Unit 8: Paper 2 — Authoritarian Rule
Topic 8.3: How did authoritarian rule affect people's lives? Questions
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In what year did women gain the vote in Argentina under Perón?
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Explain a relevant example of an authoritarian regime persecuting a marginalized group, from your thematic study.
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What was the main cause of the catastrophic famine in China between 1958 and 1962?
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What did China's 1950 Marriage Law do?
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Explain a relevant example of an authoritarian regime granting women new legal rights, from your thematic study.
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What name did Juan Perón give to his working-class supporters in Argentina?
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Explain a relevant example of how an authoritarian regime's economic policy created both winners and losers, from your thematic study.
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Analyse cause and consequence in the social control exercised by an authoritarian regime, using one example from your thematic study.
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On what basis were 'class enemies' targeted in Mao's China, in contrast to the Nazi persecution of Jews and Roma in Germany?
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Analyse perspectives on the effects of authoritarian rule on women, using one example from your thematic study.
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Analyse cause and consequence in the economic effects of authoritarian rule, using one example from your thematic study.
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Evaluate the claim that authoritarian regimes genuinely improved the position of women in society.
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Discuss the impact of authoritarian rule on marginalized groups.
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Examine how authoritarian regimes used control over daily life to strengthen their rule.
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To what extent did authoritarian regimes improve the economic lives of ordinary people?
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