GCSE Paper 1 - 2006 Questions @ IvoHistory

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China - Questions

Answer ONE question only from this section. Choose either Question 1 or Question 2. You must answer Part (a) and Part (b) of the question you choose.
 
1. 
 		 (a)
 

Part (a) of this question is about China in the era of the warlords. The photographs below show two warlords. Look at the photographs and answer all the questions that follow.

         
 

  
    (i) What is meant by the term "warlord"?
 		 (3)
    (ii) Why did the warlords become important in China after 1916?
 

(5)
    (iii) Why was the Chinese Communist Party formed in 1921?
 		 (5)
    (iv)

Describe the key features of the development of the Chinese Communist Party in the years 1921-27.
 

 (7)
     

(Total 20 marks)

 
  (b)   Part (b) of this question is about China in the years 1946-66.
 		  
    (i) Why was the Chinese Communist Party able to defeat the Guomindang (GMD) in the civil war of 1946-49?

 (10)
    (ii) In what ways did life change for Chinese citizens from 1949 to the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in 1966?

You may use the following information to help you with your answer.
 
     Education

     The Role of Women

     Communes

     Propaganda

(15)


(Total 25 marks)

(Total for Part (a) and Part (b): 45 marks)
 
2. 
 		  

(a)
 		 If you have answered Question 1 do NOT answer Question 2.

Part (a) of this question is about the growth of the Chinese Communist Party in the years 1926-45. The map below shows the Guomindang (GMD) Northern Expedition. Study the map below and answer all the questions that follow.


  
    (i) What is meant by the term "Northern Expedition"?
 		 (3)
    (ii) Why did Chiang Kai-shek and the Guomindang (GMD) attack the Chinese Communist Party in the years 1927-34?
 

(5)
    (iii) Why was the Chinese Communist Party able to survive the attacks of the Guomindang in the years in 1935?
 		 (5)
    (iv) Describe the key features of the development of the Chinese Communist Party from the end of the Long March to the end of the Second World War (1945).
 		 (7)
     

(Total 20 marks)

 
  (b)   Part (b) of this question is about China in the years 1949-76.
 		  
    (i) In what ways did Mao Zedong change the organisation of agriculture and industry in China in the years 1949-59?

You may use the following information to help you with your answer.

     Land Reform

     Collectivisation

     1953-57: First Five Year Plan

     1958: Great Leap Forward

(15)
    (ii) Why did the Cultural Revolution change life for the citizens of China in the years to 1976?
 		 (10)
     


(Total 25 marks)

(Total for Part (a) and Part (b): 45 marks)

 

 

Superpower Relations - Questions

Answer ONE question only from this section. Choose either Question 3 or Question 4. You must answer Part (a) and Part (b) of the question you choose.
 
3. 
 		 (a)
 

Part (a) of this question is about the Cold War. Study the table below and answer all the questions that follow.

     1945-49   Creation of satellite states in Eastern Europe

     1962         Cuban Missile Crisis

     1980         Reagan elected President of the USA

     1989         End of Cold War
 		  
    (i) Explain what is meant by the term "satellite state".
 		 (3)
    (ii) Why did the discovery of missile sites in Cuba lead to a crisis between the USA and the USSR in October 1962?
 

(5)
    (iii)

Describe the key features of relations between the USA and the USSR in the years after the Cuban Missile Crisis to 1968.
 

 (5)
    (iv) Why was Gorbachev able to improve relations between the USSR and the USA in the years 1985-90?
 		 (7)
     

(Total 20 marks)

 
  (b)  

Part (b) of this question is about relations between the USA and the USSR in the years 1945-85.
 

  
    (i)

Why did relations worsen between the USA and the USSR in the years 1945-55?

You may use the following information to help you with your answer.

     Division of Germany

     Truman Doctrine

     Berlin Blockade

     Formation of Rival Alliances
 
 (15)
    (ii)

Choose TWO items from the boxes below and explain how each was important in changing relations between the USA and the USSR.
 
1956: Hungarian Uprising 1969-72: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 1979: The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
 

 (10)


(Total 25 marks)

(Totalfor Part (a) and Part (b): 45 marks)
 
4. 
 		  

(a)
 

If you have answered Question 3 do NOT answer Question 4.

Part (a) of this question is about events in Europe in the years 1945-56. Study the table below and answer all the questions that follow.
 
     1947   Truman Doctrine

     1947   Marshall Plan

     1949   North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

     1956   Hungarian Uprising
 

  
    (i) Explain what is meant by the term "Truman Doctrine".
 		 (3)
    (ii) Describe the key features of the Marshall Plan.
 

(5)
    (iii) Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation set up?
 		 (5)
    (iv) Why did the Hungarian Uprising take place in 1956?
 		 (7)
     

(Total 20 marks)

 
  (b)  

Part (b) of this question is about relations between the USA and the USSR in the years 1945-90.
 

  
    (i)

Choose TWO items from the boxes below and explain how each was important in changing relations between the USA and the USSR.

1945: Yalta Agreement 1948-49: Berlin Blockade 1961: Construction of the Berlin Wall
 		 (10)
    (ii)

Why did relations between the USA and the USSR change in the years 1975-90?

You may use the following information to help you with your answer.

     1975                 Helsinki Agreement

     1979                 Invasion of Afghanistan

     1980 & 1984   Olympic Boycotts

     1985-90           Role of Gorbachev

(15)
     


(Total 25 marks)

(Total for Part (a) and Part (b): 45 marks)

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