AS & A Level History (9489) — May–June 2023, Paper 43

12 questions · every question answerable online with instant point-by-point AI marking against the official mark scheme.

Start with Question 1 →
Question 1 · 30 marks · European history in the interwar years, 1919–41

Analyse the reasons for the appeal of fascism in the period 1919–25. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 2 · 30 marks · European history in the interwar years, 1919–41

‘Stalin’s policies towards women and children improved their lives.’ Discuss. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 3 · 30 marks · European history in the interwar years, 1919–41

Analyse the view that Hitler’s consolidation of power in 1933–34 was a ‘legal revolution’. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 4 · 30 marks · European history in the interwar years, 1919–41

Assess the reasons for regional differences in living standards in the period 1929–39. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 5 · 30 marks · The USA, 1944–92

Assess the impact of federal institutions on civil rights in the late 1940s and 1950s. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 6 · 30 marks · The USA, 1944–92

Assess the importance of the Stonewall Riots for the gay rights movement. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 7 · 30 marks · The USA, 1944–92

Evaluate the reasons for the changing fortunes of the Democrats in the period 1980–92. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 8 · 30 marks · The USA, 1944–92

Assess the reasons why US leadership of the global economy was being challenged by 1970. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 9 · 30 marks · International history, 1945–92

Assess how far the United States was responsible for the development of the nuclear arms race in the 1950s and 1960s. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 10 · 30 marks · International history, 1945–92

Discuss the extent to which ideological differences affected Sino-Soviet relations in the period 1949–69. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 11 · 30 marks · International history, 1945–92

Evaluate how far the attitudes of colonial powers contributed to African nations gaining their independence. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →
Question 12 · 30 marks · International history, 1945–92

‘The Gulf War changed little in the region.’ Assess this view. [30]

Answer this question and get it marked →

← October–November 2023 Paper 11 · May–June 2023 Paper 42 →

← All AS & A Level History (9489) past papers