Unit 18: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Europe
Topic 18.17: Post-war western and northern Europe (1945–2000) Questions
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Choose the correct date of the conference at which the 'Big Three' agreed on free elections in liberated Europe, a United Nations, and a divided Germany under four occupation zones.
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Which West German Chancellor's policy of Ostpolitik led to the 1972 Basic Treaty recognising East Germany?
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What scandal exposed systemic corruption and led to the dissolution of Italy's Christian Democrat party in the early 1990s?
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Choose the year in which Charles de Gaulle's Fifth Republic was established in France.
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Choose the event that was Stalin's direct response to the western powers' introduction of the Deutschmark currency reform in June 1948.
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Discuss the economic and social consequences of German reunification for the Federal Republic of Germany.
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What event marked the peak of the RAF crisis in West Germany in 1977, known as the 'German Autumn'?
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Choose the name of the economic system implemented in West Germany by Ludwig Erhard, combining free markets with strong social protections.
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To what extent was the Marshall Plan responsible for the economic recovery of western Europe between 1945 and 1963?
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Choose the approximate total value of US aid delivered to western Europe under the Marshall Plan between 1948 and 1952.
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In which year did King Juan Carlos become King of Spain following Franco's death?
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Examine the reasons why Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik was significant for West Germany between 1969 and 1974.
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Evaluate the impact of left-wing terrorism on West German democracy between 1970 and 1990.
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Who led the failed military coup attempt in Spain on 23 February 1981?
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To what extent was Helmut Kohl personally responsible for the reunification of Germany in 1990?
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Analyse the reasons for the successful transition to democracy in Spain between 1975 and 1982.
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Compare and contrast the methods used to deal with left-wing terrorism in West Germany and Italy in the 1970s.
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Discuss the reasons why Germany was divided into two separate states by 1949.
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Examine the reasons for the breakdown of the wartime alliance between the USA and the USSR between 1945 and 1947.
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Evaluate the importance of the Berlin Blockade (1948-1949) in the division of Germany.
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