Cambridge Past Paper Questions

Early attempts to unify Italy met with failure.

Many factors contributed to the unification of Germany.

The issue of slavery caused tension in the USA.

Negotiating the Paris peace settlement was a difficult task.

The League of Nations faced many difficult situations.

Relationships between the Allied powers deteriorated rapidly from 1945.

Tension between Iraq and Kuwait led to war in 1990.

Fighting on the Western Front had reached a stalemate by the end of 1914. DEPTH STUDY A: THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914–18

Germany faced difficulties at home and on the battlefield in 1918.

The Nazi Party tried to win support in a number of ways. DEPTH STUDY B: GERMANY, 1918–45

The Nazis used repression to control the German people. DEPTH STUDY B: GERMANY, 1918–45

The Bolsheviks seized power in 1917. DEPTH STUDY C: RUSSIA, 1905–41

Stalin's regime brought about far-reaching economic and social change. DEPTH STUDY C: RUSSIA, 1905–41

Some sectors of the US economy grew dramatically in the 1920s. DEPTH STUDY D: THE UNITED STATES, 1919–41

The Wall Street Crash had economic causes and political and social consequences. DEPTH STUDY D: THE UNITED STATES, 1919–41

The 1950s and 1960s brought many changes to China. DEPTH STUDY E: CHINA, c.1930-c.1990

The 1950s and 1960s were characterised by changing international relations. DEPTH STUDY E: CHINA, c.1930-c.1990

There were many attempts to strengthen apartheid over the years. DEPTH STUDY F: SOUTH AFRICA, c.1940-c.1994

It was difficult to achieve a peaceful transition of power. DEPTH STUDY F: SOUTH AFRICA, c.1940-c.1994

There was much tension between Israel and its neighbours. DEPTH STUDY G: ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS SINCE 1945

Attempting to reach a peace settlement has been difficult. DEPTH STUDY G: ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS SINCE 1945

Study Source C.

Study Source F.

Study Source G.

Study Source A and B.

Study Source C.

Study Source H.

Study Source C.

Study Source F.

Study Source G.

Study Source C.

Study Source H.

SECTION A: CORE CONTENT. Option A: The nineteenth century. Italy faced many difficulties before it achieved unification.

SECTION A: CORE CONTENT. Option A: The nineteenth century. Early attempts to establish a united German state failed.

SECTION A: CORE CONTENT. Option A: The nineteenth century. Before the American Civil War, tensions between slave and free states increased.

SECTION A: CORE CONTENT. Option A: The nineteenth century. Many factors contributed to the growth of tension between the Great Powers in the years ...

SECTION A: CORE CONTENT. Option B: The twentieth century. The League of Nations struggled to achieve all of its aims.

SECTION A: CORE CONTENT. Option B: The twentieth century. Hitler became convinced that he could achieve his aims in foreign policy.

SECTION A: CORE CONTENT. Option B: The twentieth century. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a serious threat to world peace.

SECTION A: CORE CONTENT. Option B: The twentieth century. The Soviet Union had a difficult task in maintaining control over Eastern Europe.

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study A: The First World War, 1914–18. The start of the First World War did not go according to plan for Germany.

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study A: The First World War, 1914–18. The war was fought on many fronts.

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study B: Germany, 1918–45. The Weimar Republic faced many challenges and enjoyed some successes.

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study B: Germany, 1918–45. The Nazi regime had firm ideas about how society should be structured.

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study C: Russia, 1905–41. The Provisional Government inherited a difficult situation in 1917.

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study C: Russia, 1905–41. Stalin's policies changed Soviet society and the economy.

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study D: The United States, 1919–41. American society in the 1920s seemed to be tolerant in some ways but intoleran...

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study D: The United States, 1919–41. Some Americans questioned the effectiveness of the New Deal.

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES. Depth study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, 1939–c.1945. Germany had successes in the early part ...

Much of Europe was under threat from revolution in 1848.