World War II in Europe and the Asia-Pacific MAMA World War II in Europe In answering the questions you should use your knowledge and understanding of the period to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. You should use the sources to which you are specifically directed, but you may use any of the other sources where they are helpful. 1 This question is about the causes’ of World War 2. Study the sources and then answer the questions. (a) Study Source A. Was this source written by a British or a Russian historian? Explain your answer, (5) (b) Study Source B. ‘What is the message of this cartoon? Explain your answer using details of the cartoon. [6] (ec) Study Sources C and D. How different are these two sources as evidence about the policy of appeasement? Explain your answer. (6) (d) Use alll the sources. How far do these sources show that Hitler’s foreign policy made war with Britain and France unavoidable? Explain your answer, (8) Source A In March 1939 the Soviet Union opened talks with Britain and France to discuss ways of preventing Fascist aggression. These talks, which lasted until August 1939, showed how unwilling Britain and France were to set up a united front against Hitler, As a result the USSR stood alone in the face of the growing Fascist threat. In this situation the USSR had to make a treaty of non-aggression with Germany. Some historians tried to prove that this treaty helped to start the Second World War. The truth is it gave the USSR time to strengthen its defences. A historian writing in 1981. @ylSource B Sey = atest HITLER: THERE'S SOME MISTAKE. IT WAS YOUR SMALL BROTHER | SENT FOR? A cartoon from a British newspaper, 6 ‘September 1939, three days after Britain and France declared war on Germany. It shows Hitler. ‘speaking to Mars, the great god of war. Source C We regard the Agreement signed last night... as symbolic ofthe desire of our two peoples never {0 go to war with one another again. We are resolved that we shall use consultation to deal with any other questions that may concern our two countries, and we are determined to continue our efforts to assure the peace of Europe. The joint declaration of Chamberlain and Hitler, 30 September 1938. Source D By tepeatedly surrendering to force, Chamberlain has encouraged aggression ... our central contention, therefore, is that Mr Chamberlain's policy has throughout been based on a fatal misunderstanding of the psychology of dictatorship. The Yorkshire Post, December 1938, ‘Source AT Downey and N Smith; Russia and the USSR, 1900-10865 (Oxford History for GGSE); © Copyright Oxtord University Press. Source B The Daly Express, September 6 1899. © Copyright Express Pciure Library, (2005 P3 Q1) This question Is about the causes of World War 2. (@) Was the appeasement policy of the late 1990s justified? Explain your answer, 112] (©) The following were equally important reasons why war broke out in Europe in 1990: (i) Hitler's aggressive foreign policy; (ii) the failure of the League of Nations; (ill) the Nazi-Soviet Pact. Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer referring only to (i), (i) and (ili) (13) (2008 P3 Q3) (3)2