AQA A Level History Depth Study: France in Revolution, 1774-1815 (A-level only) November 2021 question paper 7042/2H

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying attitudes to war in France, 1791/92.

How important were Enlightenment ideas in weakening the Ancien Régime before 1789?

‘Political instability was the most significant problem facing France during the Thermidorian Reaction and the Directory, in the years 1794 to 1799.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How successful were Napoleon’s financial and economic policies in strengthening France?