IGCSE History (0470) — October–November 2024, Paper 11

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Question 1 · 20 marks · Core Content Option A: How was Italy unified?

Italy faced many difficulties before it achieved unification. Describe relations between Austria and the Italian states by early 1848.

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Question 2 · 20 marks · Core Content Option A: How was Germany unified?

Early attempts to establish a united German state failed. Describe Frederick William IV's attitude towards revolutionary events in Prussia in 1848.

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Question 3 · 20 marks · Core Content Option A: Why was there a civil war in the United States?

Before the American Civil War, tensions between slave and free states increased. What was abolitionism?

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Question 4 · 20 marks · Core Content Option A: What caused the First World War?

Many factors contributed to the growth of tension between the Great Powers in the years before the First World War. What was the Black Hand?

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Question 5 · 20 marks · Core Content Option B: To what extent was the League of Nations a success?

The League of Nations struggled to achieve all of its aims. What was the League of Nations' Slavery Commission?

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Question 6 · 20 marks · Core Content Option B: Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?

Hitler became convinced that he could achieve his aims in foreign policy. What were the terms of the Nazi–Soviet Pact?

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Question 7 · 20 marks · Core Content Option B: How effectively did the USA contain the spread of communism?

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a serious threat to world peace. Who was Fidel Castro?

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Question 8 · 20 marks · Core Content Option B: How secure was the USSR's control over Eastern Europe?

The Soviet Union had a difficult task in maintaining control over Eastern Europe. Describe events in Gdansk in August 1980.

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Question 9 · 20 marks · Depth Study A: The First World War, 1914–18

The start of the First World War did not go according to plan for Germany. What was the Schlieffen Plan?

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Question 10 · 20 marks · Depth Study A: The First World War, 1914–18

The war was fought on many fronts. What was meant by the term 'unrestricted U-boat warfare'?

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Question 11 · 20 marks · Depth Study B: Germany, 1918–45

The Weimar Republic faced many challenges and enjoyed some successes. Who was Friedrich Ebert?

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Question 12 · 20 marks · Depth Study B: Germany, 1918–45

The Nazi regime had firm ideas about how society should be structured. Describe Hitler's vision of the 'perfect' family.

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Question 13 · 20 marks · Depth Study C: Russia, 1905–41

The Provisional Government inherited a difficult situation in 1917. What happened during the July Days?

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Question 14 · 20 marks · Depth Study C: Russia, 1905–41

Stalin's policies changed Soviet society and the economy. What were the aims for industry of the Five-Year Plans?

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Question 15 · 20 marks · Depth Study D: The United States, 1919–41

American society in the 1920s seemed to be tolerant in some ways but intolerant in others. Describe the development of leisure activities in the 1920s.

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Question 16 · 20 marks · Depth Study D: The United States, 1919–41

Some Americans questioned the effectiveness of the New Deal. Describe measures taken by the New Deal to help farmers.

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Question 17 · 20 marks · Depth Study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, 1939–c.1945

Germany had successes in the early part of the war. Describe Germany's invasion of France.

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Question 18 · 20 marks · Depth Study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, 1939–c.1945

Civilians across Europe faced many hardships during the war. Describe the Allied bombing of German cities in 1943–45.

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