Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: Mao's China, 1949-76 / The German Democratic Republic, 1949-90 November 2021 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 impact of the winding down of the Cultural Revolution?

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 problems facing the government of the GDR in the late 1980s?

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

3 ‘The popularity of Mao’s land reform policies in the years 1949–57 was mainly responsible for the successful establishment of communist rule in China.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the CCP was very successful in suppressing religious practice in China in the years 1949–76?

5 ‘There was little change in the government of the GDR by the SED as a result of the rising of June 1953.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the SED government was very successful in undermining the role of the Protestant church in the GDR in the years 1949–90?