Cambridge Past Paper Questions

The 1920s were not an easy time for many Americans.

The New Deal had to address many problems.

From the late 1920s the Communists and Nationalists had differing views on the future of China.

Different policies were introduced in China.

Many white South Africans benefited from the country's economic development.

South Africans had a variety of experiences in the period 1966 to 1980.

Jews and Arabs both had claims over Palestine.

The issue of Palestinian refugees was affected by several different factors.

Option A: Nineteenth century topic HOW FAR WAS THE KU KLUX KLAN SUPPORTED? Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then ans...

SOURCE C THE WHITE MANS/GOVERNMENT THE UNION AS THE LOST CAUSE WAS. LEAGUE WORSE SLAV THAN ERY. Κ.Κ. ThNast A cartoon published in an American maga...

SOURCE D There is plenty of evidence of a secret organisation in many parts of this State, of men who, under the cover of masks, armed with knives ...

SOURCE E Movements of the Mystic Klan A reliable correspondent writes: about a week ago the Ku Klux came into town to regulate matters. They were h...

SOURCE G I have never recognised the present government in Tennessee. If the militia are called out and do not interfere with anyone, I do not thin...

SOURCE A In 1866, the Klan was much talked about in the South. Its mysteriousness created much interest. Every issue of the local paper contained s...

Option A: Nineteenth century topic HOW FAR WAS LINCOLN RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING THE SPLIT BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH IN 1860–61? Study the Background I...

Option B: Twentieth century topic HOW FAR WAS JARUZELSKI IN CONTROL IN POLAND IN 1981? Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, ...

In 1848 there were revolutions in different parts of Europe.

Developments in Italy were often resisted by Austria.

The issue of slavery caused many problems for the USA.

There were many factors contributing to the outbreak of war in 1914.

Not everyone was happy at the end of the Paris Peace Conference.

During the 1920s the League of Nations did much good work.

From 1945, the United States and the USSR became more suspicious of each other.

During the Cold War US and Soviet leaders had difficult problems to deal with.

Many different factors affected the outcome of the First World War.

By 1918 Germany was facing many problems.

Despite the problems it faced, the Weimar Republic had some achievements.

The Nazis tried to control all parts of German society.

Russia faced many problems in the years 1905 to 1917.

After 1929 Stalin dominated the USSR.

The United States in the 1920s was both an exciting and a frightening place to live in.

The Depression affected both the rich and the poor.

The Communists brought about much change in the 1950s.

Mao led China for many years.

Apartheid was established and firmly enforced by South African governments.

During the years 1966 to 1980 opposition to apartheid continued.

Wars dominated the Middle East in the years 1956 to 1973.

Many different groups have had an impact on the relations between Israel and its neighbours.

There were factors both supporting and opposing Italian unification.

Austria played an important role in the unification of Germany.

The abolition of slavery did not improve the situation of black Americans as much as some people had hoped.

In the early part of the twentieth century there were tensions between many countries.

There were many different reactions to the peace settlement of 1919–20.

Despite many difficulties, the League of Nations had some successes.

In the years after the Second World War, the United States and the USSR did not agree about everything.

Soviet control of Eastern Europe came under increasing pressure.

There were several key battles in the First World War.

The First World War was fought on many fronts.

The Weimar Republic had successes and failures.

Nazi policies affected different groups in German society very differently.