Unit 6: Paper 2 — Conflict

Topic 6.4: How was peace established? Questions

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1Analyse6 marks
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Analyse perspectives, using one example from your thematic study.
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2Choose1 mark
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What happened after the Paris Peace Accords (1973) ended direct US involvement in the Vietnam War?
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3Choose1 mark
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Which clause of the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept blame for the war?
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4Examine15 marks
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Examine the reasons why some peace settlements prove fragile while others endure, using at least two examples, from two different regions, that you have studied.
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5Analyse6 marks
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Analyse cause and consequence, using one example from your thematic study.
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6Analyse6 marks
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Analyse continuity and change, using one example from your thematic study.
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7Explain4 marks
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Explain a relevant example of a punitive peace settlement imposed after a decisive military victory, from your thematic study.
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8Explain4 marks
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Explain a relevant example of a peace settlement that resulted from a military stalemate, from your thematic study.
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9Explain4 marks
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Explain a relevant example of weak post-conflict peace-building leading to a fragile or collapsed peace, from your thematic study.
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10To what extent15 marks
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To what extent does the military outcome of a war determine the type of political settlement that follows? Refer to at least two examples, from two different regions, that you have studied.
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11Evaluate15 marks
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Evaluate the view that a peace settlement formalised in a full treaty is more durable than one established only by an armistice. Refer to at least two examples, from two different regions, that you have studied.
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12Discuss15 marks
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Discuss the role of social factors, such as war-weariness, in bringing conflicts to an end. Refer to at least two examples, from two different regions, that you have studied.
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13Choose1 mark
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What did Germany sign on 11 November 1918?
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What was the outcome of the Korean War (1950–1953) that shaped the peace settlement?
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According to the four-part framework historians use to analyse how peace is established, which factor covers whether ordinary people were exhausted by war and how they reacted to a settlement?
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