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ADVANCED General Certificate of Education 2008 History assessing Module 4 A2H11 Assessment Unit A2 1 [A2H11] WEDNESDAY 14 MAY, MORNING TIME 1 hour 30 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided. Answer two questions on your chosen option. Indicate clearly on your answer booklet which option you have chosen. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 60. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. All questions carry equal marks, i.e. 30 marks for each question. A2H1S8 3752 Answer two questions from your chosen option. Option 1 SPAIN AND EUROPE 1556 1592 1 How effectively did Philip II control the Church in Spain in the period 1556 1592? 2 Philip II s internal problems in Spain were made worse by the way he governed. For what reasons would you agree or disagree with this statement? [30] 3 To what extent was Spain to blame for the outbreak of war with England in 1585? A2H1S8 3752 2 [30] [30] Answer two questions from your chosen option. Option 2 1 THE ASCENDANCY OF FRANCE IN EUROPE 1688 1713 France s desire to expand its frontiers was the most important cause of the War of the League of Augsburg. How far would you agree with this statement? [30] 2 Marlborough was able to win battles but could never win wars. To what extent is this an accurate verdict on the military record of the Duke of Marlborough between 1702 and 1711? [30] 3 It was difficult to end the conflict between the major powers of Europe because they kept changing their aims. How far would you accept this judgement on the War of the Spanish Succession between 1702 and 1713? [30] A2H1S8 3752 3 [Turn over Answer two questions from your chosen option. Option 3 REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE 1789 1814 1 To what extent did the ideas of the Enlightenment bring about the crisis of 1789? 2 The revolutionaries of 1789 had failed to achieve their original aims by 1795. How far would you accept this verdict? [30] 3 Napoleon I s economic and financial policies between 1799 and 1814 represented his greatest domestic success. To what extent would you agree with this statement? A2H1S8 3752 4 [30] [30] Answer two questions from your chosen option. Option 4 THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY 1848 1871 1 Prussia s dominance over Austria by 1866 was due more to Austrian weakness than Prussian strength. How far would you accept this verdict? [30] 2 Although Bismarck was the dominant figure in Prussian politics between 1862 and 1871, he did not always exercise total control. To what extent would you agree with this statement? [30] 3 Bismarck s diplomatic skills were less important in bringing about German unification than the mistakes and misjudgements of his opponents. How far would you accept this verdict? [30] A2H1S8 3752 5 [Turn over Answer two questions from your chosen option. Option 5 THE CAUSES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1918 1941 1 Economic factors had the greatest influence on the foreign policy of the Weimar governments, while Hitler s foreign policy was driven by ideology. How far would you accept this verdict on German foreign policy in the period 1918 1941? [30] 2 To what extent did Hitler achieve his foreign policy objectives between 1933 and 1941? [30] 3 How far would you agree that the British and French appeasement policy in the 1930s was the most important reason for the outbreak of the Second World War? [30] THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER A2H1S8 3752 6 SP (NF) T57861/2

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