Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 options: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991 / Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited June 2017 question paper 9HI0/37

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the purpose and the impact of the raids on Hamburg in 1943.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the approach of the German government in coming to terms with the past treatment of the Jews and the attitude of the Jewish community to the Government proposals.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

3 ‘Grant’s success as a commander during the American Civil War was due to his ability to use new technology to best advantage.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘Pétain's qualities as a commander primarily explain the French success in the Verdun campaign.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

5 ‘It was primarily the Constitution of the Second Reich (1871) that made governing the new Germany extremely difficult in the years 1871-79.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that domestic opposition in Germany to the war was mainly responsible for Germany’s decision to seek an armistice in 1918?

How far do you agree that visual images proved the most effective means of conveying the nature of war in the years 1859–1991?

How far do you agree that propaganda was the most effective means of influencing the public attitude to war in the years 1859–1975?

9 ‘The role of women in the workplace was the most important change in their position in German society during the period 1871–1990.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the post-war ‘economic miracle’ was the most important period in the process of economic change in Germany during the years 1871–1990?