History Paper 2 June 2013

1. Aoverproduction in the USA eventually contributed to the outbreak of the Great Depression in 1929
2. Bsome European countries failed to repay the war loans they had received from the USA during the conflict
3. Cthe USA loaned large sums of money to the fighting countries and overtook Europe as an economic giant
4. DEuropean countries introduced tariffs on American goods after the war, reducing USA trade with them directly

1. ARomania
2. BBulgaria
3. Cthe Ottoman Empire
4. DAustria-Hungary

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1. Athe Saar Basin
2. BAlsace-Lorraine
3. CSouth Tyrol
4. Dthe Sudetenland

1. AAustria, a largely German-speaking state, was not allowed to unite with Germany despite the Fourteen Points' stated principle of national self-determination
2. BGermany had earlier taken about one-third of Russian territory through the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, so these territories deserved independence
3. CGermany was reduced in size and lost colonies overseas that had long been a valuable source of raw materials and profitable trade
4. Dmany Germans found themselves living as minorities in newly created states such as Poland and Czechoslovakia after the settlement

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1. AGermany was forced to pay large reparations to the Allied powers for the damage caused during the war
2. Bnew states such as Poland and Czechoslovakia were created from land taken from the defeated powers, reflecting the principle of self-determination
3. Cmany Germans found themselves living as minorities in the newly created states of Poland, Czechoslovakia and elsewhere, contradicting the principle of self-determination that Wilson had championed
4. Dthe demilitarised Rhineland acted as a buffer zone to protect France from any future German aggression

1. Athe principle of self-determination for European nationalities, as outlined in the Fourteen Points
2. Bthe Allied powers' desire to punish and weaken the defeated nations
3. Cthe break-up of the Austrian Empire in line with the principle of self-determination
4. Dthe restoration of Italian frontiers as outlined in the Fourteen Points

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1. AThe Hague, in Holland
2. BVersailles, in France
3. CGeneva, in Switzerland
4. DParis, in France

1. ADanzig, which became a Free City under League protection after the war
2. Bthe Aaland Islands
3. Cthe Saar Basin, whose coal-rich territory was placed under League administration
4. DUpper Silesia, whose industrial region was divided between Poland and Germany

1. Athe League successfully stopped a war between Greece and Bulgaria in 1925, after Bulgaria appealed for help, showing effective peacekeeping when a small power was the aggressor
2. Bthe League confirmed the division of Upper Silesia between Poland and Germany after a plebiscite
3. Cthe League settled the dispute between Finland and Sweden over the Aaland Islands peacefully
4. DItaly's invasion of the Greek island of Corfu went unpunished, and Greece was instead forced to pay Italy an indemnity

1. A25%
2. B50%
3. C75%
4. D90%

1. Awheat production increased and wheat imports were cut by 75%
2. Biron and steel production doubled under his public works programmes
3. Chydro-electric power output doubled during his rule
4. Dthe overvaluing of the lira made Italian exports more expensive

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1. AGerman Jews living in the newly occupied territories suffered further waves of brutal persecution and violence
2. BGermany was driven into a long and disastrous war against much of the world that it ultimately could not win
3. Cnew employment was created in rearmament industries after Germany withdrew from the disarmament conference
4. DGerman soldiers died in the many wars of invasion and conquest that Hitler launched across Europe from 1939 onward

1. Athe Saar Basin
2. Bthe Rhineland
3. CAlsace-Lorraine
4. Dthe Polish Corridor

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1. Aeven one Jewish grandparent
2. Btwo or more Jewish grandparents
3. Ca Jewish spouse
4. Dat least one Jewish parent

1. Amany families were separated and lives were destroyed as a direct result of Hitler's persecution policy
2. BGermany lost a great deal of skilled manpower, such as teachers, doctors and lawyers, who emigrated
3. Csome innocent Germans lost their citizenship and property rights under the Nuremberg Laws of 1935
4. Dthey took over businesses, university posts and judiciary positions vacated by Jews

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