Unit 18: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Europe
Topic 18.13: Europe and the First World War (1871–1918) Questions
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Analyse the reasons why domestic instability contributed to the collapse of the Central Powers in 1918.
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Discuss the reasons for the formation of the Triple Entente between 1894 and 1907.
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Compare and contrast the diplomatic approaches of Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm II towards maintaining Germany's position in Europe.
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To what extent was the German home front the primary cause of Germany's defeat in the First World War?
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Compare and contrast the strategic use of economic warfare by Britain and Germany between 1914 and 1918.
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Analyse the reasons why Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in February 1917 despite the risk of provoking American entry into the war.
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Examine the reasons why Bismarck's alliance system (1871–1890) succeeded in isolating France diplomatically.
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Evaluate the impact of Kaiser Wilhelm II's Weltpolitik on relations between the European great powers before 1914.
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Compare and contrast the causes of two crises that increased tension in Europe before 1914, one from the Balkans and one from elsewhere in Europe.
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Evaluate the reasons for the failure of the Schlieffen Plan and its consequences for the course of the First World War.
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Discuss the role of Balkan nationalism in the outbreak of the First World War.
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To what extent was German foreign policy responsible for the outbreak of the First World War?
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Examine the impact of the First World War on civilians in two European countries, each taken from a different region.
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Analyse the reasons why the alliance system contributed to the outbreak of a general European war in 1914.
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Discuss the significance of the British naval blockade for the outcome of the First World War.
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Examine the impact of the Congress of Berlin (1878) on relations between the European great powers.
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To what extent was the entry of the United States into the First World War in 1917 the decisive factor in the defeat of Germany?
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Evaluate the view that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was merely the trigger, not the underlying cause, of the First World War.
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Compare and contrast the domestic collapse of Germany with that of Austria-Hungary in 1918.
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To what extent did the dismissal of Bismarck in 1890 change the direction of European diplomacy?
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