International Relations & Global Conflict

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the July Crisis in 1914.

‘The Bosnian Crisis of 1908/09 was caused by the actions of Austria-Hungary.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘In the years 1925 to 1933, international co-operation to maintain the ‘Spirit of Locarno’ achieved significant successes.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How significant was challenging the Treaty of Versailles to Hitler’s foreign policy in the years 1934 to 1939?

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the escalation of the Second World War in 1941.

To what extent was Great Britain responsible for the increase in international tension in the years c1890 to 1900?

‘In the years 1908 to 1913, the Great Powers dealt effectively with the crises in the Balkans.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was the League of Nations weakened by the absence of the USA in the years 1919 to 1923?

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.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying Italy’s entry into the First World War in 1915.

How important were national movements in weakening the Ottoman Empire in the years c1900 to 1911?

‘The sole aim of the Peace Settlements of 1919–20 was to punish Germany.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was the self-interest of Britain and France responsible for the failure to resolve the crises over Manchuria and Abyssinia in the years 1931 to 1936?

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying Anglo-German rivalry in the early twentieth century.

‘The outbreak of a general war in Europe in 1914 was due to Germany’s use of mobilisation to threaten Russia.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How successful were the peace settlements of 1919–20 in stabilising international relations by 1925?

‘Hitler’s foreign policy, in the years 1933 to 1938, was solely concerned with overturning the Treaty of Versailles.’

Assess the validity of this view.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying reactions to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914.

How significant was the first Moroccan Crisis for international relations in the years 1904 to 1907?

How successful was the ‘Spirit of Locarno’ in securing international harmony by 1929?

‘The only reason why the USA entered the Second World War was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.’

Assess the validity of this view.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying threats to international stability.

‘By c1900, the autocracies of Europe were stronger than the liberal democracies.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was the Bosnian Crisis of 1908–9 caused by the rise of panslavism after 1900?

‘The most significant problem faced by the League of Nations in the 1920s was the absence of the USA.’

Assess the validity of this view.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the potential threats to international stability in Europe by 1900 posed by colonial rivalry.

‘Desire to support Britain was more important than German provocation in bringing about the USA’s intervention in the First World War.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The collapse of autocratic empires at the end of the First World War was due to Nationalist ambitions.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent were Britain and France responsible for the failure to uphold the post-war peace settlements in the years 1933 to 1937?