History 9489/23 May June 2024 | Cambridge AS Level Past Papers With Mark Scheme

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### Section A: European History (1750–1921)
- French Revolution and Napoleon | Why did the Bastille fall, and how did Napoleon use propaganda to maintain power?
- German Unification (1815–71) | Why did the 1848 Prussian revolutionaries fail, and was the Zollverein the key to German nationalism?
- Russian Revolution (1894–1921) | Why was the Constituent Assembly dissolved in 1918, and did Nicholas II’s 1915 military command lead to his downfall?

### Section B: American History (1820–1941)
- Origins of the Civil War | Why did Texas take a decade to join the Union, and was Lincoln’s 1860 election victory due to fears of ‘slave power’?
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1861–77) | Why did both North and South limit civil liberties, and how significant were the constitutional amendments (1865–70)?
- Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1870s–1920) | Why did Progressive presidents regulate businesses, and was railroad expansion the main cause of rapid industrialization?

### Section C: International History (1870–1945)
- Imperialism and World Powers (1870–1919) | How did foreign influence change Japan, and did public support drive European imperialism?
- League of Nations and 1930s International Relations | Why did the World Disarmament Conference (1932–34) fail, and did Germany join the Spanish Civil War to test weapons?
- China and Japan (1912–45) | Why did Japan’s attempt at parliamentary democracy fail, and did dissatisfaction with WWI outcomes drive the May Fourth Movement?

CIE AS & A Level History (9489) Jun 2024

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