AS & A Level History (9489) — May–June 2023, Paper 41

Assess the view that Mussolini's economic response to the Great Depression was ineffective. [30]

'Stalin's main aim in foreign policy was to defend the Soviet Union from attack.' Discuss. [30]

Analyse the reasons for limited opposition to the Nazi regime within Germany in the period 1933–41. [30]

Discuss the view that the impact of the First World War was the biggest challenge facing the British economy in the period 1919–29. [30]

'The US economy depended on domestic consumers to drive its growth in the late 1940s and 1950s.' Evaluate this view. [30]

Assess the impact of the growth of feminism in the 1960s and 1970s. [30]

'Affirmative Action in the 1980s was much more than just a political slogan.' Assess this view. [30]

Assess the obstacles to improving relations between the US and China in the period 1950–63. [30]

'The Cold War ended in 1989 because of the consequences of Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost and Perestroika.' Discuss this view. [30]

'Winning popular support was the main reason why the Communists were able to establish the People's Republic of China in 1949.' Discuss this view. [30]

Analyse the reasons why improving education was a challenge for newly independent African nations. [30]

Assess how far Soviet policies affected the conflict in the Middle East during the Cold War. [30]