AS & A Level History (9489) — October–November 2024, Paper 42

Assess how far Italy’s post-war social and economic problems led to Mussolini’s rise to power by 1922. [30]

Evaluate the impact of Stalin’s policies towards non-Russian nationalities. [30]

Analyse the extent to which Nazi policies towards women and children achieved their aims. [30]

Assess the extent to which a North-South divide existed in British society in the years 1919–39. [30]

‘The response of federal institutions to demands for greater civil rights in the 1950s was limited.’ Discuss this view. [30]

Assess the effectiveness of Nixon’s domestic policies. [30]

Evaluate the reasons why gender equality was a divisive issue in the 1980s. [30]

Assess the reasons for changing relations between the US and China in the period 1950–79. [30]

‘Khrushchev’s main aim after the Cuban Revolution was to protect Cuba from the United States.’ Evaluate this view. [30]

Evaluate the role of international intervention in the Dutch failure to re-establish control in Indonesia. [30]

Analyse why the People’s Republic of China became increasingly involved with Africa during the Cold War. [30]

Assess the significance of international involvement in the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. [30]