History · Edexcel 9HI0 · Paper 3 options: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 / The making of modern China, 1860-1997 · October 2020
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing the scale of the alcohol problem in the 1980s and its impact on the USSR.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
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Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing the nature of the Boxer Rebellion and the extent of the threat it posed to foreigners in China.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
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How accurate is it to say that Tsar Alexander II did little to encourage greater freedom of expression in Russia in the years 1855–70?
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4 ‘Khrushchev’s reforms to the Soviet system, in the years 1956–61, were introduced largely to help secure his own position as leader of the USSR.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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5 ‘The main reason for China’s successful resistance to Japan, in the years 1937–41, was the support of the USA.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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6 ‘Disagreements over Hong Kong’s form of government seriously hindered negotiations between China and Britain about the return of Hong Kong.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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7 ‘The move towards larger state farms after 1945 caused the greatest damage to the status and condition of the Russian peasantry in the years 1861–1991.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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8 ‘Russian leaders deserve great credit for their attempts to provide sufficient food to feed the population in the years 1861–1979.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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How accurate is it to say that technological innovation in the digital age was the most successful boost given to Chinese manufacturing in the years 1897–1997?
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To what extent were the ideas behind the Great Leap Forward the most significant change in Chinese economic thinking in the years 1860–1997?
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