AQA GCSE History Paper 1 Section A Period Study: Russia, 1894-1945: Tsardom and communism June 2025 question paper 8145/1A/C

How does Interpretation B differ from Interpretation A about the Provisional Government?

Explain your answer based on what it says in Interpretations A and B.

Why might the authors of Interpretations A and B have a different interpretation about the Provisional Government?

Explain your answer using Interpretations A and B and your contextual knowledge.

Which interpretation gives the more convincing opinion about the Provisional Government?

Explain your answer based on your contextual knowledge and what it says in Interpretations A and B.

Describe two problems faced by Lenin after the October/November Revolution of 1917.

In what ways were the lives of Soviet people affected by Stalin’s modernisation of the USSR?

Explain your answer.

Which of the following was the main reason why Tsarist Russia was difficult to rule before 1914:

economic problems

political problems?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.