The origins and course of the First World War, 1905–18

Worked examples (9)

• 1Describing two features — the Triple Alliance
• 2Cross-referring two sources — the Entente Cordiale
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — the causes of Anglo-German rivalry
• 4Describing two features — Weltpolitik
• 5Cross-referring two sources — army growth before 1914
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — the naval race
• 7Describing two features — the naval race
• 8Cross-referring two sources — the naval scare of 1909
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — did the alliances cause the war?

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• 1Describing two features — the Bosnian Crisis
• 2Cross-referring two sources — the Sarajevo assassination
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — were the Balkans the cause of the war?
• 4Describing two features — the First Moroccan Crisis
• 5Cross-referring two sources — mobilisation in July 1914
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — was Germany responsible?
• 7Describing two features — the Balkan Wars
• 8Cross-referring two sources — the Agadir Crisis
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — was war inevitable by 1913?

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• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A1
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• 1Describing two features — the Schlieffen Plan
• 2Cross-referring two sources — the first day of the Somme
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — the responsibility of Haig
• 4Describing two features — the trench system
• 5Cross-referring two sources — conditions in the trenches
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — the causes of deadlock
• 7Describing two features — the battle of the Somme
• 8Cross-referring two sources — Passchendaele
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — why the Schlieffen Plan failed

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• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A1
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• 1Describing two features — the battle of Jutland
• 2Cross-referring two sources — the result of Jutland
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — was Gallipoli doomed from the start?
• 4Describing two features — the U-boat threat
• 5Cross-referring two sources — the sinking of the Lusitania
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — who won at Jutland?
• 7Describing two features — the Gallipoli campaign
• 8Cross-referring two sources — the Suvla Bay landing
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — the blockade or the U-boats?

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• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A1
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• 1Describing two features — the entry of the United States
• 2Cross-referring two sources — the spring offensive
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — did American entry decide the war?
• 4Describing two features — the Ludendorff spring offensive
• 5Cross-referring two sources — the battle of Amiens
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — was the spring offensive Germany's best chance?
• 7Describing two features — the Allied drive to victory
• 8Cross-referring two sources — the German collapse of 1918
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — the reasons for German defeat

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