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Date November 2018 Marks available 15 Reference code 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.35
Level Higher level only Paper Paper 3 (History of Europe) Time zone TZ0
Command term Discuss Question number 35 Adapted from N/A

Question

Discuss the political and economic measures undertaken by the Soviet Union to dominate central and eastern Europe between 1945 and 1955.

Markscheme

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of how the Soviet Union took control of central and eastern Europe following the Second World War, up to 1955. While there does not need to be equal coverage of political and economic factors, both must be addressed. The political factors to be considered may include the methods by which governments were installed and how trade relations developed. Related issues may include the extent to which national parties were controlled by Moscow, the Soviet response to any sign of independence and the establishment of COMINFORM. Economic issues may encompass the impact of COMECON and the way industry in the satellite states was linked to the economic needs of the Soviet Union. The impact of the signing of the Warsaw Pact may also be considered.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 4: History of Europe » 18: Post-war central and eastern Europe (1945–2000) » Soviet domination: motives, extent and nature of Soviet control in central and eastern Europe (1945–1955); politics, economies (COMECON) and the Warsaw Pact (1945–1955); Yugoslavia’s challenge to Soviet control under Tito
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 4: History of Europe » 18: Post-war central and eastern Europe (1945–2000)
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 4: History of Europe
HL options: first exams 2017

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