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Liberals sought constitutional government and civil rights, while nationalists wanted peoples sharing an identity to govern themselves rather than remain in dynastic empires. This is the precise contextual knowledge needed for A1, rather than evidence from another part of the option.
Piedmont fought Austria and republicans established governments including the Roman Republic, but Austrian and French forces restored the old order. This is the precise contextual knowledge needed for A2, rather than evidence from another part of the option.
The Frankfurt Parliament proposed a constitutional German empire, but Frederick William IV rejected its crown and Prussian troops suppressed revolutionary resistance. This is the precise contextual knowledge needed for A3, rather than evidence from another part of the option.
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Correct answer: Liberals sought constitutional government and civil rights, while nationalists wanted peoples sharing an identity to govern themselves rather than remain in dynastic empires.
Liberals sought constitutional government and civil rights, while nationalists wanted peoples sharing an identity to govern themselves rather than remain in dynastic empires. This is the precise contextual knowledge needed for A1, rather than evidence from another part of the option.
Correct answer: Piedmont fought Austria and republicans established governments including the Roman Republic, but Austrian and French forces restored the old order.
Piedmont fought Austria and republicans established governments including the Roman Republic, but Austrian and French forces restored the old order. This is the precise contextual knowledge needed for A2, rather than evidence from another part of the option.
Correct answer: The Frankfurt Parliament proposed a constitutional German empire, but Frederick William IV rejected its crown and Prussian troops suppressed revolutionary resistance.
The Frankfurt Parliament proposed a constitutional German empire, but Frederick William IV rejected its crown and Prussian troops suppressed revolutionary resistance. This is the precise contextual knowledge needed for A3, rather than evidence from another part of the option.
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The Frankfurt Parliament lacked an army and depended on rulers whose recovery of military authority enabled them to reject its settlement. Supporting contextual evidence: The Frankfurt Parliament drafted a constitution for a united Germany, but Frederick William IV of Prussia rejected the imperial crown offered by elected representatives.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Were the revolutions of 1848 important?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Diplomacy made the Italian question international and supplied the great-power military assistance Piedmont needed to gain Lombardy from Austria. Source A supplies specific contextual evidence for that claim, so the evaluation connects the source detail to its historical meaning.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of How was Italy unified?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
The parliament failed because it lacked coercive power, disagreed over borders and depended on princes who recovered control of their armies. Supporting contextual evidence: The Frankfurt Parliament proposed a constitutional German empire, but Frederick William IV rejected its crown and Prussian troops suppressed revolutionary resistance.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of How was Germany unified?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Westward expansion repeatedly reopened whether new territories would permit slavery and therefore alter the balance of power in Congress. Supporting contextual evidence: The industrialising North and plantation South differed economically, while the South's slave labour system gave the expansion of slavery political and social importance.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Why was there a civil war in the United States and what were its results?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Indirect rule reduced administrative costs but changed existing political institutions and often strengthened leaders who served colonial priorities. Supporting contextual evidence: Britain gradually combined Lagos, protectorates and chartered-company territories, and Lugard promoted indirect rule through selected local authorities.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Why, and with what effects, did nations gain and expand overseas empires?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Nationalism destabilised a region where local ambitions were connected to Russian and Austro-Hungarian security interests. Source A supplies specific contextual evidence for that claim, so the evaluation connects the source detail to its historical meaning.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of What caused the First World War?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
The terms weakened German power and reassured France, but Germans condemned decisions made without their participation as a dictated peace. Source A supplies specific contextual evidence for that claim, so the evaluation connects the source detail to its historical meaning.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
The League worked best when major powers accepted mediation and their vital interests were not threatened. Source A supplies specific contextual evidence for that claim, so the evaluation connects the source detail to its historical meaning.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of To what extent was the League of Nations a success?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Occupation beyond the Sudetenland showed that Hitler's ambitions were not limited to self-determination and caused Britain to guarantee Poland. Source A supplies specific contextual evidence for that claim, so the evaluation connects the source detail to its historical meaning.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for war in Europe in 1939?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Each side presented its policy as defensive but interpreted the other's economic and political organisation as an attempt to expand influence. Supporting contextual evidence: The United States announced support for states resisting communism and funded European recovery, while the USSR created Cominform and Comecon.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Who was to blame for the Cold War?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
The failed invasion strengthened Castro, embarrassed Kennedy and encouraged Cuba to seek greater Soviet protection. Source A supplies specific contextual evidence for that claim, so the evaluation connects the source detail to its historical meaning.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of How effectively did the United States contain the spread of communism?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
The USSR accepted limited domestic change but used force when reform threatened one-party rule and the Soviet security bloc. Source A supplies specific contextual evidence for that claim, so the evaluation connects the source detail to its historical meaning.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of How secure was the USSR's control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Geography, supply and naval power shaped campaigns while blockade, conscription, rationing and total-war production transformed civilian life. Supporting contextual evidence: Jutland left Britain able to maintain its blockade, unrestricted submarine warfare threatened shipping, Gallipoli failed and the Bolsheviks later signed Brest-Litovsk.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Depth study A: The First World War, 1914–18. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Stresemann supported the Rentenmark, Dawes Plan, Locarno Treaties and German entry into the League while culture and living standards changed. This is the precise contextual knowledge needed for DB, rather than evidence from another part of the option.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Depth study B: Germany, 1918–45. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Stalin defeated rivals, imposed Five-Year Plans and collectivisation, and used purges, show trials, the NKVD and propaganda to enforce authority. This is the precise contextual knowledge needed for DC, rather than evidence from another part of the option.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Depth study C: Russia, 1905–41. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Productivity and demand supported growth, but unequal income, overproduction and weak older sectors made the boom less secure than headline figures suggested. Supporting contextual evidence: Mass production, advertising, consumer credit and a large home market expanded newer industries, while farming, coal and textiles shared less fully in prosperity.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Depth study D: The United States, 1919–41. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
Occupation generated collaboration and resistance under different local conditions, while bombing tested morale without affecting every society in the same way. Supporting contextual evidence: The Blitz and Allied bombing affected civilian life, while Japanese occupation in Malaya and Singapore and Nazi occupation in Poland involved exploitation, repression and mass murder.
Watch for: Do not narrate the story of Depth study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, 1939–c.1945. Select evidence that answers the precise period, factor, source or interpretation in the question.
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Cambridge IGCSE · International GCSE · History · 0470
2027-2028 syllabus
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