Exam Skills: The Inter-War Years 1918-1939 (AQA GCSE History: Wider World Depth Study (Paper 1: Section B)): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8145

7 hours36 questions
14 marks

Source A is critical of the Versailles Treaty. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

A black and white cartoon published in Britain in 1919, titled "PEACE AND FUTURE CANNON FODDER". Four adult men in suits are walking away from a building marked "PEACE TREATY". One of the men, labelled "The Tiger", is speaking and says: "Curious! I seem to hear a child weeping!" To the left, a small naked child stands alone, crying, with the label "1940 CLASS" written above. The cartoon is signed at the bottom by the artist.

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24 marks

Source A supports the return of the Saar to Germany. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

A coloured German poster produced in 1935. A young man and an older woman are shown embracing each other. The man is dressed in light-coloured clothing and has the word "SAAR" written on a round object behind his heel. The woman wears a red dress with a white apron and grey headscarf. Broken chains lie at the man’s feet. In the background, on the left, there are industrial buildings with chimneys and smoke. On the right, there are traditional-looking German buildings.

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34 marks

Source A is critical of the Munich Agreement. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

Source A: A cartoon published in the USSR in 1938 commenting on the Munich Agreement. The wolf represents Nazi Germany.

This source has been removed due to third-party copyright restrictions.

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44 marks

Source A is critical of the policy of appeasement. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

Source A: An American cartoon published on 30 September 1938. The caption of the cartoon was “What a handy thing an umbrella is!”.

This source has been removed due to third-party copyright restrictions.

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54 marks

Source A is critical of the League of Nations. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

Source A: A cartoon published in a widely read British newspaper, 1933. The title of the cartoon was ‘The Doormat’.

Source A not reproduced here due to third-party copyright restrictions

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64 marks

Source A supports the Locarno Treaties. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

Source A: An American cartoon published in 1925. Its title is ‘The Highest Point Ever Reached in Europe’.

Source A not reproduced here due to third-party copyright restrictions

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74 marks

Source A is critical of Japan. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.

Source A: An American cartoon published in 1931. The 'Nine Powers Treaty' was signed by key nations including Japan in 1922 to conduct business and trade with China

Source A not reproduced here due to third-party copyright restrictions

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84 marks

Source A supports the creation of the League of Nations. How do you know?

Source A: A cartoon drawn by Private Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, published in The Stars and Stripes (Paris, France), March 7, 1919. The newspaper was produced for American soldiers serving in Europe during the First World War.

A black and white cartoon titled “The Most Interested Members — of the League of Nations”. It shows three young children walking in the snow, dressed in winter coats and hats, with one child carrying school books. They look down with interest at a small dog barking at a snowdrift. The background shows a snowy fence and bare trees.

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