OCR 2024 GCSE HISTORY A (EXPLAINING THE
MODERN WORLD) J410/07 INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS: THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL
ORDER 1918–1975 WITH THE USA 1945–1974: THE
PEOPLE AND THE STATE
VERIFIED QUESTION PAPER AND MARKING SCHEME
COMBINED
JUNE 2024
, 2
Section A
International Relations: the changing international order 1918–1975
You should spend about 1 hour on this section.
1 Outline the main disagreements between the leaders of the Allied powers at the Yalta and/or
Potsdam conference(s). [5]
2 Explain why Germany was unhappy with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. [10]
3 Study Interpretation A.
Do you think this interpretation is a fair comment on the British policy of appeasement?
Use other interpretations of the events of 1937–1939 and your knowledge to support your
answer. [25]
Interpretation A
From ‘Europe since Napoleon’ by David Thomson, first published in 1957.
Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement was based on a completely mistaken theory that
Hitler’s aims were limited to reversing the wrongs which Hitler said had been done to
Germany in 1919. Chamberlain believed Hitler had legitimate grievances and that Germany
had had a raw deal. He believed that if they gave in to some of Hitler’s demands, the German
leader would settle down peacefully. At the same time, Chamberlain wanted a programme of
rearmament, to remove any temptation for Hitler to ask for more. His basic mistake was to
think that someone as fanatical as Hitler had only limited aims.
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4 Study Interpretation B.
Explain why not all historians and commentators have agreed with this interpretation.
Use other interpretations and your knowledge to support your answer. [20]
() Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology [5]
Interpretation B
From ‘The Roots of European Security’ by Soviet historian Vadim Nekrasov, published in 1984.
At the end of the Second World War, the United States believed that it had become the
undisputed leader of the world. Its leaders deliberately tried to make relations with the USSR
worse. The formation of NATO in April 1949 was clearly aimed at preparing for war against
the USSR. The United States planned to use NATO to place air bases in Europe, from
where air strikes could be made on Moscow. But the USSR did not give up on its hopes
for cooperation. Its leaders made every effort to prevent the world from being split into two
opposing military-political groupings.
Turn over for Section B
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Section B
The USA 1945–1974: The People and the State
You should spend about 45 minutes on this section.
5 Describe one feature of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. [2]
6 Explain the impact of African American civil rights protests during the early and mid 1960s. [10]
7 Study Sources A and B.
How far do these sources agree about attitudes of Americans towards the Vietnam War? [10]
Source A
An extract from a policy statement by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
It was entitled ‘Statement on Vietnam’ and released in January 1966.
© snccdigital.org, SNCC Digital Gateway. Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions. Link to material - https://snccdigital.org/inside-sncc/policy-statements/vietnam/
J410/07 Jun24
MODERN WORLD) J410/07 INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS: THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL
ORDER 1918–1975 WITH THE USA 1945–1974: THE
PEOPLE AND THE STATE
VERIFIED QUESTION PAPER AND MARKING SCHEME
COMBINED
JUNE 2024
, 2
Section A
International Relations: the changing international order 1918–1975
You should spend about 1 hour on this section.
1 Outline the main disagreements between the leaders of the Allied powers at the Yalta and/or
Potsdam conference(s). [5]
2 Explain why Germany was unhappy with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. [10]
3 Study Interpretation A.
Do you think this interpretation is a fair comment on the British policy of appeasement?
Use other interpretations of the events of 1937–1939 and your knowledge to support your
answer. [25]
Interpretation A
From ‘Europe since Napoleon’ by David Thomson, first published in 1957.
Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement was based on a completely mistaken theory that
Hitler’s aims were limited to reversing the wrongs which Hitler said had been done to
Germany in 1919. Chamberlain believed Hitler had legitimate grievances and that Germany
had had a raw deal. He believed that if they gave in to some of Hitler’s demands, the German
leader would settle down peacefully. At the same time, Chamberlain wanted a programme of
rearmament, to remove any temptation for Hitler to ask for more. His basic mistake was to
think that someone as fanatical as Hitler had only limited aims.
J410/07 Jun24
, 3
4 Study Interpretation B.
Explain why not all historians and commentators have agreed with this interpretation.
Use other interpretations and your knowledge to support your answer. [20]
() Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology [5]
Interpretation B
From ‘The Roots of European Security’ by Soviet historian Vadim Nekrasov, published in 1984.
At the end of the Second World War, the United States believed that it had become the
undisputed leader of the world. Its leaders deliberately tried to make relations with the USSR
worse. The formation of NATO in April 1949 was clearly aimed at preparing for war against
the USSR. The United States planned to use NATO to place air bases in Europe, from
where air strikes could be made on Moscow. But the USSR did not give up on its hopes
for cooperation. Its leaders made every effort to prevent the world from being split into two
opposing military-political groupings.
Turn over for Section B
J410/07 Jun24 Turn over
, 4
Section B
The USA 1945–1974: The People and the State
You should spend about 45 minutes on this section.
5 Describe one feature of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. [2]
6 Explain the impact of African American civil rights protests during the early and mid 1960s. [10]
7 Study Sources A and B.
How far do these sources agree about attitudes of Americans towards the Vietnam War? [10]
Source A
An extract from a policy statement by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
It was entitled ‘Statement on Vietnam’ and released in January 1966.
© snccdigital.org, SNCC Digital Gateway. Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions. Link to material - https://snccdigital.org/inside-sncc/policy-statements/vietnam/
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