IGCSE History (0470) — May–June 2023, Paper 43

How important were the changes made by Moltke to the Schlieffen Plan as a reason for its failure in 1914? Explain your answer. [40]

How significant were women to the contribution made by the Home Front to the British war effort? Explain your answer. [40]

How important were Stresemann's foreign policy achievements in creating stability in Germany between 1924 and 1929? Explain your answer. [40]

How significant was the outbreak of war in 1939 in changing life in Germany? Explain your answer. [40]

How important was the Russo-Japanese War as a cause of opposition to the Tsarist system of government up to 1914? Explain your answer. [40]

How significant was the Red Army in the consolidation of Bolshevik rule between 1917 and 1921? Explain your answer. [40]

How important was the impact of the Ku Klux Klan on the USA in the 1920s? Explain your answer. [40]

How significant was the Republican Party in opposing the New Deal? Explain your answer. [40]

How important were the military tactics of the Communists in their victory over the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War? Explain your answer. [40]

How significant were changes made in agriculture to China's development after 1976? Explain your answer. [40]

How important were changes made to the Pass Laws after 1948 in strengthening the system of apartheid in South Africa? Explain your answer. [40]

How significant was de Klerk in ending white minority rule in South Africa? Explain your answer. [40]

How important was foreign help to Israel's military successes in the wars against its neighbours from 1956 to 1973? Explain your answer. [40]

How significant were Hezbollah and Hamas in the increased tensions between Israelis and Palestinians? Explain your answer. [40]