Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: Mao's China, 1949-76 / The German Democratic Republic, 1949-90 June 2023 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 methods used to establish control in the early years of CCP rule in China?

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 relations between the GDR and the Federal Republic (FRG) at the time of the Ostpolitik negotiations in 1970?

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

To what extent was Mao’s personal power challenged by other leading members of the CCP in the years 1957–76?

How far do you agree that the Cultural Revolution had great success in eradicating the ‘four olds’ from Chinese society?

How significant was the role of Khrushchev in the events leading to the building of the Berlin Wall in August 1961?

How far do you agree that there was significant popular support for the SED Government in the GDR throughout the years 1949–85?