China Questions for Jenna

1. To what extent was the rise to power of Mao due to personal appeal and ability?
2. Analyse the conditions that enabled one left wing ruler to become leader of a single party state.
3. In what ways and with what results was propaganda used by one ruler of a single party state?
4. Evaluate the successes and failures of one ruler of a single party state.
5. In what ways did one ruler of a single party state try to use the arts and education to support his regime?
6. In what ways and to what extent was propaganda important in the rise and rule of Mao?
7. The aims of and policies of single party state rulers rarely followed their declared ideology.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
8. Compare and the contrast the influence outside their own countries of Stalin and Mao.
9. Compare and contrast the rise to power of two rulers of single party states, each chosen from a different region.
10. Compare and Contrast the domestic policies of two rulers of single party states each chosen from a different region.

Russian Revolution and Stalin Questions

1. Analyse the conditions that enabled one left wing leader to become the ruler of a single party state. (10)
2. Analyse the methods used and conditions which helped in the rise of one ruler of a single party state. (07)
3. Discuss the ideology of, and support for, one left wing ruler of a single party state. (10)
4. Analyse the methods used by one single party ruler to establish totalitarian control.
5. To what extent did either Mao’s or Stalin’s domestic policies solve the problems they faced?
6. Describe how and why propaganda was used in two single party states, each chosen from a different region. (11)
7. For what reasons, and with what results, did rulers of single party states both support and censor the arts? (09)
8. In what ways did one ruler of single-party state try to use education to support his regime? (08)
9. Evaluate the successes and failures of one ruler of a single party state. (07)

Great Depression Questions

1. To what extent was the Wall Street Crash a cause of the Great Depression of 1929? Support your argument with specific examples from one country of the region. (2007)

2. Analyse the effect of the Great Depression on women and minorities in one country in the region.

3. Analyse the effect of the Great Depression on culture in one country in the region.

4. In what ways and with what results, did Canada address the problems of the Great Depression

5. Assess the impact of the Great Depression on the society of any two countries of the region. Provide specific examples to support your answer. (2002)

6. With reference to one country of the region, analyse the causes of the Great Depression and assess the political impact of the Great Depression on that country. (2005)

7. “FDR’s greatest achievement was to make a more financially secure U.S.” To what extent do you agree with this statement. (2011)

8. In what ways, and with what success, did the government of one country in the region [the Americas] try to solve the problems of the Great Depression? (2009)

9. Why was there opposition to the New Deal policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt? (2010)

10. “The Great Depression changed governments’ views of their role and responsibility.” With reference to two countries of the region, to what extent do you agree with this statement? (2008)

Imperialism and WWI

Foreign policy 1898-1936

1. The Spanish American War of 1898 was a turning point in relations between the U.S and Latin America.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

2. Compare and Contrast the policies towards Latin America of two U.S. presidents between 1898 and 1917.

3.  To what extent did militarism contribute to the origins of the first World War?  (11)

4. Discuss the part played in the outbreak of the First World War by two states (excluding Germany). (10)

5.  Analyze the social and economic causes of one twentieth century war. (07)

6.  Assess the significance of naval warfare in determining the outcome of one twentieth century war. (10)

7. To what extent did technological developments ensure victory in twentieth century wars? (06)

8.  In what ways did advances in technology affect the nature and outcome of warfare in WWI?

9.  Analyze the short term and long term results up to 1935 of the First World War.  (09)

10.  Assess the social and economic effects of one war on two of the countries involved, in the ten years following the war.  (04)

Imperialism Questions

1. To what extent were the United States policies toward Latin America between 1898 and 1917 motivated by economic reasons? (09)

2. Define what the Monroe Doctrine was and analyse how it was applied in the late 19th century and early twentieth century. (08)

3. Define the policy of Moral Diplomacy and discuss its impact on the region. (10)

4. Define the policy of Big Stick Diplomacy and discuss its impact on the region.

5. The Spanish American War of 1898 was a turning point in relations between the U.S and Latin America.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? (05)

6. Compare and Contrast the policies towards Latin America of two U.S. presidents between 1898 and 1917. (07)

Civil Rights Unit

Reconstruction

1. In what ways did the South continue to oppress African Americans during and after Reconstruction?

2. In what ways did the Civil War change the economy and racial relations in the South? (09)

1877-1950

3. Explain how and why the position of African Americans improved in the United States society between 1877 and 1945. (06)

4. Compare and Contrast the ideas of Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois on improving the position of African Americans in the United States? (05)

5. Assess the significance of Booker T Washington in the advancement of African American rights? (08)

6. Assess the significance of W E B DuBois in the advancement of African American rights?

Modern Civil Rights

7. How successful was the Supreme Court in challenging segregation during the 1950’s and 1960’s? (09)

8. With reference to two United States presidencies between 1945 and 1969, assess the role of the US Federal Government in the achievement of African Americans civil rights. (08)

9. Why was the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. more effective in the years 1954 to 1964 than in the late 1960’s? (10)

10. To what extent had African Americans in the United States gained their civil and political rights by 1968? (07)

11. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had similar philosophies but used different methods to campaign for civil rights.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? (09)

12. For what reasons and in what ways, did the Civil Rights movement become more radical between 1965 and 1968? (06)

13. Evaluate the impact of Black Power (and Black Muslims) on the civil rights movement in the United States during the 2nd half of the 20th century. (05)