DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

MOCK 1 EXAMINATIONS, JUNE 2016

S.6 HISTORY (P210/3)
(HISTORY OF EUROPE)
TIME: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS
- Attempt any FOUR questions.
- All questions carry equal marks.
- Neat work is a MUST.

1. Account for the rise of republicanism in France by 1793. (25mks)

2. To what extent did Napoleon 1’s overwhelming ambition lead to his downfall? (25mks)

3. How fair was the Vienna Peace Treaty of 1814? (25mks)

4. Account for the collapse of the 2nd French empire by 1871. (25mks)

5. “Russia was primarily responsible for the outbreak of the Crimean war”. Discuss.
(25mks)

6. To what extent did Kaiser William II lead to the outbreak of World War I? (25mks)

7. Assess the achievements of the League of Nations between 1920 – 1945. (25mks)

8. Why did liberal Italy Collapse so easily to Fascism? (25mks)

9. Explain the factors that led to the collapse of the Weimer Republic by 1935. (25mks)

10. Examine the factors that led to the survival of Nazism in Germany between 1935 – 1945.
(25mks)

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