Study Source A and B.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [5-7] Level 4: Explains agreement and disagreement of details or sub-messages. 1+1=5/6, 1 + 2 = 7. Relevant content includes: Agreements - Khrushchev did not want himself or USSR to appear to be weak; the Soviets (allow 'they') were worried by Nagy; Soviets withdraw troops/Soviets withdrew troops temporarily; Soviets send tanks 4 November/Soviets re-introduced troops. Disagreements - A says the Soviet decision was made over a number of days, while B says the Soviets suddenly changed their minds; A says Soviets main worry was that demands for independence would spread to Eastern Bloc/Soviet power in Eastern Europe would be undermined, B says it was extremists/counter-revolutionaries taking over; A says Soviet use of force inevitable, in B it is a surprise OR in A return of troops not a surprise, in B it was OR A defeat of revolution inevitable, B revolution on verge of success; In A Khrushchev worried by hardliners in Moscow/Nagy's announcements, in B he is worried about looking weak/being compared with what was happening in Suez.
2. [2] Level 2: Identifies information that is in one source but is not in the other OR states that the sources are about the same subject OR compares the provenance of the sources.
3. [1] Level 1: Writes about the sources but makes no valid comparison.