AS & A Level History (9489) — May–June 2024, Paper 43

Analyse the effectiveness of Mussolini’s policies on women and young people. [30]

Assess the reasons for Stalin’s policy of ‘building socialism in one country’. [30]

Analyse the reasons for the Nazi persecution of Jews and other minorities. [30]

‘The National Governments had more successes than failures between 1931 and 1939.’ Discuss. [30]

‘Eisenhower’s election victories are best explained by economic prosperity.’ Discuss this view. [30]

Assess how far there was greater acceptance of gay rights in the 1960s and 1970s. [30]

Evaluate the consequences of ongoing budget deficits in the 1980s and early 1990s. [30]

‘Opposition to communist ideology was the main reason for US involvement in the Korean War.’ Discuss this view. [30]

‘Gorbachev’s commitment to peaceful change was the main reason for the end of the Cold War.’ Discuss. [30]

Discuss the extent to which North Korea was responsible for the outbreak of war in 1950. [30]

Assess how far African nations were able to adopt non-alignment during the Cold War. [30]

‘US policies had limited impact on the Middle East during the Cold War.’ Evaluate this view. [30]