Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: France in revolution, 1774-99 / Russia in revolution, 1894-1924 November 2021 question paper 9HI0/2C

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 King Louis XVI’s flight to Varennes in June 1791?

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 Lenin’s influence over the Central Committee in October 1917?

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 lack of effective financial reform was primarily responsible for undermining the ancien régime in France?

4 ‘The nature of the Terror in France changed markedly in the years 1793–94.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that opposition to Tsarism had little impact in the years 1894–1914?

6 ‘The similarities between War Communism and the New Economic Policy far outweigh the differences.’

How far do you agree with this statement?