Paper One 2018 November Questions
Paper One 2018 November Questions
Paper One 2018 November Questions
History
Higher level and standard level
Paper 1
1 hour
Instructions to candidates
yy Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
yy The history higher level and standard level paper 1 source booklet is required for this
examination paper.
yy Answer all questions from one prescribed subject using the relevant sources in the source
booklet.
yy The maximum mark for this examination paper is [24 marks].
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Read sources A to D in the source booklet and answer questions 1 to 4. The sources and questions
relate to case study 2: Richard I of England (1173–1199) — Leadership: Rise to power: revolt of Richard I
and his brothers against Henry II (1173–1174).
1. (a) What, according to Source A, were the actions taken by Richard I against Henry II? [3]
(b) What does Source B suggest about the nature of medieval leadership? [2]
2. With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of
Source C for an historian studying the revolt of Richard I and his brothers against Henry II
between 1173 and 1174. [4]
3. Compare and contrast what Sources A and D reveal about the revolt against Henry II. [6]
4. Using the sources and your own knowledge, discuss the view that Henry II’s insistence on
retaining power was the main reason for the revolt of 1173 to 1174. [9]
Read sources E to H in the source booklet and answer questions 5 to 8. The sources and questions
relate to case study 2: The conquest of Mexico and Peru (1519–1551) — Key events and actors:
Francisco Pizarro and the campaign against the Incas; alliances with indigenous populations.
(b) What does Source G suggest about Francisco Pizarro’s initial attack on the Incas? [2]
6. With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of
Source H for an historian studying Pizarro’s campaign against the Incas. [4]
7. Compare and contrast what Sources E and F reveal about the Spanish campaign against
the Incas. [6]
8. Using the sources and your own knowledge, discuss the view that it was Inca weakness,
rather than Spanish strength that led to the defeat of the Incas by Pizarro. [9]
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Read sources I to L in the source booklet and answer questions 9 to 12. The sources and questions
relate to case study 1: Japanese expansion in East Asia (1931–1941) — Responses: League of Nations
and the Lytton Report.
9. (a) What, according to Source J, was Japan’s attitude toward Manchuria/Manchukuo and
China? [3]
(b) What does Source L suggest about the position of Japan and the League of Nations
regarding the Manchurian crisis? [2]
10. With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of
Source J for an historian studying Japan’s response to the Lytton Report in the early 1930s. [4]
11. Compare and contrast what Sources I and K reveal about Japanese actions in China. [6]
12. Using the sources and your own knowledge, discuss the view that the ineffectual response of
the League of Nations was the main factor in encouraging Japanese expansion in China. [9]
Read sources M to P in the source booklet and answer questions 13 to 16. The sources and questions
relate to case study 1: Civil rights movement in the United States (1954–1965) — Protests and action:
Non-violent protests; Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956).
13. (a) What, according to Source M, were the reactions to the bus boycott? [3]
(b) What does Source N suggest about the struggle for civil rights in 1956? [2]
14. With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of
Source P for an historian studying the Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956). [4]
15. Compare and contrast what Sources O and P reveal about the Montgomery bus boycott. [6]
16. Using the sources and your own knowledge, evaluate the claim that the success of the
Montgomery bus boycott represented a turning point in the struggle for African–American civil
rights in the period from 1954 to 1965. [9]
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Read sources Q to T in the source booklet and answer questions 17 to 20. The sources and questions
relate to case study 1: Rwanda (1990–1998) — Causes of the conflict: Rwandan Civil War (1990–1993);
assassination of Habyarimana and Ntaryamira (1994).
(b) What does Source R suggest about the situation in Rwanda following the assassination
of Habyarimana? [2]
18. With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of
Source Q for an historian investigating the assassination of Habyarimana. [4]
19. Compare and contrast what Sources S and T reveal about the events that followed the
assassination of Habyarimana in 1994. [6]
20. Using the sources and your own knowledge, examine the causes of conflict in Rwanda
between 1990 and 1994. [9]