May 2011

Nov 2010

Nov 2009

13. Compare and

contrast the conditions
which helped the rise
to power of two rightwing leaders of singleparty states.

13. The rise to power of rightwing authoritarian or singleparty leaders was due to fear of
the Left. With reference to two
right-wing leaders, to what
extent do you agree with this
statement?

11. Assess the

importance of
economic distress and
ideological appeal in
the rise to power of
one left-wing and one
right-wing single-party
ruler.

14. To what extent did

either Maos or Stalins
domestic policies solve
the problems they
faced?

14. In what ways, and with what

success, did either Castro or
Mao attempt to establish a
totalitarian state after coming to
power?

15. Examine the role of either

education or the arts in one leftwing and one right-wing
authoritarian/single-party state.

16. With reference to

one left-wing
totalitarian state,
examine its impact on
the lives of its citizens.

17. Describe how and

why propaganda was
used in two singleparty states, each
chosen from a
different region.

13. Examine either the

role of education or
the treatment of
minorities and
religious groups in two
single-party states.

Nov 2008

12. Analyse the

methods used to
eliminate opposition
by two single-party
rulers, each chosen
from a different
region.
13. Compare and
contrast the
treatment of either
women, or religious
groups, in two
single-party states,
each chosen from a
different region.

May 2008

May 2007

11. Compare and contrast

the rise to power of two
rulers of single-party
states, each chosen from
a different region.

11. Analyse the metho

used and the condition
which helped in the ris
to power of one ruler o
single-party state.

12. Evaluate the

successes and failures
one ruler of a single-pa
state.

13. In what ways did one

ruler of a single-party
state try to use education
to support his regime?

14. Successful
domestic policies kept
single-party regimes in
power. With
reference to two
single-party states,
each chosen from a
different region, to
what extent do you
agree with this
statement?
17. Evaluate the contributions to
the rise to power of Hitler of
each of the following: National
Socialist ideology; the use of
force; economic crises.

15. Assess the

importance of foreign
policy for rulers of singleparty states.

15. Examine the status

women in two singleparty states, each chos
from a different region.

18. Analyse the

treatment of religious
groups in two singleparty states, each
chosen from a
different region.
Account for the
ineffectiveness of internal
opposition to two rulers of
single party states.

18. Compare and contrast either

economic policies or the
treatment of minorities in two
authoritarian or single-party
states, each chosen from a
different region.
Analyse the methods used
and the conditions which
Fascism's rise to power in
helped in the rise to power of Italy and Germany in the
one ruler of a single party
inter-war years largely
state.
resulted from the
consequences of the First
World War.. To what extent
do you agree with this
verdict?
Evaluate the
successes and
failures one ruler of
a single-party
state.

With reference to two examples each

chosen from a different region, to what
extent do you agree with the claim that
"ideology was the most important factor in
the rise to power of single-party leaders"?

Analyse the methods used

by one single-party state
ruler in his successful bid for
power.

Assess the role of economic

and social policies as factors
explaining the consolidation
and maintenance of power
of two of the following:
Castro, Mussolini, Pern,
Nasser.

For what reasons, and with

what success, have single
party states attempted to
control either
education or the arts?

Compare and
contrast the
influence in their
own countries of
Hitler and Mao.

Compare and contrast the

rise to power of two rulers of
single party states.

Evaluate the importance

of ideology in the
policies of two of the
following rulers ofsingleparty states: Castro;
Hitler; Lenin; Nyerere.

Compare and contrast

the foreign policies of
two rulers of single-party
states, eachchosen from
a different region.

Compare and contrast the

economic and social policies of
Mao and Stalin.

.
To what extent was the rise to
power of one left wing
and one right wing single
party ruler, the result of
previous political problems?

"In order to achieve and

retain power a leader of a
single-party state needed to
be ruthless, blind to human
suffering and yet
charismatic." To what extent
do you agree with this
assertion?

In what ways, and for what

reasons, did the aims and
policies of two or more right
wing rulers of single-party states
differ?

Identify the aims of educational and youth

policies in two single-party states, and
evaluate the extent to which they were
achieved.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Examine the status

of women in two
single-party states,
each chosen from
a different region.

.
Assess the role of terror and
force in maintaining the ruler
in power in two totalitarian
states each chosen from a
different region.

How and why was

propaganda used in two
single party states, each
chosen from a different
region?

Examine the role of education

and/or the arts in two single
party states, each chosen from a
different region

Analyse the conditions that enabled one left-wing leader to become the ruler of a single-party state.
Discuss (a) the ideology, and (b) the support, of one right-wing ruler of a single-party state.
Compare and contrast the domestic policies of two of the following: Castro; Kenyatta; Stalin.
Evaluate the methods used by either Pern or Nasser to maintain power.
Examine the role of education in one single-party or authoritarian state.
In what ways, and to what extent, was propaganda important in the rise and rule of Hitler

Nov 2013
13. Their rise to power was
possible because of the
failure of existing
governments to deal with
economic and political
problems With reference to
two single party leaders, to
what extent do you agree
with this statement

May 2013

Nov 2012
13. With reference to two
leaders, each chosen from
a different region, assess
how ideology and popular
support contributed to
their rise to power.

May 2012
13. Assess the contribution
of economic instability and
lack of a united opposition
to the rise to power of two
leaders of single-party
states, each chosen from a
different region.

14 By what methods,
and with what success,
did one single-party
leader try to eliminate
domestic opposition?
15. With reference to one
single party state, examine
the nature and extent of
internal opposition and the
success of the single party
state in dealing with this
opposition

15. Compare and contrast

the treatment of minorities
in two authoritarian or
single-party states, each
chosen from a different
region.

15. Compare and contrast

the treatment of religious
groups and minorities in
two authoritarian or singleparty states, each chosen
from a different region.

Nov 2011

14. In what ways, and with

what success, did one
authoritarian or single-party
ruler deal with internal
opposition?
15. To what extent was the
maintenance of power by
either Mao or Castro a result
of successful economic
policies?

16. By what methods, and

with what success, did either
Hitler orStalin attempt to
establish a totalitarian state
after coming to power

16. Define totalitarianism

and assess the extent to
which it was achieved in
Hitlers Germany

1 With reference to
either Hitler or Mao,
examine the reasons
for, and results of,
educational policies in
the single-party state.
1 Analyse the impact of
single-party rule upon
minorities in two singleparty states, each
chosen from a different
region.

May 2015
13. Examine the importance of economic
conditions in the rise to power of two
authoritarian/single-party leaders.

14. Popular support, rather than the use of

force, was vital to the establishment of singleparty states. With reference to two states,
each chosen from a different region, to what
extent do you agree with this statement?
15. Examine the view that internal opposition

18. In the twentieth

century, the rise to power
of authoritarian and singleparty leaders was due
mainly to their use of
force. To what extent do
you agree with this
statement?

16. Analyse the methods

used by one single-party
ruler to establish
totalitarian control.

16. The rise to power of

authoritarian or single-party
leaders depended upon the
use of force rather than
popular support. With
reference to two leaders,
each chosen from a different
region, to what extent do you
agree with this statement?
17. Compare and contrast the
status and treatment of
women or minorities in two
authoritarian or single-party
states, each chosen from a
different region.
18. Assess the role of each of
the following in the rise to
power of Stalin and Hitler:
ideological appeal;
underestimation by
opponents; propaganda

18. Successful economic

and social policies were
essential for the singleparty leaders
maintenance of power.
With reference to either
Mao or Castro, to what
extent do you agree with
this statement?
Nov 2014
May 2014
13. Examine the importance of each of the
13. The rise to power of authoritarian or sing
following in the rise to power of either Stalin or
party leaders was the result of the failure of
Hitler: popular support for their aims;
existing regimes to address the economic
underestimation by opponents; economic
problems of the population. With reference
conditions.
two leaders, each chosen from a different
region, to what extent do you agree with this
statement?
18. The use of force was the most important
14. Identify the nature and extent of oppositio
factor in the maintenance of power of the
to one authoritarian or single-party ruler, and
authoritarian or singleart leader ith reference
assess the methods used to deal with such
to two authoritarian or single-party leaders, to
opposition.
what extent do you agree with this statement?
15. With reference to two authoritarian or
15. How successfully did Hitler implement his

to Hitler had little impact.

16. To what extent did the economic policies of

either Mao or Castro contribute to the
maintenance of his power?

single-party states, each chosen from a

different region, evaluate the effectiveness of
the methods used to deal with opposition.
16. With reference to two authoritarian or
single-party states, each chosen from a
different region, evaluate the impact of
domestic policies on the status of women.

17. To what extent did authoritarian and singleparty leaders have a negative effect on the
arts?

religious policies in Germany?

16. Compare and contrast the economic and

social policies of Stalin and Mao.

18. Analyse either the changing status of wom

or the treatment of religious groups in two
authoritarian or single-party states, each cho
from a different region

Economic, Educational, Social, Political propaganda policies

Compare and contrast the economic and social policies of Mao and Stalin.
In what ways, and for what reasons, did the aims and policies of two or more right wing rulers of single-party states differ?
How and why was propaganda used in two single party states, each chosen from a different region?
Evaluate the importance of ideology in the policies of two of the following rulers ofsingle-party states: Castro; Hitler; Lenin; Nyerere.
Compare and contrast the foreign policies of two rulers of single-party states, eachchosen from a different region.
For what reasons, and with what success, have single party states attempted to control either education or the arts?
Identify the aims of educational and youth policies in two single-party states, and evaluate the extent to which they were achieved.
13. In what ways did one ruler of a single-party state try to use education to support his regime?
Examine the role of either education or the arts in one left-wing and one right-wing authoritarian/single-party state.
To what extent did either Maos or Stalins domestic policies solve the problems they faced?
. Describe how and why propaganda was used in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
With reference to either Hitler or Mao, examine the reasons for, and results of, educational policies in the single-party state.
How successfully did Hitler implement his religious policies in Germany?
Compare and contrast the economic and social policies of Stalin and Mao.
Examine the role of education in one single-party or authoritarian state.
In what ways, and to what extent, was propaganda important in the rise and rule of Hitler
Dealing with Opposition / Maintaining power / Establishing totalitarianism.
Analyse the methods used by one single-party state ruler in his successful bid for power.
Assess the role of economic and social policies as factors explaining the consolidation and maintenance of power of
Assess the role of terror and force in maintaining the ruler in power in two totalitarian states each chosen from a different region.

Account for the ineffectiveness of internal opposition to two rulers of single party states
12. Analyse the methods used to eliminate opposition by two single-party rulers, each chosen from a different region.
Successful domestic policies kept single-party regimes in power. With reference to two single-party states, each chosen from a different
region, to what extent do you agree with this statement
14. In what ways, and with what success, did either Castro or Mao attempt to establish a totalitarian state after coming to power?
14. In what ways, and with what success, did one authoritarian or single-party ruler deal with internal opposition?
To what extent was the maintenance of power by either Mao or Castro a result of successful economic policies?
16. Analyse the methods used by one single-party ruler to establish totalitarian control.
Successful economic and social policies were essential for the single-party leaders maintenance of power. With reference to either Mao or
Castro, to what extent do you agree with this statement?
16. Define totalitarianism and assess the extent to which it was achieved in Hitlers Germany
14 By what methods, and with what success, did one single-party leader try to eliminate domestic opposition?
. With reference to one single party state, examine the nature and extent of internal opposition and the success of the single party state in
dealing with this opposition
By what methods, and with what success, did either Hitler or Stalin attempt to establish a totalitarian state after coming to power
Identify the nature and extent of opposition to one authoritarian or single-party ruler, and assess the methods used to deal with such
opposition.
With reference to two authoritarian or single-party states, each chosen from a different region, evaluate the effectiveness of the methods used
to deal with opposition.
The use of force was the most important factor in the maintenance of power of the authoritarian or singleart leader ith reference to two
authoritarian or single-party leaders, to what extent do you agree with this statement?
Examine the view that internal opposition to Hitler had little impact.
To what extent did authoritarian and single-party leaders have a negative effect on the arts?

Effect on people- Women, Religious group, ethinic minorities

Examine the status of women in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
15. Examine the status of women in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
Compare and contrast the treatment of either women, or religious groups, in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.

Examine either the role of education or the treatment of minorities and religious groups in two single-party states.
Compare and contrast either economic policies or the treatment of minorities in two authoritarian or single-party states, each chosen from a
different region.
16. With reference to one left-wing totalitarian state, examine its impact on the lives of its citizens.
18. Analyse the treatment of religious groups in two single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
Compare and contrast the status and treatment of women or minorities in two authoritarian or single-party states, each chosen from a different
region.
Compare and contrast the treatment of religious groups and minorities in two authoritarian or single-party states, each chosen from a different
region.
Compare and contrast the treatment of minorities in two authoritarian or single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
Analyse either the changing status of women or the treatment of religious groups in two authoritarian or single-party states, each chosen from
a different region
With reference to two authoritarian or single-party states, each chosen from a different region, evaluate the impact of domestic policies on the
status of women.

Factors contributing to the rise to the power of single party state.

"In order to achieve and retain power a leader of a single-party state needed to be ruthless, blind to human suffering and yet charismatic." To
what extent do you agree with this assertion?
Compare and contrast the rise to power of two rulers of single party states.

Fascism's rise to power in Italy and Germany in the inter-war years largely resulted from the consequences of the First World War.. To what
extent do you agree with this verdict?
To what extent was the rise to power of one left wing and one right wing single party ruler, the result of previous political problems?
Analyse the methods used and the conditions which helped in the rise to power of one ruler of a single party state.
With reference to two examples each chosen from a different region, to what extent do you agree with the claim that "ideology was the most
important factor in the rise to power of single-party leaders"?
Analyse the conditions that enabled one left-wing leader to become the ruler of a single-party state.
Analyse the methods used and the conditions which helped in the rise to power of one ruler of a single-party state.
11. Compare and contrast the rise to power of two rulers of single-party states, each chosen from a different region.
11. Assess the importance of economic distress and ideological appeal in the rise to power of one left-wing and one right-wing single-party
ruler.
18. In the twentieth century, the rise to power of authoritarian and single-party leaders was due mainly to their use of force. To what extent do
you agree with this statement?
13. Their rise to power was possible because of the failure of existing governments to deal with economic and political problems With
reference to two single party leaders, to what extent do you agree with this statement
The rise to power of authoritarian or single-party leaders was the result of the failure of existing regimes to address the economic problems of
the population. With reference to two leaders, each chosen from a different region, to what extent do you agree with this statement?
Examine the importance of each of the following in the rise to power of either Stalin or Hitler: popular support for their aims; underestimation by
opponents; economic conditions.
Examine the importance of economic conditions in the rise to power of two authoritarian/single-party leaders.
Popular support, rather than the use of force, was vital to the establishment of single-party states. With reference to two states, each chosen
from a different region, to what extent do you agree with this statement?