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 November 2020 question paper J410/06

Outline the actions of Al-Qaeda in the period 1995–2001.

Explain why countries lost confidence in the League of Nations in the 1930s.

Study Interpretation A.

Do you think this interpretation is a fair comment on Chamberlain and the policy of Appeasement between 1937 and 1939? Use your knowledge and other interpretations of British policy towards

Germany between these dates to support your answer.

Study Interpretation B.

Explain why not all historians and commentators have agreed with this interpretation of the early stages of the Cold War. Use other interpretations and your knowledge to support your answer.

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Interpretation B

American leaders had come to believe it was necessary and right to expand America’s influence. America’s policies offered the Russians no real choice. Particularly after the atom bomb was created and used, the attitude of the United States left the Soviets with only one real option; either to accept American dominance or to confront them.

From ‘The Tragedy of American Diplomacy’, written by the US historian William Appleman Williams and first published in the USA in 1960.

Describe one impact of Executive Order 8802.

Explain how US women’s lives changed during the Second World War.

Study Sources A and B. Which source is more reliable as evidence about Roosevelt’s qualities?

Source A

Roosevelt lacks a firm grasp of public affairs and lacks strong convictions. He is a friendly man with many generous impulses, but he is no fighter. He is not an enemy of privileged people and inherited wealth. He is a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President.

An extract from an article by Walter Lippmann writing in January 1932. Lippmann was a very influential American journalist who was sympathetic to the Communist Party.

Source B

The speech of Franklin D. Roosevelt accepting the Democratic nomination for the Presidency rings out over the country with the full clear tone of unmistakable sincerity and purpose. It is a speech from the heart of a sound American, shaped into convincing words and phrases in the mind of a man whose capacity for public service has been clearly demonstrated. It is in all respects a great speech.

An extract from a newspaper article in The Seattle Daily Times on July 3, 1932. Until 1932 this newspaper was strongly Republican.

8* ‘In the 1920s it was impossible for minority groups to overcome prejudice and intolerance.’ How

far do you agree with this statement?