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CAPE History Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 7(a)(ii)

Questions 7(a) to 7(d) relate to extracts concerning the outbreak of World Wars I and II: Document I (Kaiser to Tsar telegram, July 1914), Document II (Belgian refusal of German passage, August 1914), and Document III (speech by Adolf Hitler, 1939).

With reference to Document I, outline TWO possible reasons for the Kaiser's comment that it was in the Tsar's power to avert "the disaster which [was] threatening the whole civilized world".

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  1. 7(a)(i)With reference to Document I, suggest ONE reason why the Tsar appealed to the German Kaiser to mediate between Russia and Austria-Hungary.[3 marks]
  2. 7(b)With reference to Document II, comment on the view that Germany was willing to violate Belgium's neutrality to turn the crisis between Austria-Hungary and…[9 marks]
  3. 7(c)With reference to Document III, outline THREE actions taken by Hitler up to the outbreak of World War II in 1939 which contradicted his assertion that he had…[6 marks]
  4. 7(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, provide TWO examples to support the view that the outbreak of both World Wars I and II resulted from a failure of…[6 marks]

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