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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

HISTORY 6006/2

PAPER 2 Regional and International History

NOVEMBER 2018 SESSION 3 hours

Additional material;
Answer paper

TIME 3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer paper.
Answer four questions from at least three of Sections A — E.

Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.

if you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

This question paper consists of 20 questions.

Each question in this paper carries equal marks.

You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.

This question paper consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.

Copyright: Zimbabwe Schoo! Examinations Council, N2018.
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Section A

How successfully were the problems associated with the transition from Slave Trade to
Legitimate Trade dealt with in West Africa?

Explain the earlier successes and later failures of Samori Toure in the Western Sudan.

Assess the contributions of Johannes TV and Menelik II to the unity, modernisation and
preservation of Ethiopian independence.

In what ways and for what reasons did the interest of the European powers in Africa change
between 1875 and 18907

Section B

In what ways and for what reasons did Louis XVI’s attempts to reform France precipitate
instead of avert a Revolution in 1789?

‘The Directory brought about stability to France between 1795 and 1799.’ Discuss.

To what extent did Napoleon Bonaparte’s personal abilities contribute to the success of the
Coup d’etat of Brummaire?

By what means and with what success did Napoleon I preserve his empire?
Section C

How justified are the criticisms levelled against the Vienna Congress?

Analyse the reasons why the Congress System was so short-lived.

To what extent did the restored Bourbons in France follow reactionary policies between
1815 and 1830?

Examine Piedmont’s role in Italy’s progress towards unification in the period 1848 to 1870.

Section D

How and to what extent did German foreign policy between 1890 and 1914 cause tension in
Europe?

To what extent was the Versailles Peace Settlement a compromise between British and
French views?

Discuss the view that the League of Nations’ association with the Paris Peace Settlement of
1919 contributed most to its downfail?

How successful was Hitler’s domestic policy in fulfilling his aims?

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Section E

Explain the reasons for the Provisional Government’s rise to power and its subsequent
collapse in Russia in 1917.

How accurate is the view that Mao Zedong was the main factor behind the Communists’
victory over the Nationalists in 1949?

‘Despite all the criticism levelled against it, the United Nations Organisation (UNO) has
achieved a lot since 1960.’ Discuss

With reference to Europe and the Caribbean, explain why, inspite of efforts to relax tension,
the Cold War deteriorated into a serious crisis in the 1960s and 1970s.

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