Unit 6: Paper 2 — Conflict
Topic 6.2: What determined the outcome of the conflict? Questions
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Explain a relevant example of technology determining the outcome of a conflict from your thematic study.
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What best describes the strategy used by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against the United States during the Vietnam War (1955–1975)?
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Explain a relevant example of strategy or tactics determining the outcome of a conflict from your thematic study.
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Evaluate the view that resource mobilization is the single most important factor in determining the outcome of a conflict. Support your answer with reference to two conflicts, each from a different region.
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In the Second World War in Europe, which technology gave Britain early warning of German air raids and helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain (1940)?
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Discuss the extent to which technology determines the outcome of a conflict. Support your answer with reference to two conflicts, each from a different region.
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Analyse significance in determining the outcome of a conflict, using one example from your thematic study.
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Analyse cause and consequence in determining the outcome of a conflict, using one example from your thematic study.
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Analyse different perspectives on why a conflict was won or lost, using one example from your thematic study.
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Explain a relevant example of leadership determining the outcome of a conflict from your thematic study.
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To what extent was leadership the most important factor in determining the outcome of a conflict? Support your answer with reference to two conflicts, each from a different region.
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Examine the reasons why a materially weaker side can succeed in determining the outcome of a conflict in its favour. Support your answer with reference to two conflicts, each from a different region.
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Which three Allied leaders met at conferences such as Tehran (1943) and Yalta (1945) to agree joint strategy in the Second World War?
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What event in 1968 tested North Vietnamese morale but ultimately helped shift American public and congressional support against the war?
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According to this thematic study, why did overwhelming US material and technological superiority fail to secure victory in the Vietnam War?
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