History (A) J410,07 June 2018 , OCR GCSE Past Papers with Mark Schemes

1. International Relations 1918–2001 – Impact of the Great Depression on European diplomacy; reasons for increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam; evaluation of interpretations on Chamberlain’s Appeasement and Cold War policies.

2. Appeasement – Analysis of whether Chamberlain’s policy enabled Hitler’s expansion or if alternative interpretations exist.

3. Cold War – Discussion on whether American Cold War fears were exaggerated or justified, considering Stalin’s role and U.S. global ambitions.

4. The USA 1945–1974 – Actions of the Black Power movement in the 1960s; emergence of the women’s movement and its motivations; evaluation of the Birmingham civil rights march through photographic and written sources.

5. Red Scare – Debate on whether the fall of China to communism was the primary cause of the Red Scare, considering McCarthyism, Soviet expansion, and internal U.S. politics.