AS & A Level History (9489) — October–November 2023, Paper 22

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Question 1 · 30 marks · Modern Europe, 1750–1921: The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 1750–1850

Explain why the slave trade was important to the growth of industry. [10]

Question 2 · 30 marks · Modern Europe, 1750–1921: Liberalism and nationalism in Germany, 1815–71

Explain why the Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 were issued. [10]

Question 3 · 30 marks · Modern Europe, 1750–1921: The Russian Revolution, 1894–1921

Explain why ‘Bloody Sunday’ weakened the Tsarist regime in 1905. [10]

Question 4 · 30 marks · The history of the USA, 1820–1941: The origins of the Civil War, 1820–61

Explain why implementing the Compromise of 1850 caused problems. [10]

Question 5 · 30 marks · The history of the USA, 1820–1941: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–77

Explain why the 14th Amendment was passed. [10]

Question 6 · 30 marks · The history of the USA, 1820–1941: The Great Crash, the Great Depression and the New Deal policies, 1920–41

Explain why Roosevelt established the Alphabet Agencies. [10]

Question 7 · 30 marks · International history, 1870–1945: The League of Nations and international relations in the 1920s

Explain why the USA did not join the League of Nations in 1920. [10]

Question 8 · 30 marks · International history, 1870–1945: The League of Nations and international relations in the 1930s

Explain why the League failed to stop Italian aggression against Abyssinia. [10]

Question 9 · 30 marks · International history, 1870–1945: China and Japan, 1912–45

Explain why democratic government failed in Japan in the 1930s. [10]