Unit 4: Paper 1 — Conflict and Displacement
Topic 4.1: Post-war displacement in Europe (1945–1960) Questions
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What happened to many Nazi forced-labour and concentration-camp prisoners as Allied troops advanced into Germany in 1944 to 1945?
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Explain how the content of Source A and Source B can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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Which organisation was set up in 1943, before the war had even ended, to plan relief for liberated Europe?
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By late 1945, approximately how many displaced persons had UNRRA and Allied armies repatriated?
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What was the main purpose of the International Refugee Organization (IRO), created in 1947?
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What made the Kielce pogrom of July 1946 significant for Jewish displacement after the war?
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Why did many Holocaust survivors choose not to return to their pre-war homes in 1945, according to this micro-topic?
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Approximately how many displaced persons were in Allied-occupied Germany, Austria and Italy in 1945, according to historical estimates?
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Besides combat, liberation and persecution, what other condition does this micro-topic identify as forcing people to leave their homes after 1945?
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According to this micro-topic, approximately how many people were displaced across Europe by the end of the Second World War?
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Which group is described in this micro-topic as being expelled from countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia after 1945, in revenge for Nazi occupation?
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According to the topic content, approximately how many Displaced Persons (DPs) still remained in camps in Germany, Austria and Italy by 1947?
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What was the main reason many Eastern European DPs refused repatriation after 1945?
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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Which group of displaced persons was most likely to refuse repatriation after 1945?
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Under the 1945 Yalta agreements, what did the Western Allies agree to do regarding Soviet citizens found in their zones, including those who had fought under German command?
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Why is it particularly difficult for historians to trace Roma experiences of post-war displacement?
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