GCSE GCSE History 2

Question 1

What was the Blitz?

Accepted Answer

A German bombing campaign against British cities (1940–1941)

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A German ground invasion of Britain

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A British naval operation

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A US military strategy

Question 2

What did the Suffragette movement campaign for?

Accepted Answer

Women's right to vote (suffrage)

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Workers' rights

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The abolition of slavery

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Free education for all

Question 3

What was the Berlin Wall and why was it built?

Accepted Answer

A wall built in 1961 by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing to West Berlin

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A wall built to keep Soviet soldiers out of West Germany

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A commemorative monument

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A flood defence system

Question 4

What was the Cold War?

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A period of political and ideological tension (1947–1991) between the USA and USSR without direct military conflict

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An actual military conflict between the USA and USSR

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A trade war between European nations

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A conflict over Arctic territory

Question 5

What was the significance of Dunkirk in 1940?

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It was the evacuation of over 300,000 Allied troops from France, seen as both a defeat and a morale boost

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It was a great British military victory

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It was the D-Day landings

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It was a naval battle in the Pacific

Question 6

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on British society?

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It transformed Britain from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one, with major social and economic changes

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It led to agricultural dominance and rural growth

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It had no effect on the working class

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It reduced the power of factory owners