Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

Mao created a lasting impact on China.

The Second World War brought change to South Africa.

By the 1980s it was clear that apartheid was under pressure.

The formation of Israel created great tension.

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has achieved mixed results.

1848 was a year of great upheaval in Europe.

The path to Italian unification was not smooth.

Britain expanded its empire in the nineteenth century.

The years before 1914 were characterised by tension in Europe.

The Versailles settlement had different consequences for different countries.

Hitler's foreign policy involved Germany in developments in Europe.

The USA and USSR contributed to increased tensions in Europe after 1945.

Iraq's involvement in war had many consequences.

The stalemate on the Western Front was hard to break.

Germany's fortunes changed in 1918.

Many factors contributed to Hitler's rise to power.

The Nazi regime aimed to change society and the economy.

The Tsar ruled by autocratic means.

Stalin was determined to gain and keep control over the USSR.

The 1920s brought changes in American society.

The Wall Street Crash had political and social consequences.

Mao changed the economy and society in China.

China's relationships with other countries have fluctuated over the years.

In the 1950s and 1960s the apartheid system was strengthened.

The 1990s brought the end of apartheid in South Africa.

External involvement in the Middle East has had important consequences.

The United Nations (UN) faced many challenges in its role in the Middle East.

Study Sources C and D. Does Source D prove that Douglass (Source C) was wrong? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.

Study Sources E and F. How similar are these two illustrations? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.

Study Source G. How useful would this source be to a historian studying John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry? Explain your answer using details...

Study Source H. Are you surprised by this source? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.

Study Source C. Why was this cartoon published on 29 October 1962? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.

Study Source F. What is the cartoonist's message? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.

Study Source G. How far does this source prove that Khrushchev's motive in the Missile Crisis was to protect Cuba? Explain your answer using detail...

Study Source A. What impressions of John Brown does this source give? Explain your answer using details of the source.

Study Sources B and C. How far do these two sources agree? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.

Study Source D. Why was this print published at this time? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.

Study Source G. How useful is this source to a historian studying the raid at Harpers Ferry? Explain your answer using details of the source and yo...

Study Source A. How far are you surprised by Source A? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.

Study Source D. How useful is this source as evidence about American involvement in Vietnam? Explain your answer using details of the source and yo...

Study Source E. Why was this cartoon published in May 1970? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.

Tension increased between North and South before the American Civil War.

The growth of European empires was not trouble free.

The Versailles Settlement had mixed consequences.

The 1930s saw an increase in aggression from some states.

US involvement in the Cold War was not always popular.

The USSR faced challenges to its control over Eastern Europe.

It was difficult to advance on the Western Front.

Many factors contributed to the Nazi takeover of Germany.

The Nazis attempted to control German society in many ways.