2015 Specimen Paper 1

5 The Versailles Treaty created disagreement and hostility. 
 (a) What did Wilson hope to achieve from the peace settlement of 1919–20? [4] 
 (b) Why did Clemenceau and Lloyd George disagree over how to treat Germany? [6] 
(c) ‘The Treaty of Versailles was a fair settlement.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10] 

6 Peace in Europe became increasingly threatened during the second half of the 1930s. 
 (a) What did Hitler achieve by the Anschluss? [4] 
 (b) Why did Hitler want to take over Czechoslovakia? [6] 
 (c) ‘The policy of appeasement was a mistake.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10] 

7 The Cold War between the USA and the USSR developed in the years after the Second World War. 
 (a) What decisions, in relation to Germany, were agreed at Yalta and Potsdam? [4] 
 (b) Why was the Truman Doctrine significant? [6] 
 (c) ‘It was the Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe that caused the Cold War.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10] 

8 Events in Iraq and Iran were of key importance in the 1970s and 1980s. 
 (a) Describe Saddam Hussein’s rise to power in Iraq. [4] 
 (b) Why did the Iranian Revolution take place in 1979? [6] 
 (c) ‘There was no victor in the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–88.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10] 

SECTION B: DEPTH STUDIES
 Answer any one question from this section. 
DEPTH STUDY A: THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914–18 

9 The Western Front played a major part in the First World War. 
 (a) What was ‘no man’s land’? [4] 
 (b) Why were tanks of limited use on the Western Front up to the end of 1917? [6] 
 (c) How successful a military leader was Haig? Explain your answer. [10] 

10 Other fronts were important aspects of the First World War. 
 (a) What did Germany hope to achieve through its use of U-boats? [4] 
 (b) Why was Britain able to win the war at sea? [6] 
 (c) ‘The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 failed because of the weather.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10] 

DEPTH STUDY B: GERMANY, 1918–45 

11 One of the most important changes after the First World War was the setting up of the Weimar Republic. 
 (a) What were the main features of the Weimar Constitution? [4] (b) Why was the Weimar Republic in danger of collapse in 1919–20? [6] 
 (c) ‘The Weimar Republic was a failure.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10] 

12 Nazi policies had a great impact on German people. 
(a) What was the ‘Strength through Joy’ programme introduced by the Nazis? [4] 
(b) Why were women important in Hitler’s plans for Germany? [6] (c) ‘Nazi education and youth policies were not effective in controlling young people.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]