AQA A Level History Depth Study: International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890-1941 (A-level only) June 2023 question paper 7042/2K

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

To what extent was the growth of rival alliance systems, in the years 1902 to 1911, provoked by German foreign policy?

‘In the years 1911 to 1914, it was the actions of Austria-Hungary that were responsible for the outbreak of war in Europe.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘In the years 1923 to 1928, attempts at disarmament and conciliation in international relations were a failure.’

Assess the validity of this view.