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Immigration and the Red Scare
America had a long tradition of welcoming immigrants to America which was known as the 'melting pot' of many different nationalities. Many of these immigrants were fleeing persecution, poverty and famine...
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4 How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult in the 1930s? Free
While it can be argued that there were definitely some successes for the League in the 1920s, most historians agree that the 1930s saw the League failing to maintain peace or to resolve key issues resulting...
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4. What was the impact of US involvment in Vietnam?
The Vietnam War had profound consequences for Vietnam, the surrounding countries of Cambodia and Laos and the US itself - both in terms of domestic politics and also how it would now carry out containment...
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4. What was the aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis?
The aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis was that the US had committed to not attempting another military intervention to topple Castro. It also led to the establishment of a direct line of communication,...
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Paper 2: Practice Paper 2 questions
As explained on the previous page, the wording of source questions on Paper 2 will vary but all will expect you to use your source skills and to focus on the sources in every answer. For this activity,...
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a. What were the 'Roaring Twenties'?
For many Americans the 1920s were exciting years, often called The Roaring Twenties. It was also known as the 'Jazz Age', when music and film industries boomed and when fashions, art and morals became...
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c. What were the experiences of civilian populations in Nazi-occupied Europe?
As in Asia there was an ideological and racial aspect to the war in Europe which meant that certain sections of populations were deliberately targeted, with the intent that they should be deported or...
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d. How effective were resistance movements in Europe and the Asia–Pacific? Free
In all countries occupied by the Nazis, there were civilians who joined resistance groups. Also called partisans, they gathered intelligence for the Allies, used sabotage and murder against the occupiers,...
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4. The Nazi regime: What was life like in Nazi Germany?
Nazi policies covered all aspects of life in Germany from education to the workplace. Their policies were welcomed by many Germans as they seemed to bring back order and prosperity to a country that has...
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1. How far did the US economy boom in the 1920s?
After the First World War, the US - which had already been a rich and powerful country in 1914, became even more powerful over the next decade as it experienced an economic boom. Ordinary Americas participated...
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a. What was the impact on civilians of the bombing of Britain (1940–41) and Germany (1943–45)?
As you have read, Hitler launched a bombing campaign against Britain in 1940 as a prelude to his invasion. His aim was to gain control of the skies so that boats waiting in France could cross the channel...