CAPE History Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2

18 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)9 marksWith reference to Document I, explain THREE ways in which Locke's ideas influenced the Atlantic revolutions.
2. 1(b)6 marksWith reference to Document II, outline TWO ways in which Montesquieu's ideas were reflected in the structure of government established in the USA after 1776.
3. 1(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, explain TWO ways in which Rousseau's ideas were a commentary on the structure of French government under the ancient regime.
4. 1(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, state THREE ways in which the concept of equality was addressed by the Enlightened thinkers.
5. 230 marksDiscuss the view that the effect of the "French Revolution on Europe and the wider Atlantic world was far reaching".
6. 330 marksAssess the view that the transatlantic trade in Africans had purely adverse effects on West African societies and economies between 1450 and 1800.
7. 4(a)6 marksWith reference to Document I, explain TWO contributions made by Britain's Atlantic colonies to the development of Britain's textile industries.
8. 4(b)6 marksWith reference to Document II, explain TWO arguments proposed by historians as to the source of the capital that financed the British Industrial Revolution.
9. 4(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, outline THREE global consequences of the British Industrial Revolution.
10. 4(d)12 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE reasons why it could be argued that the British Atlantic colonies not only benefited, but also suffered from the successes of the Industrial Revolution.
11. 530 marksDiscuss the view that US imperial expansion up to 1917 was a commitment to the principle of Manifest Destiny.
12. 630 marksExplain how independence was achieved in either Brazil or Venezuela.
13. 7(a)6 marksWith reference to Document I, explain TWO reasons for the outbreak of war following the June 28, 1914 assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
14. 7(b)9 marksWith reference to Document II, explain THREE ways in which Georges Clemenceau's contribution to the Versailles Treaty might have set the stage for the outbreak of World War II.
15. 7(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, state TWO ways in which British policies contributed to the outbreak of war in 1939.
16. 7(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, explain the role of treaties in the outbreak of World Wars I and II.
17. 830 marksDiscuss the consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 for Russian society.
18. 930 marksAssess the contribution of Mohandas Gandhi to the Nationalist Movement in India.