IGCSE History (0977) — May–June 2025, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 40 marks · The First World War, 1914–18

Write an account of the German offensive on the Western Front in 1914 to the end of the Battle of the Marne. [15]

Question 2 · 40 marks · The First World War, 1914–18

Write an account of Japan's contribution to the Allied war effort. [15]

Question 3 · 40 marks · Germany, 1918–45

Write an account of the methods used by the Nazis to increase their electoral support up to 1932. [15]

Question 4 · 40 marks · Germany, 1918–45

Write an account of the Night of the Long Knives. [15]

Question 5 · 40 marks · Russia, 1905–41

Write an account of Stolypin's reforms. [15]

Question 6 · 40 marks · Russia, 1905–41

Write an account of the first Five-Year Plan. [15]

Question 7 · 40 marks · The United States, 1919–41

Write an account of new developments in industry in the 1920s. [15]

Question 8 · 40 marks · The United States, 1919–41

Write an account of the changes experienced by women in the 1920s. [15]

Question 9 · 40 marks · The Second World War in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, 1939–c.1945

Write an account of Operation Sea Lion. [15]

Question 10 · 40 marks · The Second World War in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, 1939–c.1945

Write an account of the Battle of Guadalcanal. [15]