Category Archives: Exam Preparation Y11 – Final

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 4 Questions on: Russia (1900-1941). Question 1. 1. Discuss the impact of the First World War on Russia. Question 2. 2. Discuss the contribution of Stolypin in securing Nicholas II’s position as ruler of Russia. Question 3. 3. Discuss the impact of the Purges on Soviet Russia. QuestionContinue reading “5. P-4 Russia: 25-Mark Exam Qs”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 4 Questions on: Russia (1900-1941). Question 1. 1. Write an account of War Communism. Question 2. 2. Write an account of life in Soviet Russia. OR: Question 3. 3. Write an account of the establishment of a communist regime in Russia. Question 4. 4. Write an accountContinue reading “5. P-4 Russia: 15-Mark Exam Qs”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: Lenin’s Russia. Question 1. 1. How far was Trotsky’s leadership the reason for the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War? Explain your answer. [10] Question 1. (Alternative 1) ‘It was Trotsky, not the weaknesses of the Whites, that was the key to successContinue reading “5. P1 10-mark Qs: Lenin’s Russia”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: Lenin’s Russia. Question 1. 1. Why were some Bolsheviks suspicious of Trotsky’s qualities as a potential leader? [6] Question 2. 2. Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in November 1917? [6] Question 3. 3. Why did civil war break out in RussiaContinue reading “5. P1 6-mark Qs: Lenin’s Russia”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: Tsarist Russia. Question 1. 1. How far did Tsarist rule over Russia change in the period 1906 and 1914? Explain your answer. [10] Question 2. 2. How well did the Tsarist regime deal with the difficulties of ruling Russia up to 1914? Explain yourContinue reading “5. P1 10-mark Qs: Tsarist Russia”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: Tsarist Russia. Question 1. 1. Why did ‘Bloody Sunday’ (1905) occur? [6] Question 2. 2. Why did the Tsar face revolution in 1905? [6] OR: Why did the Revolution of 1905 occur? [6] Question 3. 3. Why did the revolution of 1905 fail? [6]Continue reading “5. P1 6-mark Qs: Tsarist Russia”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: Stalin’s Russia. Question 1. 1. Why did Stalin win the leadership struggle against Trotsky? [6] OR: Why was Stalin able to defeat Trotsky to become Lenin’s successor? [6] OR: Why was Stalin able to become dictator of Russia by 1929? [6] OR: Why didContinue reading “5. P1 6-mark Qs: Stalin’s Russia”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: Stalin’s Russia. Question 1. 1. How far did collectivisation bring benefits to the USSR by 1941? Explain your answer. [10] Question 2. 2. ‘The successes of collectivisation were greater than its failures.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]Continue reading “5. P1 10-mark Qs: Stalin’s Russia”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: The Road to War. Question 1. 1. How far was the policy of appeasement followed by Britain and France responsible for the outbreak of war in 1939? Explain your answer. [10] Question 2. 2. ‘The Nazi-Soviet Pact played a greater part in causing warContinue reading “5. P1 10-mark Qs: Road to War”

Treaty of Versailles. Question 4. 4. Why did the Treaty of Versailles cause problems for Germany from 1919-1923? [6] Question 9. 9. Why were the peacemakers at Versailles severe on Germany? [6] League of Nations. Question 5. 5. Why did membership cause a weakness in the League of Nations? [6] Question 7. 7. Why didContinue reading “5. Easter Revision: European History Qs”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: The League of Nations. Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. Question 6. Question 7. Question 8. Question 9. . (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: The League of Nations. Question 1. 1. Why was the structure of the League a weakness? [6] Question 2. 2. Why was the League able to achieve some successes in the 1920’s in dealing with international disputes? [6] Question 3. 3. Why did theContinue reading “5. P1 6-mark Qs: League of Nations”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: The Treaty of Versailles. Question 1. 1. Why did the ‘Big Three’ disagree over how to treat Germany? [6] Question 2. 2. Why did Clemenceau and Lloyd George disagree over how to treat Germany? [6] Question 3. 3. Why did the victors fail toContinue reading “5. P1 6-mark Qs: Treaty of Versailles”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: The Road to War. Question 1. 1. Why did Hitler want to unite Germany and Austria? [6] Question 2. 2. Why was Hitler able to unite Germany with Austria in 1938? [6] Question 3. 3. Why did Hitler want to take over Czechoslovakia? [6]Continue reading “5. P1 6-mark Qs: Road to War”

Today you are going to: Look at Paper 1 Questions on: The Treaty of Versailles. Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. Question 6. Question 7. Question 8. Question 9. Question 10. . (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Today you are going to work on answering Paper 4 Exam Questions…! Work your way through the following Paper 4 exam questions… (These were taken from past papers.) DEPTH STUDY C: RUSSIA, 1905–41 Tsarist Russia Lenin’s Russia Stalin’s Russia (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Today you are going to work on answering Paper 4 Exam Questions…! Work your way through the following Paper 4 exam questions… (These were taken from past papers.) DEPTH STUDY C: RUSSIA, 1905–41 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Today you are going to work on answering Paper 4 Exam Questions…! We will use the following pages from your exam preparation Booklet: page 62 page 69 DEPTH STUDY C: RUSSIA, 1905–41 1. QUESTION 5. (same as Q2, p.69) How important was the First World War in the fall of Tsarist rule in Russia? ExplainContinue reading “5-14. Paper 4 Questions”

Today you are going to work on answering even more Paper 1 Exam Questions…! We will use pages 72-75 from your exam preparation Booklet. 1. Question 1 Question 1 (a) What were Germany’s main territorial losses under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles? [4] Question 1 (b) Why was Germany dissatisfied with the PeaceContinue reading “5-13. More Paper 1 Questions (III)”

Today you are going to work on answering even more Paper 1 Exam Questions…! We will use the following pages from your exam preparation Booklet: page 65 page 70 page 71 1. Question 5 SECTION A: CORE CONTENT The Versailles Treaty created disagreement and hostility. (a) What did Wilson hope to achieve from the peaceContinue reading “5-12. More Paper 1 Questions (II)”

Today you are going to work on answering even more Paper 1 Exam Questions…! We will use the following pages from your exam preparation Booklet: page 43 page 44 1. Page 43 – Question 5 20th CENTURY EUROPEAN HISTORY The League of Nations’ ability to keep peace was seriously tested when Japan invaded Manchuria inContinue reading “5-11. More Paper 1 Questions (I)”

Today you are going to continue working on answering How-Far Questions…! We will use page 68 in your exam preparation Booklet. 1. Remember, in the answer to a How-Far-Question, more than one argument is offered… The question requires of you to give “points for” and “points against” the given statement and to ultimately give anContinue reading “5-10. 10-Mark Questions (II)”

Today you are going to begin working on answering How-Far Questions…! We will use page 68 in your exam preparation Booklet. 1. In the answer to a How-Far-Question, more than one argument is offered… The question requires of you to give “points for” and “points against” the given statement and to ultimately give an evaluation,Continue reading “5-9. 10-Mark Questions (I)”

Today you are going to work on answering more Why-Questions…! We will use page 67 in your exam preparation Booklet. 1. Here is a reminder of the requirements of a Why-Question! Why-Questions call for clear reasons, that are very well explained. That is why the making of an explainer video can be so useful inContinue reading “5-8. 6-Mark Questions (II)”

Today you are going to begin working on answering Why-Questions…! We will use page 67 in your exam preparation Booklet. 1. Let’s first look at the requirements of a Why-Question! Why-Questions call for clear reasons, that are very well explained. That is why the making of an explainer video can be so useful in organisingContinue reading “5-7. 6-Mark Questions (I)”

Today you are going to begin working on answering Paper 2 4-mark Questions…! We will use page 66 in your exam preparation Booklet. Let’s talk 4-mark Questions… So, this is a “straight-forward” Question… that often starts with “what”, “how”, or “describe”. (The 4-mark questions are fairly easy – make sure that you get full marksContinue reading “5-6. 4-Mark Questions”

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Russian History, 1924-1941. b) Look at some Russian History Questions. 1. Look at the following video clip – to briefly revise the Russian History: Stalin – Overview (12:11 minutes long) 2. Now look Questions 11 – 20 on p.32-37 of your Exam Preparations Booklet. These areContinue reading “5-5. Revision Qs: Russia (1924-1941)”

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Russian History, 1900-1924. b) Look at some Russian History Questions. 1. Look at the following video clip – to briefly revise the Russian History: Russian Revolutions (9:59 minutes long) 2. Now look Questions 1 – 10 on p.27-32 of your Exam Preparations Booklet. These are notContinue reading “5-4. Revision Qs: Russia (1900-1924)”

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on The Road to War. b) Look at some Road to War Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to revise The Road to War: Road to War – Revision 1: (15:03 min long) Road to War – Revision 2 – Appeasement: (10:02 min long)Continue reading “5-3. Revision Qs: Road to War”

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on The League of Nations. b) Look at some League of Nations Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to revise The League of Nations: League Revision 1 – League in 1920’s: (10:33 min long) League Revision 2 – League in 1930’s: (10:09 min long)Continue reading “5-2. Revision Qs: League of Nations”

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Post-War Peace Treaties, 1919-1924. b) Look at some Post-War Peace Treaties Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to briefly revise the Post-War Treaties: Treaties – Revision 1: (13:02 min long) Treaties Revision 2: (13:10 min long) Treaties Revision 3 – Other Treaties: (7:00Continue reading “5-1. Revision Qs: Post-War Treaties”