Unit 18: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Europe
Topic 18.17: Post-war western and northern Europe (1945–2000) Questions
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Evaluate the impact of left-wing terrorism on West German democracy between 1970 and 1990.
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Discuss the economic and social consequences of German reunification for the Federal Republic of Germany.
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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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Examine the reasons why Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik was significant for West Germany between 1969 and 1974.
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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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Evaluate the successes and failures of Felipe González's government in Spain (1982–1996).
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Analyse the impact of the Cold War on the division of Germany between 1945 and 1961.
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To what extent did social attitudes change in West Germany between 1963 and 1990?
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Evaluate the contribution of Konrad Adenauer to the recovery and reorientation of West Germany between 1949 and 1963.
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Analyse the political, economic and social changes in Sweden between 1945 and 2000.
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Examine the political and economic consequences of the division of Germany for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) up to 1961.
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Discuss the view that political leadership was the most important factor in shaping the political changes in your chosen European case-study country between 1945 and 2000.
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Compare and contrast the post-war economic recovery of West Germany under Konrad Adenauer and France under Charles de Gaulle.
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Discuss the reasons for political instability in Italy between 1945 and 1994.
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Examine the role of King Juan Carlos in shaping Spain's political development between 1975 and 1982.
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