5 Look at the cartoon, and then answer the questions which follow.
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THE RECKONING.
PAN-GERMAN: “MONSTROUS, I CALL IT, WHY, IT’S FULLY A QUARTER OF WHAT WE
SHOULD HAVE MADE THEM PAY, IF WE’D WON.”
A British cartoon published in 1919.
(a) What impact did the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany’s military? [5]
(b) Why did the aims of the ‘Big Three’ at Versailles differ? [7]
(c) Was Germany’s reaction to the Treaty of Versailles justified? Explain your answer. [8]
6 Read the extract, and then answer the questions which follow.
Be glad in your hearts. Give thanks to God. People of Britain, your children are
safe. Your husbands and sons will not march to battle. If we must have a victor, let
us choose Chamberlain. The Prime Minister’s achievements are mighty and longlasting
– millions of happy homes and hearts relieved of their burden.
From a British newspaper article commenting on the Munich Agreement, September 1938.
(a) In what ways had Hitler built up Germany’s military strength by March 1936? [5]
(b) Why did Hitler want Anschluss? [7]
(c) ‘Chamberlain was right to follow a policy of appeasement.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]
7 Read the extract, and then answer the questions which follow.
I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support people who are
resisting attempted suppression by armed minorities or by any outside pressures.
I believe that we must help free peoples to work out their own destiny in their own
way.
US President Truman speaking in 1947.
(a) What decisions, in relation to Germany, were agreed at the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences?[5]
(b) Why did mistrust between the USSR and the USA increase in 1945? [7]
(c) ‘The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were to blame for the Cold War.’ How far do youagree with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]
8 Read the extract, and then answer the questions which follow.
Mr Gorbachev did not set out to abolish the Soviet Union, nor the Communist Party.
These events happened in spite of his resistance and because, in the long run, the
entire Soviet system was heading for disaster.
From an article published in an English newspaper in December 1991, shortly before Gorbachev
resigned.
(a) Describe events in Berlin leading up to the building of the Wall in 1961. [5]
(b) Why were the Soviets worried about events in Czechoslovakia in 1968? [7]
(c) How far can Gorbachev be blamed for the collapse of Soviet control over Eastern Europe?
Explain your answer. [8]
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