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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.

(a)

Part (a) of this question is about China in the years 1949-66. The photograph below shows Chinese children outside a primary school. Look at the photograph and answer all the questions that follow.

(i)

Give ONE reason to explain why Mao Zedong introduced educational reforms in China in the 1950s.

(3)

(ii)

Describe the key features of the 'One Hundred Flowers' campaign.

(5)

(iii)

In what ways were the Red Guards important in the Cultural Revolution?

(5)

(iv)

Why did Mao Zedong introduce the Cultural Revolution in 1966?

(7)

(Total 20 marks)

(b)

Part (b) of this question is about China in the years 1921-69.

(i)

Describe the key features of the development of the Chinese Communist Party in the years 1921-34.

(10)

(ii)

Why did Mao Zedong experience failures in his agricultural and industrial policies in the 1950s and early 1960s?

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

     Land reform

     Five Year Plan

     Great Leap Forward

     Impact of the Cultural Revolution

(15)

(Total 25 marks)

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

(a)

If you have answered Question 1 do NOT answer Question 2.

Part (a) of this question is about China after 1949. The photograph shows Chinese peasant girls working on a commune. Look at the photograph and answer all the questions that follow.

(i)

Give ONE reason to explain why the first Five Year Plan was introduced in 1953.

(3)

(ii)

In what ways did the role of women change in China in the years after 1949?

(5)

(iii)

Describe the key features of Mao Zedong's policy of collectivisation in the 1950s.

(5)

(iv)

Why did Mao Zedong experience some failures in his industrial policies in the 1950s?

(7)

(Total 20 marks)

(b)

Part (b) of this question is about China in the years 1911-49.

(i)

Describe the key features of life in China under the warlords.

(10)

(ii)

Why was the Chinese Communist Party able to secure control over China in the years 1934-49?

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

     1934-35: Long March

     War against Japan

     The leadership of Mao Zedong

     War against the Guomindang

(15)

(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.

(a)

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

     1945         Yalta Conference

     1945         Potsdam Conference

     1947         Marshall Plan

     1948-49   Berlin Blockade

(i)

Give ONE reason to explain why the Soviet Union did not allow free elections to take place in Eastern Europe after 1945.

(3)

(ii)

In what ways did the Allied Powers deal with Germany at the Potsdam Conference (1945)?

(5)

(iii)

Why was the Marshall Plan drawn up in 1947?

(5)

(iv)

Describe the key features of the Berlin Blockade (1948-49).

(7)

(Total 20 marks)

(b)

Part (b) of this question is about how relations between the USA and the USSR changed in the years 1949-79.

(i)

Choose TWO items from the boxes below and explain how each contributed to the development of the Cold War.

1949: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 1955: Warsaw Pact 1956: Hungarian Uprising

(10)

(ii)

Why did relations between the USA and the USSR change in the years 1961-72?

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

     1961: Berlin Crisis

     1962: Cuban Missile Crisis

     1968: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

     1972: Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

(15)

(Total 25 marks)

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

(a)

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

Part (a) of this question is about relations between the USA and the USSR in the years 1963-90. Study the table below and answer all the questions that follow.

     1963   Telephone hot-line established

     1972   SALT Treaty signed

     1975   Helsinki Agreement

     1979   Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

(i)

Give ONE reason to explain why the telephone hot-line between Washington DC and Moscow was set up in 1963.

(3)

(ii)

Describe the key features of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) in the 1970s.

(5)

(iii)

Why did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 change Soviet relations in the USA during the early 1980s?

(5)

(iv)

In what ways did relations between the USA and USSR improve 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 1945-62.

(i)

Choose TWO items from the boxes below and explain how each was important in the development of the Cold War.

1945: Potsdam Conference

1947: Truman Doctrine

1947: Marshall Plan

(10)

(ii)

Why did relations between the USA and the USSR change in the years 1949-62?

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

     1949   Formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

     1955   Formation of the Warsaw Pact

     1956   Hungarian Uprising

     1962   Cuban Missile Crisis

(15)

(Total 25 marks)

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

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