AQA A Level History Breadth Study: The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871-1991 June 2025 question paper 7042/1L

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to German political parties in the years 1871 to 1890.

How important was violence in the Nazis’ rise to, and maintenance of, power in the years 1923 to 1945?

‘The growth of the economy, in the years 1945 to 1965, was mainly due to the policies of the West German government from 1949.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘In the years 1966 to 1989, extra-parliamentary opposition was a more significant challenge to West German governments than opposition from within parliament.’

Assess the validity of this view.