History
First World War and peace settlements
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Factual framework: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo in June 1914; the July Crisis preceded the outbreak of general European war. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and imposed territorial, military and reparations obligations on Germany. Fictional 1919 editorial for skills practice: 'A border on a map cannot repay a grave.' The invented editor argues the settlement gives insufficient security; this is not a real newspaper quotation. Distinguish a trigger from a longer-term cause using 1914.
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Factual framework: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo in June 1914; the July Crisis preceded the outbreak of general European war. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and imposed territorial, military and reparations obligations on Germany. Fictional 1919 editorial for skills practice: 'A border on a map cannot repay a grave.' The invented editor argues the settlement gives insufficient security; this is not a real newspaper quotation. Explain one purpose of the military restrictions imposed on Germany at Versailles.
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Factual framework: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo in June 1914; the July Crisis preceded the outbreak of general European war. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and imposed territorial, military and reparations obligations on Germany. Fictional 1919 editorial for skills practice: 'A border on a map cannot repay a grave.' The invented editor argues the settlement gives insufficient security; this is not a real newspaper quotation. Explain how alliance systems could widen a crisis while still leaving room for decisions.
[3 marks] · no calculator - 4.
Factual framework: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo in June 1914; the July Crisis preceded the outbreak of general European war. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and imposed territorial, military and reparations obligations on Germany. Fictional 1919 editorial for skills practice: 'A border on a map cannot repay a grave.' The invented editor argues the settlement gives insufficient security; this is not a real newspaper quotation. Analyse the fictional editorial's language and one limitation for evaluating the settlement.
[3 marks] · no calculator - 5.
Factual framework: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo in June 1914; the July Crisis preceded the outbreak of general European war. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and imposed territorial, military and reparations obligations on Germany. Fictional 1919 editorial for skills practice: 'A border on a map cannot repay a grave.' The invented editor argues the settlement gives insufficient security; this is not a real newspaper quotation. Assess the claim that Versailles made another European war inevitable.
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Factual framework: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo in June 1914; the July Crisis preceded the outbreak of general European war. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and imposed territorial, military and reparations obligations on Germany. Fictional 1919 editorial for skills practice: 'A border on a map cannot repay a grave.' The invented editor argues the settlement gives insufficient security; this is not a real newspaper quotation. Assess whether security or punishment better explains the settlement's treatment of Germany.
[4 marks] · no calculator
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