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Topic 3: Hitler’s foreign policy and the origins of the Second World War
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The Treaty of Versailles did not allow Germany to militarise the Rhineland.
Describe how Hitler was able to remilitarise the Rhineland in 1936.
(4 marks)
Study Source C.
Source C From a speech by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to Parliament March, 1938.
What country in Europe today, if threatened by a larger country, can rely on the League
of Nations for protection?
Do you agree that Chamberlain’s view in this speech is the main reason why he used a
policy of appeasement towards Hitler?
Explain your answer by referring to the purpose of the source, as well as using its
content and your knowledge.
(6 marks)
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Which of Hitler’s policies was more likely to lead to war in Europe:
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his policies towards Austria
his policies towards the USSR?
You must refer to both bullet points when explaining your answer.
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Topic 4: The Origins of the Cold War 1945–1955
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After the death of Stalin in 1953, the new Soviet leader, Khrushchev, introduced a policy
called ‘peaceful co-existence’.
Describe the main features of Khrushchev’s policy of peaceful co-existence.
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(4 marks)
Study Source D.
Source D From a letter written in 1946 to President Truman by an American official who had been
in Russia since 1944.
The leaders of the Soviet Union believe that it is their duty as Communists to overthrow
capitalist countries beyond their border.
Source D gives one reason for the Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe between 1945
and 1947.
Do you agree that this was the main reason for Soviet expansion?
Explain your answer by referring to the purpose of the source, as well as using its
content and your knowledge.
(6 marks)
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Which was more important to the development of the Cold War:
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the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, 1947
the Berlin Blockade, 1948–1949?
You must refer to both bullet points when explaining your answer.
(10 marks)
Turn over
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Topic 5: Crises of the Cold War 1955–1970
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Up to 1957 the USA was always ahead in the development of nuclear weapons.
Describe the main features of the arms and space race between the USA and the USSR
in the years 1957 to 1969.
(4 marks)
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Study Source E.
Source E An American cartoon about the Cuban Missile Crisis published in 1962.
Do you agree with the cartoonist’s interpretation of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Explain your answer by referring to the purpose of the source, as well as using its
content and your knowledge.
(6 marks)
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Which of the following was the greater threat to world peace:
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the building of the Berlin Wall, 1961
the ‘Prague Spring’ in Czechoslovakia, 1968?
You must refer to both threats when explaining your answer.
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(10 marks)