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History 9489: International History, 1870–1945 Topical Past Paper Questions

Cambridge AS & A Level History (9489) past-paper questions on International History, 1870–1945, free. This topic is frequently examined across 10 exam sessions. Sign in for the full topic-segregated question bank and AI worksheets.

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Summer (May/Jun) 2026Paper 2

(a) Explain why Hitler helped the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. [10] (b) ‘The policy of Appeasement was a failure.’ How far do you agree? [20]

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2025Paper 2

China and Japan, 1912–45 (a) Explain why the Xi'an incident was important. [10] (b) To what extent were economic factors responsible for the decline of democracy in Japan? [20]

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2024Paper 2

China and Japan, 1912–45 (a) Explain why Chiang Kai-shek's Extermination Campaigns failed to destroy the Communist Party. [10] (b) To what extent was the Kwantung Army's invasion of Manchuria a result of the weakness of democracy in Japan? [20]

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