4)  There were many threats to Soviet control over Eastern E…

4)  There were many threats to Soviet control over Eastern Europe. (a) Describe the activities of ‘Solidarity’ in Poland during the 1980s. (4) (b) Why did Gorbachev do little to defend Soviet control over Eastern Europe? (6) (c) Which was the more serious problem for the USSR: the events in Hungary in 1956 or the events in Czechoslovakia in 1968? Explain your answer. (10)

1)  The Weimar Republic had a difficult start. (a) Wha…

1)  The Weimar Republic had a difficult start. (a) What were the aims of Kapp and the Freikorps in the putsch of 1920? (4) (b) Why did Germany experience hyperinflation in the early 1920s? (6) (c) ‘Stresemann was unsuccessful in bringing about the recovery of the Weimar Republic.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer (10)