OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World) Period study with non-British depth study: International relations 1918-2001 + USA 1919-1948: the people and the state June 2024 question paper J410/06

Outline the main disagreements between the leaders of the Allied powers at the Yalta and/or

Potsdam conference(s).

Explain why Germany was unhappy with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

Study Interpretation A.

Do you think this interpretation is a fair comment on the British policy of appeasement?

Use other interpretations of the events of 1937–1939 and your knowledge to support your

answer.

Interpretation A

From ‘Europe since Napoleon’ by David Thomson, first published in 1957.

Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement was based on a completely mistaken theory that Hitler’s aims were limited to reversing the wrongs which Hitler said had been done to Germany in 1919. Chamberlain believed Hitler had legitimate grievances and that Germany had had a raw deal. He believed that if they gave in to some of Hitler’s demands, the German leader would settle down peacefully. At the same time, Chamberlain wanted a programme of rearmament, to remove any temptation for Hitler to ask for more. His basic mistake was to think that someone as fanatical as Hitler had only limited aims.

Describe one example of the beliefs of the Republican Party in the 1920s.

Explain why many Americans did not prosper during the 1920s.

Study Sources A and B.

How similar are these two sources?

Source A

A poster published by the US government in 1943. The poster shows aircraft factory workers.

Source B

An extract from a response to a survey distributed by the US Army to its soldiers in March 1943. This response is from an African American soldier.

8* ‘The people of the USA regarded the First New Deal as a success.’

How far do you agree?