Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

The Tsar faced many challenges.

Life in the Soviet Union changed under Stalin's rule.

The 1920s brought changes to life in the USA.

There were mixed reactions to the New Deal.

Many changes occurred in China in the 1950s.

China's relationship with foreign powers changed over time.

Apartheid was established during the 1950s and 1960s.

The South African government introduced radical measures to maintain apartheid.

After 1945 there was a struggle over the future of Palestine.

Bringing peace to the Middle East has proved challenging.

Individuals were important in the outcomes of the 1848 revolutions.

The Civil War brought changes to the United States.

Imperialism had mixed results for the colonised peoples.

Relationships between European powers were important in the build-up to the First World War.

Agreeing a peace settlement at the end of the First World War was challenging.

Hitler's foreign policy involved Germany in the affairs of many countries.

The USA and USSR had different aims in Europe after 1945.

Tension between Iran and Iraq led to war in 1980.

There was great loss of life on the Western Front.

The war had many impacts on civilians.

Germany faced challenges in the years following the First World War.

The Nazis controlled many aspects of life in Germany.

1917 brought great changes to Russia.

Stalin was determined to consolidate and maintain power.

The 1920s saw a boom in the US economy.

The Wall Street Crash had a great impact on the USA.

The Nationalists failed to secure their hold over China.

China's relationships with other powers changed over time.

Segregation became established in the period up to 1948.

The late 1940s was a period of escalating violence.

The Palestinians have faced many challenges.

Option A: Nineteenth century topic HOW IMPORTANT WAS KING WILLIAM I OF PRUSSIA? Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and the...

Option B: Twentieth century topic HOW IMPORTANT WAS THE USA'S DECISION NOT TO JOIN THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS? Study the Background Information and the ...

Option A: Nineteenth century topic WAS FRANCE OR PRUSSIA MORE TO BLAME FOR THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN 1870? Study the Background Information and the so...

Study Source C. [Figure C.1]

Study Sources D and E. SOURCE D Germany is made! But this Germany in process of formation, of unification upon our frontier – is it a threat to us?...

Study Source F. SOURCE F I was convinced that a United Germany was only a question of time, that the North German Confederation was only the first ...

Study Source G. SOURCE G After dinner as we sat around smoking cigars, Field Marshal Roon arrived. Later Count Moltke arrived. Bismarck welcomed th...

Option B: Twentieth century topic WHO WAS MAINLY TO BLAME FOR THE LEAGUE'S FAILURE OVER ABYSSINIA? Study the Background Information and the sources...

Study Sources D and E. SOURCE D Sir Samuel Hoare has told us of the determination of Britain to keep to the system of collective security. France r...

Study Source F. [Figure F.1]

Study Source G. SOURCE G The talks with Laval had taken place in an atmosphere of threatened war in which all the member states appeared to be oppo...

Revolutions broke out across Europe in 1848.

External powers were influential in Italy's move towards unification.

War played a role in German unification.

Differences between North and South were important causes of the American Civil War.

The League of Nations faced many challenges.

Hitler's policies increased the likelihood of war.

Tense relations between the Allied powers developed rapidly after the Second World War.

The Shah's regime was unpopular for many reasons.