CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2

17 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)6 marksWith reference to Document I, what was the significance of the King summoning the Estates General in 1789?
2. 1(b)12 marksWith reference to Document II, briefly explain the "grievances" of the MAIN social groups in France in 1789.
3. 1(c)12 marksWith reference to Document III, outline FOUR significant measures taken by the National Assembly between 1789 and 1791.
4. 230 marksExplain how imperial rivalries in the Americas contributed to wars between European powers during the period 1702 to 1763.
5. 330 marksDiscuss the factors that led to the American Revolution of 1776.
6. 4(a)12 marksWith reference to Document I, explain why the Atlantic trade was profitable to British merchants in the eighteenth century.
7. 4(b)(i)4 marksWith reference to Document II, briefly explain how Jamaica contributed to Britain's wealth by the middle of the eighteenth century.
8. 4(b)(ii)6 marksWith reference to Document II, outline TWO examples that challenge the suggestion that Jamaica benefited little from Britain during this period.
9. 4(c)8 marksWith reference to Document III, identify FOUR significant ways in which Britain benefited from trade with her North American colonies in the eighteenth century.
10. 530 marksExplain the concept of Manifest Destiny, and discuss how this concept influenced the United States of America's foreign policy in continental North America, and in the Caribbean and Latin America, up to 1917.
11. 630 marksWith reference to EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela, assess the claim that Latin American independence movements were influenced by European ideas and political developments, and by new circumstances in the Americas.
12. 7(a)6 marksExplain the reference in Document I, to the "exhaustion of productive forces" in Russia by 1917.
13. 7(b)6 marksWith reference to Document I, how did participation in the war help to create conditions favourable to revolution in Russia in 1917?
14. 7(c)9 marksWith reference to Document II, outline THREE measures taken by the Bolsheviks to consolidate their power after October 1917.
15. 7(d)9 marksWith reference to Document III, briefly explain THREE reasons why the Bolsheviks' Red Army defeated the anti-Bolshevik and counter-revolutionary White Army.
16. 830 marksDiscuss the view that peace in Europe in 1914 was shattered by divisive alliances, radical nationalism and bitter rivalries.
17. 930 marksAssess the role played by Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi in the movement for Indian independence.