Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911-46 / Spain, 1930-78 June 2024 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 why Italy remained neutral in 1914?

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 reasons why the Republicans were defeated in the Spanish Civil War?

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

3 ‘The adoption of the ‘New Programme’ was the main reason for the growth in support for fascism in the years 1919–22.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the Stresa Front had only limited significance in the development of Italian foreign policy in the years 1935–40?

How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1938–56, the development of corporatism was a complete failure?

How far do you agree that there were significant developments in the political system in Spain in the years 1956–75?