With reference to the period between 1914 and 1945, evaluate political and social developments in one of the following: Iran; Saudi Arabia; a North African state.

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of the impact of political and social developments in Iran; Saudi Arabia; or a North African state (which may be Egypt). For political developments, candidates may consider the role and impact of foreign intervention as well as indigenous political development, for example the role of tribal groups and regions in their relations with the capital city. For social developments gender, racial and religious aspects may all be considered. Candidates may also consider the interplay between social and political development, for example regionalism, religion and tribalism as forces against the political capital or colonial power or their impact on the modernization of values. The effect of the two world wars on both political and social development is a likely focus.