| Date | November 2019 | Marks available | 15 | Reference code | 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.22 |
| Level | Higher level only | Paper | Paper 3 (History of the Americas) | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Examine | Question number | 22 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Section 11: The Mexican Revolution (1884–1940)
Examine the aims and achievements of Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution.
Markscheme
The question requires that candidates consider the interrelationship between the aims and achievements of Villa and the Mexican Revolution. Candidates may offer equal coverage of aims and achievements, or they may prioritize their examination of one of them. However, both aspects will be a feature of the response. Candidates may consider Villa’s opposition to the Porfiriato, his determination to see revolutionary reforms enacted fully or his support for a land reform in Mexico. Candidates may examine Villa’s effective military leadership of the Division of the North and refer to his victories, for example at the battle of Zacatecas or his entrance to Mexico City in 1914. While other relevant interrelationships, such as the methods used by Villa, may be considered, the bulk of the response will remain on those raised in the question.
