B: AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES

STALINS USSR
(a) It was reasonable to say that Stalin had ruled the Soviet Union
successfully from 1928 till his death in 1953 !"#$%& '$% SHREYA
(b) (hich of these methods do you thin) was most effective in hel*in+ Stalin
achieve ti+ht control over the whole of the Soviet Union in the 193,s&
- .ule of terror
- /i+ht control over culture
- 0ult of *ersonality of Stalin
'$% JUI
(a) (as the decision to continue .ussian involvement in ((1 a more
im*ortant reason for the downfall of the 1rovisional +overnment than the
failure to carry out land reforms& '$% SUPRAJA
(b) 2Stalin3s *olicies in the 193,s were totally beneficial to his leadershi* of
the Soviet Union4 !"#$%& '$% LINH
(a) !ow far do you a+ree that the way Stalin ruled USS. was necessary&
'$% SHREYA
(b) 2/he main reason for collectivi5ation was to ma)e a+riculture more
efficient4 !"#$%& '$% JUI
(a) (as Stalin3s *olitical shrewdness the main reason he +ained com*lete
*ower in .ussia after 6enin3s death& '$% SUPRAJA
(b) !ow successful was Stalin3s leadershi* of .ussia& '$% LINH
(a) (as Stalin3s ruthless *ersonality the main reason he came to *ower in
1927& '$% SHREYA
(b) 8/he .ussian *eo*le benefited from Stalin3s reforms4 !"#$%& '$% WE
ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY. IT CAME OUT FOR 2011 HIST EOY.
HITLERS GERMANY
(a) 2It was inevitable that !itler rose to *ower in 9ermany in 19334 !"#$%&
'$% WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY. IT CAME OUT FOR 2011
HIST EOY.
(b) (hich of these im*acts do you thin) was the most effective in hel*in+
!itler achieve totalitarian rule in 9ermany from 1933 to 1939&
- 1olitical
- 'conomic
- Social
'$% LINH
(a) (as the use of *ro*a+anda effective in hel*in+ !itler consolidate his
*ower over 9ermany in the 193,s& '$% SHREYA
(b) /he 9reat #e*ression was the decisive factor that hel*ed !itler to assume
*ower in 1933 !"#$%& '$% WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY. IT CAME
OUT FOR 2011 HIST EOY.
(a) (ere the economic *roblems caused by the 9reat #e*ression the main
reason for !itler3s rise to *ower in the 193,s& '$% WE ALREADY HAVE
THIS ESSAY. IT CAME OUT FOR 2011 HIST EOY.
(b) !ow successful was !itler3s leadershi* from 1933 to 1939& '$% WE
ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY. IT CAME OUT FOR 2012 MID YR.
(a) 2/he use of *olitical control was the most im*ortant way that allowed
:a5is to consolidate their *ower in the 193,s4 !"#$%& '$% SHREYA
(b) !ow far was !itler3s leadershi* successful in im*rovin+ the lives of the
9ermans from 1933 to 1939& '$% WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY.
IT CAME OUT FOR 2012 MID YR.
STALIN AND HITLERS REGIMES
(a) (as the rise of Stalin due to /rots)y3s wea)nesses& '$% SUPRAJA
(b) 2!itler3s rule of 9ermany brou+ht about im*rovements to the lives of the
9ermans4 !"#$%& '$% WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY. IT CAME
OUT FOR 2012 MID YR.
(a) 2/he use of informers was the most effective method that !itler used to
create a climate of fear in 9ermany4 #$%& '$% SUPRAJA
(b) 2Stalin3s rule com*letely failed to brin+ about a better life for the *eo*le of
the Soviet Union4 #$%& '$% LINH
(a) 2!itler3s rise to *ower was lar+ely due to the wea) 9erman economy in the
193,s4 #$%& '$% SHREYA
(b) /o what e;tent were Stalin3s a+ricultural reforms <ustifiable& '$% JUI
(a) (as fear of 0ommunism a reason why the :a5is were able to rise to
*ower& '$% WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY. IT CAME OUT FOR
2011 HIST EOY.
(b) /o what e;tent were Stalin3s "ive $ear 1lans in the 193,s a success&
'$% LINH
FASCIST JAPAN
(a) (as (estern 1rotectionism the main reason why =a*an ado*ted an
a++ressive forei+n *olicy& '$% SHREYA
(b) !ow successful was the 6ea+ue of :ations in dealin+ with =a*an3s forei+n
*olicy in the 193,s& '$% JUI
(a) 2"ascism rose in =a*an due to the *oor relations with former %llied *owers
rather than the failure of the democratic +overnment4 !"#$%& '$% WE
ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY. IT CAME OUT FOR 2012 MID YR.
(b) /o what e;tent did the =a*anese benefit from the military3s rule in the
193,s& '$% WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ESSAY. IT CAME OUT FOR
2012 MID YR.
(a) /he #iet3s limited *ower was the least im*ortant cause leadin+ to the
failure of the democratic +overnment in =a*an #$%& '$% SHREYA
(b) !ow far did worsenin+ relations between =a*an and the (est from 1919
to 1933 cause the rise of militarism in =a*an& '$% WE ALREADY HAVE
THIS ESSAY. IT CAME OUT FOR 2012 MID YR.
(a) /o what e;tent was the rise of *atriotic societies an im*ortant internal
factor that led to the rise of militarism in =a*an in the 192,s& '$%
SUPRAJA
(b) 2=a*anese hostility towards the western *owers in the 192,s was
un<ustified4 !"#$%& '$% LINH
(a) (as the economic hardshi* e;*erienced by the =a*anese *eo*le in the
192,s and 193,s due more to internal than e;ternal factors& '$%
SHREYA
(b) !ow far do you a+ree that the outcome of the (ashin+ton :aval
0onference was the most im*ortant reason why the =a*anese were
unha**y with the (est& '$% JUI
(a) (as =a*an3s invasion of 0hina due to the rise of militarism in =a*an&
'$% SUPRAJA
(b) 2/he militarist +overnment in =a*an brou+ht about *eace and security for
the =a*anese4 !"#$%& '$% LINH