Q4 How far do you agree Practice Questions: Cold War

"Q4 How far do you agree" is one of the questions on AQA GCSE History Paper 1, Section B. Here are 8 questions written in that format for Cold War, each with a mark scheme to check your answer against. This question is marked out of 16.

Question 1

16 marks

Q4 How far do you agree

‘The Marshall Plan was the main reason for increased tension between East and West in the years 1947 to 1949.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Explain your answer.

[4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar]

Question 2

16 marks

Q4 How far do you agree

‘The arms race was the main reason for tension between the Superpowers in the years 1949 to 1972.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Explain your answer.

[4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar]

Question 3

16 marks

Q4 How far do you agree

‘Disagreements at the Potsdam Conference were the main reason for the breakdown of the wartime alliance between the USA and the USSR in 1945.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Explain your answer.

[4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar]

Question 4

16 marks

Q4 How far do you agree

‘Soviet actions in Hungary in 1956 were the main reason why relations between East and West failed to improve in the years 1953 to 1960.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Explain your answer.

[4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar]

Question 5

16 marks

Q4 How far do you agree

‘The spread of communism in Asia was the main reason for tension between the Superpowers in the years 1949 to 1972.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Explain your answer.

[4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar]

Question 6

16 marks

Q4 How far do you agree

‘Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe was the main reason for the development of the Cold War in the years 1945 to 1949.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Explain your answer.

[4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar]

Question 7

16 marks

Q4 How far do you agree

‘Disagreements over the future of Germany were the main reason for tension between the USA and the USSR in the years 1945 to 1949.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Explain your answer.

[4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar]

Question 8

16 marks

Q4 How far do you agree

‘The Cuban Missile Crisis was the main reason for the easing of tension between the USA and the USSR in the years 1962 to 1972.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Explain your answer.

[4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar]