Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: The unification of Italy, c1830-70 / The unification of Germany, c1840-71 June 2022 question paper 9HI0/2D

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 reasons why there was little progress in challenging the restored order in Italy in the years 1830–47?

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 response of Frederick William IV of Prussia to the 1848–49 revolutions in Germany?

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

How far do you agree that Piedmont was in a better position to lead Italy towards unification in 1858 than it had been in 1848?

How accurate is it to say that it was mainly the actions of Italians themselves that shaped Italian unification in the years 1858–70?

How far do you agree that the development of the Zollverein was the most significant factor in the rise of Prussia in the years 1852–67?

How accurate is it to say that France was more responsible than Prussia for the breakdown in relations between Prussia and France in the years 1866–70?