The
Exam
Paper 1 -
2 hours, Choose 3 questions, knowledge-based only, 20 marks each, total
60 marks
Section
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Topics
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No. of potential
questions
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You need to choose
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Question type
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A
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1
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Choose 2 (out of 8) questions for Section A
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Each question has 3 parts:
(a) Describe …..
(5 marks)
(b) Why….. (7
marks)
(c) How far..… (8 marks)
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Cold War
(1945-90)
- Who's to blame - How USA contained communism - How USSR controlled Eastern Europe |
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B (Depth Studies)
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1
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Choose any 1 question for Section B
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1
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Section A:
questions #1-3 is on 1848 Revolutions, German unification, Italian unification, American Civil War, or Japan modernization
question #4 is on First World War
questions #5-6 is on either Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations, or Causes of WWII
questions #7-8 is on either Who's to blame for starting the Cold War, How USA contained communism, or United Nations, or How USSR controlled Eastern Europe
questions #1-3 is on 1848 Revolutions, German unification, Italian unification, American Civil War, or Japan modernization
question #4 is on First World War
questions #5-6 is on either Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations, or Causes of WWII
questions #7-8 is on either Who's to blame for starting the Cold War, How USA contained communism, or United Nations, or How USSR controlled Eastern Europe
Paper 2 - 2 hours, Source-based questions only, total 50 marks
Topic for June 2014
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Question type
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Cuban Missile Crisis
or
Vietnam War
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How far does Source X agree with Source Y?
Are you surprised by Source X? / Does Source Y make you
surprised by Source Z?
Is one of these sources more useful than the other in
showing… ?
Does Source X prove Source Y wrong?
How far do all sources support the view that the Treaty
of Versailles was fair? (12 marks)
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Paper 4 - 1 hour only,
Depth Studies only, both source-based
and knowledge-based questions, total 40
marks
Topics
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Question type
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Can be Weimar Germany (1918-33) or/and Nazi Germany
(1933-45)
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(a)
(i) What can you tell from Source A
about…. ? (6 marks)
(ii) How far does Source B show
that…. ? (7 marks)
(iii) Is one of these sources more
useful than the other as evidence for…… ? (7 marks)
(b)
(i) Describe …. (2 marks)
(ii) Describe the event of…. (5
marks)
(iii) Why did …… (6 marks)
(iv) “…………was………....” How far do you
agree with this statement? (8 marks)
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