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Which was more important: Germany’s invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 or its invasion of Poland in September 1939? Explain your answer.
See it on the paper →What was agreed at Yalta about Eastern Europe?
See it on the paper →Does Source E mean that Duff Cooper need not have resigned? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →How useful is this source to a historian studying the Anschluss? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →How similar are the messages of the two cartoonists? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →After reading Source F, do you believe Hitler in Source G? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →Are you surprised by this source? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →How far do these sources provide convincing evidence that the Austrian people supported the Anschluss? Use the sources to explain your answer.
See it on the paper →Which was more to blame for war breaking out in September 1939, Germany or Britain? Explain your answer.
See it on the paper →How far do these two sources agree? Explain your answer using details of the sources.
See it on the paper →How far would these two cartoonists have agreed? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →Does Source F prove that Andropov was lying in Source E? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →What is the cartoonist’s message? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →Are you surprised by this source? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →In order to identify agreements and disagreements, candidates first had to interpret the two cartoons. There were a number of misinterpretations of either one or both of them, most often Source E, which was seen as disapproving of imperialism because of the people being killed. Other responses were generally able to show some understanding of Source D. However, comparisons tended to be on details,...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0470/21 Q3 (Cambridge)
Many valid factors were identified in answers to this question and candidates tried hard to create arguments which explained Germany and Britain’s contribution to increasing tension and the outbreak of war in 1939. Explanations dealt with appeasement, the Nazi-Soviet Pact and with the impact of Hitler’s aggression against Czechoslovakia and Poland. For example, in some responses Germany was seen a...
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0470/13 Q6(c) (Cambridge)
This question was generally answered well. Most candidates managed to find agreements between the two sources by explaining that they both state that the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was mysterious and that people at the time thought it was doing some good. In terms of disagreements, many candidates spotted that Source A claims the KKK was organised, while Source B says it was not organised. This question w...
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0470/22 Q1 (Cambridge)
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