Revolutionary Committee (MRC): past paper questions
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The newest 13 of 12 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.
- 9489/21 · October/November 2025 · Q3b[20]
To what extent were Stolypin’s land reforms a success? Section B: American option The history of the USA, 1820–1941
See it on the paper → - 9489/21 · May/June 2025 · Q3a[10]
Explain why Witte’s industrial reforms were a success.
See it on the paper → - 9489/21 · May/June 2025 · Q3b[20]
‘Lenin’s leadership was the reason for Bolshevik success in October 1917.’ How far do you agree? Section B: American option The history of the USA, 1820–1941
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · May/June 2025 · Q2[30]
‘Trotsky’s mistakes and weaknesses were the main reason for Stalin’s rise to power by 1928.’ Discuss this view.
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · May/June 2025 · Q9[30]
‘The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was the main cause of the Second Cold War.’ Discuss this view.
See it on the paper → - 9489/42 · February/March 2025 · Q9[30]
Assess how far the nuclear arms race prevented conflict between the superpowers during the Cold War in the period 1950–91.
See it on the paper → - 9489/21 · October/November 2023 · Q3b[20]
How far was the 1905 Revolution caused by economic discontent? Section B: American option The history of the USA, 1820–1941
See it on the paper → - 9489/41 · October/November 2023 · Q2[30]
30-mark question — its maths and diagrams are best seen on the paper.
See it on the paper → - 9489/42 · October/November 2023 · Q2[30]
‘Stalin’s fear of being overthrown was the main reason for the purges.’ Assess this view.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · October/November 2022 · Q11[30]
‘The United Nations failed in Somalia because it underestimated the scale of its task.’ Assess this view.
See it on the paper → - 9489/43 · May/June 2022 · Q12[30]
Analyse why the United Nations was unable to implement successfully its decision to partition Palestine.
See it on the paper → - 9489/42 · February/March 2022 · Q2[30]
Analyse the reasons why Stalin had gained control of the Communist Party in the USSR by 1928.
See it on the paper → - 9489/42 · February/March 2021 · Q3[30]
Assess the aims of Hitler’s foreign policy in the period 1933–41.
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What examiners said
Assess how far the nuclear arms race prevented conflict between the superpowers during the Cold War in the period 1950 to 1991. This question was the most popular and was answered by every candidate who attempted Section C. There was a general understanding of the contribution that the nuclear arms race played in preventing conflict, with Mutually Assured Destruction commonly used by candidates a...
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9489/42 Q9 (Cambridge)
How far was the 1905 Revolution caused by economic discontent? Answers which were successful were able to provide accurate accounts of the forms of economic discontent and their role in the outbreak of the 1905 Revolution. This was balanced with an examination of other influences such as the nature of the Tsarist regime, the various nationalities’ anger over the policy of Russification, the Russo...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9489/21 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
‘It was the failings of Stalin’s rivals that best explain his rise to power by 1929.’ Discuss this view. Responses to this question were mostly able to employ at least sound levels of detail to support their arguments, although analysis was not always as strong as the detail. The best examples were able to draw upon a range of rivals, most notably Kamenev and Zinoviev, rather than simply relying...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9489/41 Q2 (Cambridge)
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