Compare and contrast the treatment of internal opposition in two states.

The question requires that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the treatment of internal opposition in two states, referring to both throughout. The two states may or may not be from the same region. Candidates may refer to military methods used to treat opposition, which was paramount in the case of the Inca Wars; in contrast, there may be reference to the complexities of Elizabeth I’s “middle way” or the combination of military force with negotiation (Diet of Worms) which characterized Charles V’s handling of the Lutheran princes. King Wegbaja of Dahomey subjugated rival tribes by extending royal land ownership, taxation of agricultural produce and primogeniture, while Akbar, having vanquished his opponents in battle, made matrimonial alliances and established religious toleration. The Manchus may have killed up to 25 million in defeating opposition in China but consolidated their rule by establishing the Confucian style of hierarchical government.

The question required that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the treatment of internal opposition in two states, referring to both throughout.