6 (a) What peace-keeping successes did the League of Nations have in the 1920s? [4]
(b) Why did the League fail to stop Japan's conquest of Manchuria? [6]
(c) “The League of Nations failed because in the 1930s most countries were only concerned with their own interests.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
7 (a) What were Hitler's aims in his foreign policy? [4]
(b) Why did the League of Nations fail to stop Hitler's aggression? [6]
(c) “The most important reason why Hitler had success in foreign policy was the policy of appeasement.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
8 (a) What was Hitler's attitude to the Treaty of Versailles? [4]
(b) How did Hitler's attitude to the Treaty of Versailles affect his foreign policy in the 1930s? [6]
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“The following were all equally important reasons for the success of German foreign policy in the 1930s:
(i) Hitler's leadership;
(ii) the weakness of the League of Nations;
(iii) the policy of appeasement.”
Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer, referring to (i), (ii) and (iii). [10]
9 (a) What were the main aims of Hitler's foreign policy in the 1930s? [4]
(b) Why did Neville Chamberlain agree to give the Sudetenland to Germany in September 1938? [6]
(c) “The war that broke out in September 1939 was Hitler's war: he wanted it, he planned it.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
10 (a) What was the reparations settlement demanded by the Allies in the Treaty of Versailles? [4]
(b) Explain why the Allies punished Germany in the Treaty of Versailles. [6]
(c) “The most important reason why Germany hated the Treaty of Versailles was the loss of territory.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
[1999]
11 (a) What were the functions of the Assembly and of the Council of the League of Nations? [4]
(b) Explain why some major nations were not members of the League when it was first set up. [6]
(c) “The most important reason why the League was weak was that it made decisions very slowly.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
[1999]
12 (a) The League of Nations had successes and failures in the 1920s. Give examples of two cases which show the League to have been successful and two cases in which the League failed. [4]
(b) Why did Japan invade Manchuria in 1931? [6]
(c) “The following were all equally important reasons for the failure of the League of Nations as a peace keeping organization:
(i) The USA’s refusal to join;
(ii) The consequences of the Wall Street Crash;
(iii) The aggressive nationalism of Germany, Japan and Italy.”
Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer, referring to (i), (ii) and (iii). [10]
13 (a) What were Hitler’s foreign policy aims? [4]
(b) Why did the Allies follow a policy of appeasement? [6]
(c) “Hitler was solely to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
14 (a) What limits did the Treaty of Versailles place on Germany’s armed forces? [4]
(b) Explain what Wilson hoped to achieve at the Paris Peace Conference. [6]
(c) How far was Clemenceau satisfied with the Treaty of Versailles? Explain your answer. [10]
[2000]
15 (a) In what ways did Hitler increase the strength of Germany’s armed forces in the 1930s? [4]
(b) Explain why the British government appeased Germany in the 1930s. [6]
(c) Did the policy of appeasement during the 1930s make war more or less likely? Explain your answer. [10]
[2000]
16 (a) In what ways did Britain and France undermine the League of Nations in the 1930s? [4]
(b) Why did Hitler remilitarise the Rhineland in March 1936? [6]
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All of the following factors were equally important in causing the Second World War:
(i) the failure of the league of Nations;
(ii) the legacy of the Treaty of Versailles;
(iii) Hitler’s foreign policy.”
Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer, referring to (i), (ii) and (iii). [10]
17 (a) What were the successes of the League of Nations in the 1920s? [4]
(b) Explain why the agencies of the League of Nations were successful. [6]
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“The following were all equally important reasons for the lack of success of the League of Nations as a peace-keeping organisation:
(i) the weakness of its organisation;
(ii) the lack of an army;
(iii) the economic depression of the 1930s.”
Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer, referring only to (i), (ii) and (iii). [10]
[2001]
18 (a) What were the main aims of Hitler’s foreign policy? [4]
(b) Explain why Hitler wanted to take over Czechoslovakia. [6]
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“The following were all equally important reasons for the lack of success of the League of Nations as a peace-keeping organisation:
(i) the aggressive nationalism of Germany, Italy and Japan;
(ii) the weakness of the League of Nation;
(iii) the policy of appeasement.”
Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer, referring only to (i), (ii) and (iii). [10]
[2001]
19 (a) What did Clemenceau hope to achieve from the Treaty of Versailles? [4]
(b) Explain why president Wilson did not get everything he wanted from the Treaty of Versailles. [6]
(c) How successful was the Treaty of Versailles up to the end of 1923? Explain your answer. [10]
[2002]
20 (a) What were the main aims of the League of Nations? [4]
(b) Some countries were not members of the League of Nations when it was set up. Explain how this weakened the League. [6]
(c) How successful was the League of Nations at keeping peace in the 1920s and 1930s? Explain your answer. [10]
[2002]
21 (a) What did President Wilson hope to achieve at the Paris Peace Conference? [4]
(b) Explain why Clemenceau wanted the Treaty of Versailles to be harsh on Germany. [6]
- Explain how the following together contributed to German hatred of the Treaty of Versailles:
(i) the reparations settlement;
(ii) the military restrictions;
(iii) the loss of territory. [10]
[2003]
22 (a) What were the main aims of Hitler’s foreign policy? [4]
(b) Explain why Hitler wanted to take over Czechoslovakia. [6]
- Explain how the following together contributed to the success of Germany’s foreign policy in the 1930s:
(i) Hitler’s leadership;
(ii) the weakness of the League of Nations;
(iii) the policy of appeasement. [10]
[2003]
23 (a) In what ways did the Treaty of Versailles weaken Germany’s armed forces? [4]
(b) Explain why the terms of the Treaty of Versailles caused so much bitterness in Germany. [6]
(c) How far did Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson share the same aims in the peace negotiations of 1919? Explain your answer. [10]
[2004]
24 (a) What were the main aims of the League of Nations when it was set up in 1920? [4]
(b) Explain why the League of Nations failed to deal successfully with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931. [6]
(c) How far was the League of Nations a complete failure? Explain your answer. [10]
[2004]
25 (a) What did Lloyd George hope to achieve from the Treaty of Versailles? [4]
(b) Explain why Germany was made to pay reparations. [6]
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The following were all equally important reasons why Germany hated the Treaty of Versailles:
(i) limitations on its armed forces;
(ii) the loss of raw materials and industries;
(iii) the loss of land. [10]
[2005]
26 (a) What was agreed at the Munich Conference in 1938? [4]
(b) Explain why Germany and the soviet Union signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1939. [6]
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The following were all equally important reasons why there was a world war in 1939:
(i) the reparations settlement;
(ii) the military restrictions;
(iii) the loss of territory. [10]
[2005]
27 (a) What land did Germany lose in the Treaty of Versailles? [4]
(b) Explain why the Allies punished Germany in the Treaty of Versailles. [6]
(c) How satisfied were the Allied leaders with the Treaty of Versailles? Explain your answer. [10]
[2006]
28 (a) What was the structure of the League of Nations? [4]
(b) Explain how the League of Nations tried to solve social problems during the 1920s and 1930s. [6]
(c) How successful was the League of Nations at keeping peace in the 1920s and 1930s? Explain your answer. [10]
[2006]
