Analyse how far the issue of Taiwan affected Sino–US relations during the Cold War.

Explain why the Frankfurt Parliament collapsed.

‘In the years 1515 to 1540, policy was decided by ministers rather than by the monarch.’ Assess the validity of this view.

Evaluate the impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on US–Soviet relations.

05 In what ways were the lives of people in the Southern states affected by the American Civil War?

Explain why Japan’s military strength developed rapidly in the later nineteenth century.

Assess the extent to which nationalist movements contributed to African nations gaining their independence.

‘The main cause of increasing sectional tensions in the years 1850–56 was the Kansas–Nebraska Act.

How important were reparations as a cause of disorder in Weimar Germany, 1919–23?

‘Generals had little impact on the outcome of battles.’ How far do you agree with this view of warfare in the period from 1792 to 1945?

Evaluate the significance of the Cuban Missile crisis for US foreign policy.

Name one aspect of people’s lives in the period 1500-1750 that led to poor public health.