AS & A Level History (9489) — May–June 2025, Paper 42

Assess the view that by 1941 Mussolini had failed to create a nation of fascists. [30]

'Stalin's control of the Soviet Union in the years 1928 to 1941 was mainly the result of successful propaganda.' Discuss this view. [30]

'The success of the Nazi regime's economic policies in the years 1933 to 1939 amounted to a miracle.' Discuss this view. [30]

'The political dominance of the British Conservative Party in the years 1922 to 1939 was due to its leadership.' Analyse this view. [30]

'Improvements in transport and communications were the greatest achievement of Eisenhower's domestic policy.' Discuss this view. [30]

'The oil crises were the most important reason for economic deterioration in the 1970s.' Assess this view. [30]

Evaluate the impact of the Rainbow Coalition on US politics in the years 1984 to 1992. [30]

Assess the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis for relations between the US and USSR. [30]

'The fall of the Berlin Wall resulted in the collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe and the USSR.' Analyse this view. [30]

Assess the extent to which discontent with the Kuomintang resulted in the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. [30]

'Mass support for nationalist movements was the main reason African nations gained their independence after 1950.' Discuss this view. [30]

Evaluate the impact of Yasser Arafat's leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organisation up to 1979. [30]