DP History Questionbank

Compare and contrast the views expressed in Source C and Source D about the nature of, and the Party’s response to, the demonstrations of 1989.

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

Using the sources and your own knowledge, examine the significance of the Italian invasion of Abyssinia for the League of Nations and international relations (up to December 1936).

What, according to Source A, were the Soviet Union’s motives for getting involved in Middle Eastern affairs?

With reference to their origin and purpose, assess the value and limitations of Source A and Source D for historians studying political change in Deng Xiaoping’s [Teng Hsiao-p’ing’s] China.

Compare and contrast the views expressed in Sources A and C about the importance of the invasion of Abyssinia.

Compare and contrast the views expressed in Sources C and D about the attitudes of outside powers towards the Middle East.

With reference to their origin and purpose, assess the values and limitations of Source B and Source C for historians studying the Italian invasion of Abyssinia.

With reference to their origin and purpose, assess the value and limitations of Source C and Source E for historians studying the conflict in the Middle East during the period from 1955 to 1975.

What, according to Source B, were the limits of political reform in Deng Xiaoping’s [Teng Hsiao-p’ing’s] China?

What is the message conveyed by Source E?

Using the sources and your own knowledge, examine the extent of political change in the People’s Republic of China between 1978 and 1989.

What is the message conveyed by Source D?

What is the message conveyed by Source B?

Using the sources and your own knowledge, examine the involvement of outside powers in the escalation of tension in the Middle East during the period from 1953 to 1967.