Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911-46 / Spain, 1930-78 June 2023 question paper 9HI0/2G

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 for Mussolini’s popularity in the years 1925–36?

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 extent to which Spain succeeded in improving relations with other countries during Franco’s rule?

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

How accurate is it to say that the rise of Catholicism as a political force was the main reason for Giolitti’s decline in influence in the years 1911–14?

4 ‘The impact of the Second World War on Italy was completely different from the impact of the First World War on Italy.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that the forces of conservatism continued to hold great influence in Spain throughout the years 1930–36?

6 ‘Whilst foreign intervention was overwhelmingly beneficial to the Nationalists during the Civil War, foreign intervention was of little help to the Republican side.’

How far do you agree with this statement?