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Date November 2016 Marks available 2 Reference code 16N.1s1a.BP.TZ0.1
Level Both SL and HL Paper Paper 1 (Peacemaking, peacekeeping—international relations 1918–36) - last exams 2016 Time zone TZ0
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Question

Source D

John Bernard Partridge, an illustrator, depicts from left to right, the Abyssinian emperor Haile Selassie with Laval, Hoare and Mussolini, in the cartoon “The Sweets [rewards] of Aggression”, from the British satirical magazine Punch (18 December 1935).


Haile Selassie. “HAVE I GOT THIS RIGHT?—HE’S TAKEN NEARLY HALF OF WHAT I HAD AND NOW YOU GENTLEMEN WANT TO DISCUSS WHETHER HE SHOULD TAKE ANY MORE!”

Source E

Brian McKercher, a professor of history, writing in the academic essay “The Foreign Office, 1930–1939: Strategy, Permanent Interests and National Security” for the journal Contemporary British History (2004).

In the twelve months following May 1935, Italian relations with Britain and France worsened, partly as a result of the conclusion of the Franco-Soviet Pact and, in the next month, with the conclusion of the Anglo-German naval agreement. More significantly, in October 1935, Italian forces invaded Abyssinia, and there developed a major crisis so that, when the war ended, Italy had become separated from its Stresa partners. Britain wanted a settlement between Mussolini and Haile Selassie, the Abyssinian emperor, whilst safeguarding firm Anglo-Italian ties. When the crisis erupted, the British Foreign Office understood that bloodshed in Abyssinia could negatively affect the European, Mediterranean and Far Eastern balances of power.

What, according to Source E, was the significance of the invasion of Abyssinia for Britain?

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What is the message conveyed by Source D?

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Markscheme

Award [1] for each relevant point up to a maximum of [3].

[3 marks]

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Award [1] for each relevant point up to a maximum of [2].

[2 marks]

b.

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Syllabus sections

Last exams 2016 » Prescribed subjects: last exams 2016 » Prescribed subject 1: Peacemaking, peacekeeping—international relations 1918‑36 » Depression and threats to international peace and collective security; Manchuria (1931‑3) and Abyssinia (1935‑6)
Last exams 2016 » Prescribed subjects: last exams 2016 » Prescribed subject 1: Peacemaking, peacekeeping—international relations 1918‑36
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