BRITAIN 1930-97 OCR A LEVEL
HISTORY CHAPTER 1-5
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM ANSWERS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED ALREADY GRADED A+ BY
EXPERTS
"Why was Churchill's alternative to appeasement criticised at the time? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>people feared that a war against GE would become a war against GE allies (IT and
JPN)"
"when did Churchill become Prime Minister? - CORRECT ANSWER=>10th May 1940"
"why was Churchill unpopular? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- urged the Norway Campaign - which
failed
- other failures e.g. Gallipoli in WW1 and the restoration of the Gold Standard in 1926
- the queen resented his support for Edward VIII"
"What were the reasons for Chamerlain's resignation? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- was a 'man of
peace', hard to be a wartime leader
- he became ill
- not waging war well enough"
"What were the reasons for Churchill's appointment? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- became popular for
his views on appeasement
- determination to pursue war vigorously
- military experience
- experienced minister
- powerful orator"
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,"CHURCHILL - CORRECT ANSWER=>AS A WARTIME MINISTER"
"What was Churchill's stance in 1940? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- determined to win war
- avoided negotiating peace terms"
"What was churchill's style of leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- very involved -chair discussions
and directed war effort
- took advice from Beaverbrook and Lindemann
- reported regularly to the House of Commons
- flamboyant - wore military uniforms
- dynamic - capture's public needs
- ruthless - undermined leader's in whom he lost confidence
- brave - took little care for his personal safety during the bombing raids on London"
"What was Churchill like with 4 of his generals? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- Montgomery - CH liked
for his confidence and success at El Alamein where he used 2x as many forces as Rommel
- Brooke - despite having different military tactics and political standing, they still agreed on
major decisions e.g. sending military equipment to Suez Canal
- Wavell - CH disliked, took forces from him in Greece 1940 then blamed him for the failure
- Auchinleck - delayed attack on Ge as he was taking over from Wavell which angered CH and
despite the success, still dismissed him as not daring enough"
"what was Churchill like overall with his generals? - CORRECT ANSWER=>overall supported and
encouraged Brook and Montgomery but also had a bad-temper and poorly misjudged both
Wavell and Auchinleck with his over-expectations"
"Why was the Mediterranean so important? - CORRECT ANSWER=>The Suez Canal linked Britain
to India which was vital for oil supplies to maintain the BR economy"
"Why did the Mediterranean take priority? - CORRECT ANSWER=>"
“Why was Churchill out of office 1929-39? - CORRECT ANSWER=>views on india, policy towards
rearmament, previous reputation and views on the abdication crisis"
"what was Churchill's previous reputation like? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- Labour distrusted him as a
result of his bitter attacks on trade unions during the general strike of 1926
- after returning BR to the gold standard, unemployment was high, so Churchill was blamed
- aligned himself with right-wing imperialists"
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,"what was Churchill's style like? - CORRECT ANSWER=>old fashioned, which is emphasised
especially when contrasted to the modern Baldwin and Chamberlain"
"what were the problems in India? - CORRECT ANSWER=>there were widespread calls for
independence, especially after BR troops fired at a crowd at Amritsar 1919"
"How did BR help to solve the problems in India? - CORRECT ANSWER=>Gandhi attended talks in
London which was followed by the passing of the Government of India Act 1935"
"Why did Churchill oppose BR policy? (concessions w India) - CORRECT ANSWER=>- served in the
army in India as a young man
- believed in the superiority of the white race and its destiny to rule
- thought India would only be happy with full independence so concessions were a waste of
time"
"What were the consequences of Churchill's view on India? - CORRECT ANSWER=>many argued
they were too extreme, he cut himself off from the Conservative party and aligned himself with
old-fashioned imperialists"
"What was the abdication crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER=>the stable monarchy in BR was
threatened when Edward VIII wanted to marry Wallace Simpson (2X American divorcee)"
"Why were many opposed to the marriage of Edward III and Mrs Simpson? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>- stigma around divorce and marrying someone who's not british - concerned the
public and the Archbishop of Canterbury
- cabinet did not approve, if they married the gov. would have to resign"
"why did Churchill support the King? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- devotion to hereditary
- friendship with the King
- sympathetic with the situation"
"what were the consequences of Churchill's support of King Edward III? - CORRECT ANSWER=>he
was a minority, he seemed oblivious to public opinion and again reinforced that he was old-
fashioned"
"What was Churchill's attitude towards Germany? - CORRECT ANSWER=>He saw Hitler's regime
as dangerous and a threat to the balance of power in Europe.
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, - This worried him because he established the ToV in 1919 and he feared Hitler's ultra-
nationalist regime would break this.
- Also feared GE would take over weaker countries as a result of WW1"
"what was Churchill's attitude towards developments in GE? - CORRECT ANSWER=>saw
rearmament as a threat. warned BR after GE had a stronger airpower than BR and introduced
conscription in 1935"
"How did the gov. respond to Hitler's rapid rearmament? - CORRECT ANSWER=>tried to limit
through the Anglo-Ge Naval Treaty 1935. Churchill criticised this action"
"Why did Churchill not gain more support for his views on Germany? - CORRECT ANSWER=>-
some felt GE was treated harshly by the ToV
- prominent anti-war mood
- rearmament was unpopular
- Churchill's views lacked respect after his views on India and the abdication crisis"
"How did Churchill react to appeasement? - CORRECT ANSWER=>he was highly critical, especially
of how Chamberlain gave into GE demands on GE soil at the Munich Agreement as this
strengthened GE position"
"What was Churchill's policy regarding appeasement? - CORRECT ANSWER=>Churchill believed a
strong stand by BR and other nations would deter GE"
“Why was Churchill out of office for so long? - CORRECT ANSWER=>-Problems with India
-Abdication of Edward VIII
-Rearmament
-Appeasement to Hitler"
"Context of British rule in India and Independence - CORRECT ANSWER=>India was part of the
British Empire, and growing desire in the 1920s had led Indians to rally under Ghandi. Britain
responded with Repression and Reform. Repression under Rowlatt Acts 1919 that increased
police powers and the Amritsar Massacre 1919. Reform came from the Montagu-Chelmsford
measures that increased power of local councils and the eventual Government of India Act
1935"
"What was Churchill's views on India? - CORRECT ANSWER=>Churchill had outed dated views on
race that alienated the more moderate conservatives, saying the Anglo Saxon race must keep
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HISTORY CHAPTER 1-5
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM ANSWERS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED ALREADY GRADED A+ BY
EXPERTS
"Why was Churchill's alternative to appeasement criticised at the time? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>people feared that a war against GE would become a war against GE allies (IT and
JPN)"
"when did Churchill become Prime Minister? - CORRECT ANSWER=>10th May 1940"
"why was Churchill unpopular? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- urged the Norway Campaign - which
failed
- other failures e.g. Gallipoli in WW1 and the restoration of the Gold Standard in 1926
- the queen resented his support for Edward VIII"
"What were the reasons for Chamerlain's resignation? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- was a 'man of
peace', hard to be a wartime leader
- he became ill
- not waging war well enough"
"What were the reasons for Churchill's appointment? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- became popular for
his views on appeasement
- determination to pursue war vigorously
- military experience
- experienced minister
- powerful orator"
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,"CHURCHILL - CORRECT ANSWER=>AS A WARTIME MINISTER"
"What was Churchill's stance in 1940? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- determined to win war
- avoided negotiating peace terms"
"What was churchill's style of leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- very involved -chair discussions
and directed war effort
- took advice from Beaverbrook and Lindemann
- reported regularly to the House of Commons
- flamboyant - wore military uniforms
- dynamic - capture's public needs
- ruthless - undermined leader's in whom he lost confidence
- brave - took little care for his personal safety during the bombing raids on London"
"What was Churchill like with 4 of his generals? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- Montgomery - CH liked
for his confidence and success at El Alamein where he used 2x as many forces as Rommel
- Brooke - despite having different military tactics and political standing, they still agreed on
major decisions e.g. sending military equipment to Suez Canal
- Wavell - CH disliked, took forces from him in Greece 1940 then blamed him for the failure
- Auchinleck - delayed attack on Ge as he was taking over from Wavell which angered CH and
despite the success, still dismissed him as not daring enough"
"what was Churchill like overall with his generals? - CORRECT ANSWER=>overall supported and
encouraged Brook and Montgomery but also had a bad-temper and poorly misjudged both
Wavell and Auchinleck with his over-expectations"
"Why was the Mediterranean so important? - CORRECT ANSWER=>The Suez Canal linked Britain
to India which was vital for oil supplies to maintain the BR economy"
"Why did the Mediterranean take priority? - CORRECT ANSWER=>"
“Why was Churchill out of office 1929-39? - CORRECT ANSWER=>views on india, policy towards
rearmament, previous reputation and views on the abdication crisis"
"what was Churchill's previous reputation like? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- Labour distrusted him as a
result of his bitter attacks on trade unions during the general strike of 1926
- after returning BR to the gold standard, unemployment was high, so Churchill was blamed
- aligned himself with right-wing imperialists"
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,"what was Churchill's style like? - CORRECT ANSWER=>old fashioned, which is emphasised
especially when contrasted to the modern Baldwin and Chamberlain"
"what were the problems in India? - CORRECT ANSWER=>there were widespread calls for
independence, especially after BR troops fired at a crowd at Amritsar 1919"
"How did BR help to solve the problems in India? - CORRECT ANSWER=>Gandhi attended talks in
London which was followed by the passing of the Government of India Act 1935"
"Why did Churchill oppose BR policy? (concessions w India) - CORRECT ANSWER=>- served in the
army in India as a young man
- believed in the superiority of the white race and its destiny to rule
- thought India would only be happy with full independence so concessions were a waste of
time"
"What were the consequences of Churchill's view on India? - CORRECT ANSWER=>many argued
they were too extreme, he cut himself off from the Conservative party and aligned himself with
old-fashioned imperialists"
"What was the abdication crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER=>the stable monarchy in BR was
threatened when Edward VIII wanted to marry Wallace Simpson (2X American divorcee)"
"Why were many opposed to the marriage of Edward III and Mrs Simpson? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>- stigma around divorce and marrying someone who's not british - concerned the
public and the Archbishop of Canterbury
- cabinet did not approve, if they married the gov. would have to resign"
"why did Churchill support the King? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- devotion to hereditary
- friendship with the King
- sympathetic with the situation"
"what were the consequences of Churchill's support of King Edward III? - CORRECT ANSWER=>he
was a minority, he seemed oblivious to public opinion and again reinforced that he was old-
fashioned"
"What was Churchill's attitude towards Germany? - CORRECT ANSWER=>He saw Hitler's regime
as dangerous and a threat to the balance of power in Europe.
3|Page
, - This worried him because he established the ToV in 1919 and he feared Hitler's ultra-
nationalist regime would break this.
- Also feared GE would take over weaker countries as a result of WW1"
"what was Churchill's attitude towards developments in GE? - CORRECT ANSWER=>saw
rearmament as a threat. warned BR after GE had a stronger airpower than BR and introduced
conscription in 1935"
"How did the gov. respond to Hitler's rapid rearmament? - CORRECT ANSWER=>tried to limit
through the Anglo-Ge Naval Treaty 1935. Churchill criticised this action"
"Why did Churchill not gain more support for his views on Germany? - CORRECT ANSWER=>-
some felt GE was treated harshly by the ToV
- prominent anti-war mood
- rearmament was unpopular
- Churchill's views lacked respect after his views on India and the abdication crisis"
"How did Churchill react to appeasement? - CORRECT ANSWER=>he was highly critical, especially
of how Chamberlain gave into GE demands on GE soil at the Munich Agreement as this
strengthened GE position"
"What was Churchill's policy regarding appeasement? - CORRECT ANSWER=>Churchill believed a
strong stand by BR and other nations would deter GE"
“Why was Churchill out of office for so long? - CORRECT ANSWER=>-Problems with India
-Abdication of Edward VIII
-Rearmament
-Appeasement to Hitler"
"Context of British rule in India and Independence - CORRECT ANSWER=>India was part of the
British Empire, and growing desire in the 1920s had led Indians to rally under Ghandi. Britain
responded with Repression and Reform. Repression under Rowlatt Acts 1919 that increased
police powers and the Amritsar Massacre 1919. Reform came from the Montagu-Chelmsford
measures that increased power of local councils and the eventual Government of India Act
1935"
"What was Churchill's views on India? - CORRECT ANSWER=>Churchill had outed dated views on
race that alienated the more moderate conservatives, saying the Anglo Saxon race must keep
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