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0470.3.1.03 — Did the revolutions have anything in common?.: past paper questions

5 real questionsasked in 3 of the last 10 exam series2024–2025usually: Explain, Describe

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  1. 0470/11 · May/June 2025 · Q1a[4]

    What concessions did Frederick William IV of Prussia make in March 1848?

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  2. 0470/11 · May/June 2025 · Q1b[6]

    Why did the people of France elect Louis Napoleon as president in December 1848?

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  3. 0470/13 · May/June 2025 · Q1c[10]

    ‘The 1848–49 revolutions in Germany achieved little.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

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  4. 0470/01 · Specimen 2024 · Q1c[10]

    ‘The 1848 revolution brought little change to France.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

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  5. 0470/12 · February/March 2024 · Q11a[4]

    Describe the aims and activities of the Spartacists in 1919.

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What examiners said

This question was very well answered, and most candidates demonstrated a good understanding of the aims and activities of the Spartacists in 1919. They gained marks for stating that, ‘They wanted to overthrow the Weimar Republic’, ‘They were communists and wanted a revolution similar to the 1917 Russian Revolution’, ‘They wanted the state to own all means of production’ and ‘They set up soviets in...

— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0470/12 Q11(a) (Cambridge)

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