Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: Mao's China, 1949-76 / The German Democratic Republic, 1949-90 June 2019 question paper 9HI0/2E

Study Sources 1 and 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 1 and 2 together to investigate the threat posed by Lin Biao, in 1971, to Mao’s position?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the impact of mass protest on the authority of the SED government in 1989?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

3 ‘ The launch of the Great Leap Forward was mainly motivated by a genuine desire to build upon the achievements made in agriculture and industry in the years 1949-57.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘Social reforms transformed the lives of the Chinese people during the years 1949-76.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the economic policies of the GDR in the years 1949-61 were very different from those in the years 1963-71?

How accurate is it to say that the quality of life for people in the GDR improved greatly under Honecker’s leadership?