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

Exam code: 8145

8 hours40 questions
1
20 marks

'The main reason why the League of Nations could not stop aggression in the 1930s was because the USA was not a member.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

2
20 marks

‘The policy of appeasement was the main cause of the Second World War.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

3
20 marks

‘The payment of reparations was the main reason Germany objected to the Treaty of Versailles.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

4
20 marks

‘The main reason why the League of Nations failed was because of how it was organised.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

5
20 marks

‘The loss of territory was the main reason why Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

6
20 marks

‘German rearmament was the main cause of increased tension in Europe before the Second World War.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

7
20 marks

'The League of Nations was always destined to fail.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

8
20 marks

'It was not appeasement but Hitler’s aggression that caused the Second World War.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

9
20 marks

'The reoccupation of the Rhineland was the biggest risk Hitler took in foreign policy.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

10
20 marks

'The Depression was the most important cause of international tension in the 1930s.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]

11
20 marks

'The Manchurian Crisis was the main reason the League of Nations failed to keep peace in the 1930s.'

How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

In this question, 4 additional marks are available for the accuracy of your spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology.

[16 marks]

[SPaG 4 marks]