The Vietnam Conflict, 1945–75

Worked examples (9)

• 1Describing two features — the aims of the Vietminh
• 2Comparing two sources — Dien Bien Phu
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — why France lost
• 4Describing two features — the tactics of General Giap
• 5Comparing two sources — the origins of the war
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — the significance of Dien Bien Phu
• 7Describing two features — the battle of Dien Bien Phu
• 8Comparing two sources — the Geneva Accords
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — nationalists or communists?

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4

Worked examples (9)

• 1Describing two features — Eisenhower and the Domino Theory
• 2Comparing two sources — Diem's rule in the villages
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — why Diem's regime failed
• 4Describing two features — the Strategic Hamlet Programme
• 5Comparing two sources — the Buddhist crisis of 1963
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — American responsibility
• 7Describing two features — the Ho Chi Minh Trail
• 8Comparing two sources — the National Liberation Front
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — southern rebellion or northern aggression?

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4

Worked examples (9)

• 1Describing two features — Operation Rolling Thunder
• 2Comparing two sources — Search and destroy
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — the Tet Offensive
• 4Describing two features — Search and destroy
• 5Comparing two sources — a televised war
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — the strategy of attrition
• 7Describing two features — the Tet Offensive
• 8Comparing two sources — the siege of Khe Sanh
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — did television lose the war?

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4

Worked examples (9)

• 1Describing two features — Vietnamisation
• 2Comparing two sources — the secret bombing of Cambodia
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — the Paris Peace Accords
• 4Describing two features — the Paris Peace Accords
• 5Comparing two sources — the Easter Offensive and Vietnamisation
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — the opening to China
• 7Describing two features — the final offensive and the fall of Saigon
• 8Comparing two sources — the collapse of 1975
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — did Congress betray South Vietnam?

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4

Worked examples (9)

• 1Describing two features — My Lai
• 2Comparing two sources — Hearts and minds
• 3Evaluating an interpretation — did the anti-war movement matter?
• 4Describing two features — defoliation
• 5Comparing two sources — Kent State
• 6Evaluating an interpretation — was My Lai an aberration?
• 7Describing two features — the Fulbright Hearings
• 8Comparing two sources — the silent majority
• 9Evaluating an interpretation — the impact on Vietnamese civilians

Model answers (9)

• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (a) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (b) style — A4
• ✓Model answer — 4HI1/02 Paper 2 Section A part (c) style — A4