Decrees: past paper questions
Real questions on decrees
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- 9489/12 · May/June 2026 · Q2a[15]
Read Source C and Source D. Compare and contrast the views in these two sources as evidence about the exemption clause in the Conscription Act.
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · May/June 2025 · Q3[30]
Analyse the extent to which the lives of women and children were improved as a result of Nazi policies in the years 1933 to 1941.
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · May/June 2025 · Q4[30]
‘British governments followed a policy of appeasement in the 1930s because it was popular with the public.’ Assess this view. Section B: The history of the USA, 1944–92
See it on the paper → - 9489/42 · October/November 2024 · Q3[30]
Analyse the extent to which Nazi policies towards women and children achieved their aims.
See it on the paper → - 9489/13 · May/June 2024 · Q3a[15]
Read Source C and Source D. Compare and contrast these two sources as evidence about German disarmament after the Treaty of Versailles.
See it on the paper → - 9489/13 · May/June 2024 · Q3b[25]
Read all of the sources. ‘Worldwide disarmament was achievable after the agreement at Locarno.’ How far do the sources support this view?
See it on the paper → - 9489/13 · October/November 2023 · Q1a[15]
Read Sources A and B. Compare and contrast these two sources as evidence of attitudes towards the King.
See it on the paper → - 9489/13 · October/November 2023 · Q1b[25]
Read all of the sources. ‘Foreign intervention was the most serious threat to France in 1792.’ How far do these sources agree? Section B: American option The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s to 1920
See it on the paper → - 9489/13 · October/November 2023 · Q2a[15]
Read Sources B and C. Compare and contrast these sources as evidence about the reasons for opposing female emancipation.
See it on the paper → - 9489/13 · October/November 2023 · Q2b[25]
Read all of the sources. How far do the sources support the view that the main argument in favour of female emancipation was that it would improve government in the United States? Section C: International option Empire and the emergence of world powers, 1870–1919
See it on the paper → - 9489/22 · October/November 2023 · Q2a[10]
Explain why the Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 were issued.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · October/November 2023 · Q1[30]
‘The Acerbo Law was the most important tactic used by Mussolini to establish a dictatorship by 1925.’ Discuss.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · October/November 2023 · Q4[30]
Analyse the reasons why the policy of appeasement received support in Britain during the 1930s. Section B: The USA, 1944–92
See it on the paper → - 9489/12 · May/June 2023 · Q1a[15]
Read Sources A and D. Compare and contrast these two sources as evidence of views about Calonne.
See it on the paper → - 9489/12 · May/June 2023 · Q1b[25]
Read all of the sources. ‘The Assembly of Notables was likely to fail.’ How far do these sources support this view? Section B: American option The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s to 1920
See it on the paper → - 9489/22 · February/March 2023 · Q7a[10]
Explain why the Corfu Incident was difficult for the League of Nations to deal with.
See it on the paper → - 9489/22 · February/March 2023 · Q7b[20]
How successful was the work of the agencies and commissions of the League of Nations during the 1920s?
See it on the paper → - 9489/42 · February/March 2023 · Q3[30]
‘Weimar politicians were mostly responsible for Hitler’s rise to power in January 1933.’ Discuss this view.
See it on the paper → - 9489/23 · May/June 2021 · Q8a[10]
Explain why the French were dissatisfied with the Treaty of Versailles.
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What examiners said
Compare and contrast these two sources as evidence of attitudes towards the King Most responses identified relevant similarities between the sources; the most frequently discussed being that there was widespread mistrust of King’s intentions. For the most part this was supported by effective use of source detail. Many responses identified valid differences with the sources, although some candidat...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9489/13 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
How far do these sources agree that foreign intervention was the most serious threat to France in 1792? Many candidates gave a substantial response to the question and there was evidence of effective source use in most answers. Source A was identified as a nuanced source which could be used to argue either in support or challenge of the view. Source C was well used as a support source identifying...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9489/13 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
Compare and contrast these sources as evidence about the reasons for opposing female emancipation. Most responses dealt with this question very well and could clearly draw similarities and differences between the two sources. The most frequently explained similarity was the vested interests aligned against female emancipation, and many candidates identified the opposition coming from the Republic...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9489/13 Q2(a) (Cambridge)
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