Cambridge International History (Syllabus 0977)

Option B: 20th Century International Relations since 1919
Topics for examination in 2024
Topics for examination in 2025
Paper 1
Core Content
  • Who was to blame for the Cold War?
  • How secure was the USSR’s control of Eastern Europe? Case studies: Hungry, Czechoslovakia, Poland
Depth Study
  • USA 1919-41
Paper 1
Core Content
  • Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
  • How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939?
Depth Study
  • USA 1919-41
Paper 2 - Sources
  • How successfully did the US contain communism? Case Studies: Korea, Cuba, Vietnam
Paper 2 - Sources
  • To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
Paper 4 - Alternative to coursework
  • USA 1919-41
Paper 4 - Alternative to coursework
  • ​​USA 1919-41

Paper Details

  • Paper 1: 2 hours - 3 questions - 2 from core content, 1 from Depth study (all in the form of 3 parts 4,6,10)
  • Paper 2: 1 hour 45 minutes - Sources - 5 compulsory question assessing historical skills
  • Paper 4: 1 hour - 1 question from a choice of 2 on Depth Study. (In 2 parts: Part a - 15 marks, part b - 25 marks)