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Source D The events of 14‒15 March confirmed the correctness of the policies Chamberlain and Daladier had followed in the Czech question, which explains the total lack of reaction in the western democracies to the collapse of the former Czechoslovakia. Naturally the professional warmongers in the hostile German-hating lying press are stuttering out a few emotional insults against Germany, but none of them is of any political significance. Nothing can change the facts, and it is evidence of the growing realisation of this in the western democracies that no significant figure is raising any objection. The justice of Germany’s position is too clear to be disputed. From ‘Great Days’, an article in the official Nazi newspaper by Goebbels, 18 March 1939.

(a) Read Sources A and C. Compare and contrast Sources A and C as evidence about Hitler’s attitude to Czechoslovakia. (15)

3)  The USA resisted communism in various parts of the world. (a) Describe how the fighting in Korea came to an end in 1953. (4) (b) Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved peacefully? (6) (c) Was it events in Vietnam or events in the USA that forced America to withdraw from Vietnam? Explain your answer. (10)

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1) Few people were happy with the outcome of the Paris Peace Conference. (a) Describe the benefits Lloyd George wanted Britain to gain from the Paris Peace Conference. (4) (b)   Why did Clemenceau not get everything he wanted at the Paris Peace Conference? (6) (c) ‘The main reason why Germany hated the Treaty of Versailles was the reduction made to its armed forces.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer (10)

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3)  The USA resisted communism in various parts of the world. (a) Describe how the fighting in Korea came to an end in 1953. (4) (b) Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved peacefully? (6) (c) Was it events in Vietnam or events in the USA that forced America to withdraw from Vietnam? Explain your answer. (10)

OR 2) Many groups suffered under Nazi rule. (a) Describe Nazi persecution of any two minority groups in Germany. (4) (b) Why did some young people oppose the Nazi regime? (6) (c) ‘The Nazis had consistent policies towards women.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. (10)