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History 9489
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Syllabus
A Level History 9489 syllabus
Cambridge's own syllabus, section by section, with every subtopic linked to its questions.
1 · Topic 1
1.1 What were the causes and immediate consequences of the 1789 Revolution?
17
1.2 How and why did France become a republic by 1792?
10
1.3 How well was France governed in the period 1793–99?
16
1.4 What caused the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte?
15
2 · Topic 2
2.1 What were the causes of the Revolutions of 1848?
11
2.2 What happened during the 1848–49 revolutions and what were their consequences?
8
2.3 Why was Bismarck appointed as Minister-President and what were his aims in the period up
4
2.4 How and why was German unification achieved by 1871?
15
3 · Topic 3
3.1 What challenges faced the Tsarist regime in the years 1881–94?
6
3.2 What were the causes and outcomes of the 1905 Revolution up to 1914?
16
3.3 How and why did the Bolsheviks seize power in October 1917?
18
3.4 How were the Bolsheviks able to consolidate their power up to 1924?
50
4 · Topic 4
4.1 Why was there increasing tension between the North and the South before 1860?
21
4.2 Why did the Civil War break out in April 1861?
12
4.3 Why did the Civil War last four years?
27
4.4 What were the aims of Reconstruction and how successful was it?
28
5 · Topic 5
5.1 Why was there rapid industrialisation after 1870?
39
5.2 What were the consequences of the rapid economic growth after 1870?
57
5.3 Why did the Progressive Movement develop and what were its aims and policies?
11
5.4 How successful was the Progressive Movement from 1890 to 1920?
56
6 · Topic 6
6.1 What were the causes of the Great Crash and the Great Depression?
25
6.2 What was the impact of the Great Crash and the Great Depression in the United States?
19
6.3 How successful was Roosevelt’s first New Deal?
9
6.4 Why was there a second New Deal and how successful was it?
33
7 · Topic 7
7.1 Why was imperialism a significant force in Africa from 1870?
36
7.2 What was the impact of imperial expansion on international relations?
14
7.3 Why did Japan emerge as a world power and what was the impact on international
40
7.4 Why did the USA emerge as a world power and what was the impact on international
38
8 · Topic 8
8.1 Why was there such extensive dissatisfaction with the peace settlements of 1919–20?
18
8.2 Why was the League of Nations created and what challenges did it face in the 1920s?
17
8.3 How and why did international tensions remain high after the Versailles settlement?
23
8.4 How and why did international relations improve, 1924–29?
18
9 · Topic 9
9.1 How did the rise of extremism affect international relations?
118
9.2 Why did the League of Nations fail to keep the peace in the 1930s?
37
9.3 Why, and with what effects, did Britain and France pursue a policy of appeasement?
15
9.4 Why did war break out in 1939?
120