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- 9489/13 · May/June 2026 · Q1b[25]
Read all of the sources. ‘Accepting the Treaty of Brest Litovsk would be a disaster for the Bolsheviks.’ How far do these sources agree? Turn over Section B: American option Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2026 · Q5[30]
Evaluate the impact of the SCLC in the civil rights movement in the 1950s.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2026 · Q6[30]
Assess the achievements of Hispanic political action in the USA in the 1960s and 1970s.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2026 · Q7[30]
‘Reaganomics failed to achieve its aims.’ Discuss this view.
See it on the paper → - 9489/13 · October/November 2025 · Q2a[15]
Read Source A and Source C. Compare and contrast the views in the two sources about Stephen Douglas.
See it on the paper → - 9489/13 · October/November 2025 · Q2b[25]
Read all of the sources. How far do the sources support the view that Lincoln’s victory in 1860 was caused by divisions within the Democratic Party? Section C: International option The League of Nations and international relations in the 1930s
See it on the paper → - 9489/12 · May/June 2025 · Q2a[15]
Read Source B and Source C. Compare and contrast these two sources as evidence about Wilmot’s reasons for introducing the Proviso.
See it on the paper → - 9489/12 · May/June 2025 · Q2b[25]
Read all of the sources. How far do the sources agree that the main impact of the Proviso would be changes to American political parties? Section C: International option The League of Nations and international relations in the 1930s
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · May/June 2025 · Q5[30]
‘Progress towards greater civil rights in the 1950s was mainly brought about by federal institutions.’ Evaluate this view.
See it on the paper → - 9489/42 · February/March 2025 · Q8[30]
Analyse the reasons why US governments supported the Bretton Woods system after 1944. Section C: International history, 1945–92
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2023 · Q5[30]
Assess the impact of federal institutions on civil rights in the late 1940s and 1950s.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2023 · Q6[30]
Assess the importance of the Stonewall Riots for the gay rights movement.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2023 · Q7[30]
Evaluate the reasons for the changing fortunes of the Democrats in the period 1980–92.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2023 · Q8[30]
Assess the reasons why US leadership of the global economy was being challenged by 1970. Section C: International history, 1945–92
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · October/November 2022 · Q2[30]
‘Stalin’s fear of opposition was the main cause of the Great Terror.’ Discuss this view.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · October/November 2022 · Q10[30]
Analyse the reasons why the division of Korea led to war in 1950.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2022 · Q11[30]
Evaluate Azikiwe’s role in achieving Nigerian independence.
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · May/June 2021 · Q1[30]
Evaluate the reasons why Mussolini was appointed Prime Minister in 1922.
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · May/June 2021 · Q10[30]
Analyse the reasons why France was unable to maintain colonial control in Southeast Asia in the period 1945–54.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2021 · Q5[30]
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What examiners said
Analyse the reasons why US governments supported the Bretton Woods system from 1944. Too few responses to this question were seen to make comments appropriate.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9489/42 Q8 (Cambridge)
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