Read this first
True of every question on the paper, whichever option you sit. It carries the mark ladders, the two rules Cambridge changed for the 2024 series, and which Key Question is set at which question number.
Option A · The nineteenth century
The development of modern nation states, 1848 to 1914. Four of the eight Section A questions come from here.
Option B · The twentieth century
International relations since 1919. The other four Section A questions.
B1
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
Read notes →B2To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
Read notes →B3How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for war in 1939?
Read notes →B4Who was to blame for the Cold War?
Read notes →B5How effectively did the USA contain communism?
Read notes →B6How secure was the USSR's control over Eastern Europe?
Read notes →Section B · the Depth Studies
Section B is a third of Paper 1 and you answer one question from it. Your school teaches one of these five, so find yours and ignore the other four.