become increasingly unpopular with the
people of America? [7]
(c) ‘The
USA was unsuccessful in Vietnam because of the opposition’s
use of guerrilla tactics.’ How far do you agree with this
statement? Explain your answer. [8]
October
- November 2007
Q#
Topic
Details
4
What caused the
First World War?
(a) Describe
the system of alliances which existed between European
countries in 1914. [5]
(b) Why
did the two crises in Morocco increase tension between
European powers? [7]
(c) ‘The
main reason for Britain going to war in 1914 was the German
invasion of Belgium.’ How far do you agree with this
statement? Explain your answer. [8]
5
Were
the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair?
(a) In
what ways did the Treaty of Versailles weaken Germany’s
armed forces? [5]
(b) Why
did Clemenceau demand that a harsh peace be imposed on
Germany? [7]
(c) ‘The
Treaty of Versailles was unfair on Germany.’ How far do you
agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
6
To
what extent was the League of Nations a success?
(a) How
did the League of Nations hope to prevent future wars between
nations? [5]
(b) Why
did the League fail to stop Italian aggression against Corfu
in 1923? [7]
(c) ‘The
League was a failure’. How far do you agree with this
statement? Explain your answer. [8]
7
Who was to
blame for the Cold War?
(a) What
was the ‘Cold War’? [5]
(b) Why
did tension between the Soviet Union and the West increase
after the Potsdam Conference? [7]
(c) ‘The
main reason for the escalation of the Cold War in the years
1947– 49 was the Berlin Blockade.’ How far do you agree
with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]
8
How secure was the USSR’s control
over Eastern Europe, 1948-c.1989?
(a) What
was the Berlin Wall? [5]
(b) Why
was there a rising in Hungary in 1956? [7]
(c) Which
was the more serious threat to Soviet control of Eastern
Europe:events in Czechoslovakia in 1968;the emergence of Solidarity in Poland?Explain your answer. [8]
