History (A) J410,01 November 2020 , OCR GCSE Past Papers with Mark Schemes

1. Actions of Al-Qaeda (1995–2001) – Key terrorist attacks, including the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, USS Cole attack (2000), and planning of 9/11.

2. Loss of Confidence in the League of Nations (1930s) – Failures in Manchuria (1931) and Abyssinia (1935), lack of enforcement power, and the impact of appeasement.

3. Assessment of Chamberlain’s Policy of Appeasement (1937–1939) – Debate over whether appeasement prevented or encouraged war, with reference to different historical interpretations.

4. Origins of the Cold War – Analysis of U.S. policies and Soviet responses, examining whether American dominance pressured the USSR into confrontation.

5. Role of Young People in the Cultural Revolution – Participation of the Red Guards, attacks on perceived enemies, and promotion of Maoist ideology.

6. Reasons for Launching the Cultural Revolution (1966) – Mao’s need to reassert control, ideological purification, and opposition to perceived capitalist influences.