Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE History Exam Questions By Topic

Why was There a Need for the Treaty of Versailles?, Motives & Aims of the Big Three at Versailles, Compromises by the Big Three at Versailles, What was the Impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?, Justification for the Treaty of Versailles

Why was the League of Nations Created?, Weaknesses of the League of Nations, What was International Diplomacy Like in the 1920s?, The League of Nations Attempts at Peacekeeping in the 1920s, How Important was the League’s Humanitarian Work?, The Impact of the Depression on the League of Nations, The League of Nations & the Manchurian Crisis, The League of Nations & the Abyssinian Crisis

Context of the Second World War, The Long-Term Consequences of the Treaty of Versailles, Consequences of the Failures of the League of Nations in the 1930s, Was the Policy of Appeasement Justified?, How Did Appeasement Work in Practice?, The Importance of the Nazi–Soviet Pact, Why Did Britain & France Declare War on Germany?

The Ideology of the Cold War, The Breakdown of the US–Soviet Alliance, How had the USSR Gained Control of Eastern Europe by 1948?, The US Reaction to Soviet Expansionism, Consequences of the Berlin Blockade, Who was to Blame for the Start of the Cold War?

Why Did Communism 'Need' to be Contained?, The USA & Events in Korea, 1950–53, The USA & Events in Cuba, 1959–62, American Involvement in Vietnam, 1955–75

Motivations & Consequences of the USSR’s Control of Eastern Europe, Opposition to Soviet Control in Hungary & Czechoslovakia, Why was the Berlin Wall Built in 1961?, Solidarity in Poland & the Decline of Soviet Influence, Gorbachev & the Collapse of Soviet Control over Eastern Europe

Germany After the End of the First World War, The Impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the Republic, Did the Republic Recover After 1923?, What were the Achievements of the Weimar Period?

What Did the Nazi Party Stand For in the 1920s?, Why Did the Nazis have Little Success Before 1930?, How Did Hitler Become Chancellor?, How Did Hitler Consolidate His Power in 1933–34?

Opposition to the Nazi Regime, How Did the Nazis Deal with Opposition?, The Use of Culture and the Mass Media, Why were Groups Persecuted in Nazi Germany?, Was Nazi Germany a Totalitarian State?

How Did Young People React to the Nazi Regime?, Nazi Policies Towards Women and the Family, Who Benefitted from Nazi Rule?, Did the Second World War Change Life in Nazi Germany?

Tsarist Russia by 1905, The Difficulties of Ruling Russia up to 1914, How Did the Tsar Survive the 1905 Revolution?, Did the First World War Weaken the Tsar?, Why was the Revolution of March 1917 Successful?

How Effective was the Provisional Government in 1917?, Reasons For the Bolsheviks' Seizure of Power, Why Did the Bolsheviks Win the Civil War?, How Far was the New Economic Policy a Success?

How Did Stalin Succeed Lenin?, Why Did Stalin Launch the Purges?, Stalin's Methods to Control the Soviet Union, How Complete was Stalin’s Control by 1941?

Why Did Stalin Introduce the Five-Year Plans?, Why Did Stalin Introduce Collectivisation?, How Successful were Stalin’s Economic Changes?, How Did These Changes Affect the Soviet People?

What was America Like in 1919?, Reasons For the Economic Boom, Why Did Some Industries Prosper in the Boom?, Issues With Agriculture in the Boom, Did All Americans Benefit From the Boom?

What were the ‘Roaring Twenties’?, Intolerance in US Society, Why was Prohibition Introduced & Repealed?, Changes to the Roles of Women During the 1920s

Speculation & the Wall Street Crash, What Impact Did the Crash Have on the Economy?, What were the Social Consequences of the Crash?, Why Did Roosevelt Win the Election of 1932?

The New Deal, 1933, Changes to the New Deal After 1933, Opposition to the New Deal, Why Did Unemployment Continue?, Was the New Deal a Failure?