Cambridge Past Paper Questions

In the period 1905 to 1917 attempts at reform achieved little.

From 1917 the Bolsheviks dominated Russia.

In the 1920s, old and new ideas clashed in the United States.

Roosevelt's New Deals dominated America during the 1930s.

The events of 1934 to 1949 had enormous consequences for China.

From 1950 China gradually engaged more with the rest of the world.

Little was done between 1966 and 1980 to solve South Africa's problems.

By 1993 there was enough agreement in South Africa to bring white minority rule to an end.

Israel and its Arab neighbours have often been at war.

The number of Palestinian refugees has increased over the years.

Study Sources A and B.

Study Source C.

Study Sources D and E.

Study Sources F and G.

Study Source H.

Study all the sources.

Study Source C.

Study Source H.

Option A: Nineteenth century topic HOW FAR DID INDIA AND INDIANS BENEFIT FROM BRITISH RULE? Study the Background Information and the sources carefu...

Now answer all the following questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are...

Option B: Twentieth Century topic WAS BRITAIN RIGHT NOT TO ACT OVER THE REMILITARISATION OF THE RHINELAND? Study the Background Information and the...

Many different factors contributed to the achievement of Italian unification.

In the nineteenth century powerful forces were driving Germany towards unification.

US presidents faced many problems in the nineteenth century.

In the second half of the nineteenth century imperialism took many different forms.

The Treaty of Versailles had important consequences for Germany.

German foreign policy led to war in Europe.

There was much tension in the early years of the Cold War.

Soviet power in Eastern Europe eventually collapsed.

The Allied war effort was supported by many different countries.

There were several fronts in the First World War.

After a long wait, Hitler was firmly in power by the end of 1934.

Women, children and the family were important to the Nazis.

The years 1917 to 1928 were turbulent ones for Russia.

Stalin made huge changes to Soviet agriculture and industry.

The United States faced many problems in the 1920s.

Roosevelt had to deal with much opposition to the New Deal.

Britain, Japan and the United States all had interests in the Asia-Pacific.

By the end of 1945 the Second World War was over.

Option A: Nineteenth century topic Who was more to blame for the naval race between Britain and Germany? Study the Background Information and the s...

Option B: Twentieth century topic Who was to blame for the Bay of Pigs disaster? Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and th...

The 1848 revolutions eventually failed.

Individuals played an important part in the achievement of Italian unification.

Imperialism raised important issues both for the United States and for Britain.

A wide range of different factors contributed to the outbreak of the First World War.

The Treaty of Versailles displeased many people.

The 1930s saw several developments taking Europe closer to war.

Attempts by the United States to stop communism spreading were sometimes successful.

In the decades after the Second World War, the Soviet Union struggled to maintain control of Eastern Europe.

The First World War soon became a war of attrition.