Wider world depth studies

Source A (written for this paper; fictional author typical of the period): a cartoon description — 'A British cartoon from 1938 shows Chamberlain carrying an umbrella, with Hitler smiling behind him holding a list of further demands.' Source A is critical of the Munich Agreement. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

Source B (written for this paper; fictional author typical of the period): from a letter by a Czech teacher, October 1938: 'Britain and France have handed us to Hitler. They talk of peace, but it is our country that pays the price.' Source C (written for this paper; fictional author typical of the period): from a speech by a British MP, September 1938: 'Mr Chamberlain has saved Europe from war. Who among us would send our sons to die for a quarrel in a faraway country?' How useful are Sources B and C to a historian studying the Munich Agreement? Explain your answer using Sources B and C and your contextual knowledge.

Write an account of how events in Czechoslovakia in 1938–39 led to growing tension in Europe.

'The main reason for the failure of the League of Nations was the Abyssinian crisis.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [16 marks + 4 SPaG]

Source A (written for this paper; fictional author typical of the period): a cartoon description — 'A Soviet cartoon from 1947 shows Uncle Sam handing out dollars from a sack marked "Marshall Plan" with chains attached.' Source A is critical of the Marshall Plan. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

Source B (written for this paper; fictional author typical of the period): from the diary of a Berlin housewife, July 1948: 'The planes come every few minutes, day and night. Without them we would starve. The Americans have not forgotten us.' Source C (written for this paper; fictional author typical of the period): from a Soviet newspaper, 1948: 'The Western powers have created a crisis in Berlin to divide Germany for ever and threaten the peace-loving peoples of the East.' How useful are Sources B and C to a historian studying the Berlin Blockade? Explain your answer using Sources B and C and your contextual knowledge.

Write an account of how the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 increased tension between the USA and the USSR.

'The main reason for the Cold War developing between 1945 and 1949 was Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe.' How far do you agree? Explain your answer. [16 marks + 4 SPaG]