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Describe events in Greece between 1945 and 1950.
See it on the paper →Why was the Soviet Union suspicious of the Marshall Plan?
See it on the paper →How close did the Soviet Union and the West come to war during the Berlin Crisis of 1948–49? Explain your answer.
See it on the paper →Why did the East German Government decide it was necessary to build the Berlin Wall?
See it on the paper →‘The reasons for opposition to Soviet control in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 were the same.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. Section B: Depth studies Answer one question from this section. Depth study A: The First World War, 1914 – 18
See it on the paper →‘Solidarity was to blame for the declining influence of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe after 1985.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES Answer one question from this section. Depth study A: The First World War, 1914–18
See it on the paper →Describe the impact the Berlin Wall had on the people of East Berlin.
See it on the paper →What was the Berlin Airlift?
See it on the paper →Why was it harder for the Allies to reach agreement at Potsdam than it had been at Yalta?
See it on the paper →Who was more to blame for the Cold War, the United States or the USSR? Explain your answer.
See it on the paper →Describe Soviet control over Hungary before the 1956 uprising.
See it on the paper →Why was Solidarity successful?
See it on the paper →‘The Berlin Wall was more of an advantage to the Western allies than to the Soviet Union.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES Answer one question from this section. Depth study A: The First World War, 1914–18
See it on the paper →‘The Berlin Wall was built to stop East Germans going to the West.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES Answer one question from this section. Depth study A: The First World War, 1914–18
See it on the paper →What was the Berlin Wall?
See it on the paper →Study Sources A and B. Does Source A make Source B surprising? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
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 →Why was this cartoon published in August 1961? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →How far do these two cartoonists agree? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →How far does Source F make Source G surprising? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →Comprehensive responses • Most candidates showed a clear understanding of the reasons for the building of the Berlin Wall. • Candidates often referred to the large number of skilled workers leaving East Germany and the Soviet desire to defend communism. These reasons were explained using contextual evidence. • Some candidates included the fact that having people escape to the West was not good pub...
— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0470/12 Q8(b) (Cambridge)
Comprehensive responses • Some responses were well structured and explained both sides of the argument. • Some candidates demonstrated a clear understanding of the opposition to Soviet control in both countries. • Some candidates identified a reason for Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 to oppose Soviet control. This was commonly the lack of freedom in both countries. This reason was the...
— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0470/12 Q8(c) (Cambridge)
Question 1 asked candidates to compare two sources to determine how far they agreed. Most were able to find at least one agreement and one disagreement. For example, the sources agreed that Germany wanted to avoid a war on two fronts, and that Germany planned to defeat France first. They disagreed in that Source A said mobilisation meant war, whilst Source B said this was not true. There were seve...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0470/22 Q1 (Cambridge)
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