Plan (1929): past paper questions
Real questions on plan (1929)
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- 9489/21 · May/June 2026 · Q5a[10]
Explain why tariffs were kept high during the Gilded Age.
See it on the paper → - 9489/23 · October/November 2025 · Q8b[20]
To what extent did American intervention resolve Germany’s financial problems in the 1920s?
See it on the paper → - 9489/21 · May/June 2025 · Q5a[10]
Explain why successive US governments took little action to limit private corporations.
See it on the paper → - 9489/21 · May/June 2025 · Q5b[20]
How important were the railroads to the industrialisation of the USA?
See it on the paper → - 9489/21 · October/November 2023 · Q6b[20]
To what extent was lack of government regulation to blame for the Great Crash? Section C: International option International history, 1870–1945
See it on the paper → - 9489/23 · October/November 2023 · Q7a[10]
Explain why the Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928 was seen as a major development in international relations.
See it on the paper → - 9489/23 · October/November 2023 · Q7b[20]
‘The League of Nations was successful in dealing with international conflict in the 1920s.’ How far do you agree?
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · October/November 2022 · Q4[30]
Analyse the problems facing the traditional industries in Britain in the inter-war period. Section B: The USA, 1944–92
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What examiners said
To what extent was lack of government regulation to blame for the Great Crash? Good answers achieved a clear assessment and balance. They were able to set the lack of government regulation against alternative factors within the focus of the origins of the Great Crash. Other responses were imbalanced providing details on either the lack of government regulation or other factors. Weaker responses l...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9489/21 Q6(b) (Cambridge)
Explain why the Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928 was seen as a major development in international relations. Most responses showed good understanding of the provisions the Kellogg Briand Pact and were able to provide at least one explanation of why it was considered to be important. These included the fact that it was an agreement not to resort to war as means of settling international disputes and th...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9489/23 Q7(a) (Cambridge)
‘The League of Nations was successful in dealing with international conflict in the 1920s.’ How far do you agree? Most responses provided at least some examples of successes and of failures in the 1920’s. The stronger responses were those which offered a clear view from the start, for example: During the 1920’s the League did have many successes in dealing with international conflicts through pea...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9489/23 Q7(b) (Cambridge)
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