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 \n!\"\\#$%&' )*\"+,\"- .'/\"$'\\#/0&'\\#- 123) 0' 40%/&$5 6 3\\#78-\" 9%%\"%%7\"'/ :\\#/\"$0\\#-%.%%;\" \u003C 6 =&>\"7?\"$ \u003C@AB C !\"\\#$%&' )*;,\\#/0&' D070/\"* \u003C@AE  \n!\"  \nPMT  \nBLANK PAGE  \n!\\#  \n!\"\\#$%&' )*\"+,\"- .'/\"$'\\#/0&'\\#- 123) 0' 40%/&$5 6 3\\#78-\" 9%%\"%%7\"'/ :\\#/\"$0\\#-%.%%;\" \u003C 6 =&>\"7?\"$ \u003C@AB C !\"\\#$%&' )*;,\\#/0&' D070/\"* \u003C@AE  \nPMT  \nContents  \nInvestigation and Breadth Studies  \nAnswer TWO questions, ONE from Section A and ONE from Section B:  \nAnswer the questions in the Answer Booklet.  \nSection A: Historical investigation  \nA1 The origins and course of the First World War, 1905–18 A2 Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905-24  \nA3 The USA, 1918–41  \nA4 The Vietnam Conflict, 1945–75  \nA5 East Germany, 1958–90  \nSection B: Breadth study in change  \nB1 America: from new nation to divided union, 1783–1877  \nB2 Changes in medicine, c1848–c1948 B3 Japan in transformation, 1853–1945 B4 China: conflict, crisis and change, 1900–89  \nB5 The changing role of international organisations: the league and the UN, 1919–c2011  \nB6 The changing nature of warfare and international conflict, 1919–2011 B7 The Middle East: conflict, crisis and change, 1917–2012  \n!\"\\#$%&' )*\"+,\"- .'/\"$'\\#/0&'\\#- 123) 0' 40%/&$5 6 3\\#78-\" 9%%\"%%7\"'/ :\\#/\"$0\\#-%%%;\" \u003C 6 =&>\"7?\"$ \u003C@AB C !\"\\#$%&' )*;,\\#/0&' D070/\"* \u003C@AE  \n!$  \n.  \nPMT  \nSection A: Historical investigation  \nAnswer ONE question.  \nYou should spend about 45 minutes on this section.  \nA1 The origins and course of the First WorldWar, 1905–18  \n(a) Describe TWO features of EITHER the First Moroccan Crisis (1905–6) OR the Battle of the Somme (1916) .  \n(6)  \n(b) Study Sources A and B.  \nSource A: From A Company of Tanks, published in 1920 by a British tank commander. He is describing the use of tanks during the Battle of Amiens, August 1918.  \nWe had repeated the success of Cambrai. This is because we had broken through the German trenches and taken a great number of German prisoners. The thick mist at dawn had protected the tanks, but it had not been dense enough to seriously handicap the drivers. The advance, spearheaded by the tanks, had been rapid, and only in one or two villages had the enemy shown any strong defence.  \nSource B: From an account by a British commander, published in 1947. He served on the Western Front in 1918.  \nTanks only really affected the morale of the British soldiers. From what I saw, it was clear that the troops were pleased to see them. Tanks were of some use for crushing enemy machine gun posts and artillery. They were less effective in moving across enemy territory where there were huge craters and damaged trenches.  \nHow far does Source A support the evidence of Source B about the use of tankson the Western Front in 1918?  \nExplain your answer.  \n(8)  \n!%  \n!\"\\#$%&' )*\"+,\"- .'/\"$'\\#/0&'\\#- 123) 0' 40%/&$5 6 3\\#78-\" 9%%\"%%7\"'/ :\\#/\"$0\\#-%.%%;\" \u003C 6 =&>\"7?\"$ \u003C@AB C !\"\\#$%&' )*;,\\#/0&' D070/\"* \u003C@AE  \nPMT  \n\n| (c) Study Extract C.\u003Cbr>Extract C: From A History of Britain, published in 2010.\u003Cbr>The main reason for the German defeat in 1918 was the effective use of tanks, especially by the British. In addition, by mid-1918, the Germans had several weaknesses. Their soldiers were exhausted after Ludendorff’s failed offensives of March–June. The German war effort had been seriously disrupted by the British naval blockade. On the other hand, the Allies had several advantages. 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