Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: France in revolution, 1774-99 / Russia in revolution, 1894-1924 October 2020 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 power of the French monarchy in the years immediately before 1789?

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 problems associated with foreign intervention in Russia after the Bolshevik takeover?

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

How significant were external threats in sharpening divisions within France in the years 1791–94?

How accurate is it to say that economic and financial problems were the primary reason for the collapse of the Directory in 1799?

How accurate is it to say that Tsarism remained a fundamentally stable system of government in the years 1894–1914?

6 ‘The differences between the revolutions of February 1917 and October 1917 far outweigh their similarities.’

How far do you agree with this statement?