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HISTORY
7041/2R
The Cold War, c1945–1991
Component 2R To the brink of Nuclear War: international
relations,
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AS
HISTORY
The Cold War, c1945–1991
Component 2R To the brink of Nuclear War: international relations,
c1945–1963
Tuesday 23 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is
7041/2R.
• Answer two questions.
In Section A answer Question 01.
In Section B answer either Question 02 or Question 03.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 50.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advice
• You are advised to spend about:
– 50 minutes on Section A
– 40 minutes on Section B.
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Section A
Answer Question 01.
Source A
From an editorial in the Soviet daily newspaper, Pravda, 28 June 1950.
The events in Korea reveal clearly that the imperialist warmongers will stop at nothing to
achieve their expansionist goals. Truman’s statement and actions, unprecedented in
international relations of the post-war period, constitute further evidence that the American
ruling circles no longer confine themselves to the preparation of aggression, but have
gone over to direct acts of aggression. We believe that neither the United Nations nor any
other international body, has authorised the government of the USA to undertake those
actions with regard to Korea and China which Truman announced yesterday. In
undertaking its openly aggressive act, the American government evidently presented the
United Nations with an irreversible action.
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Source B
From a radio address to the American people by President Truman, 11 April 1951.
In the simplest terms what we are doing in Korea is this: we are trying to prevent a third
world war. It is right for us to be in Korea. It was right last June. It is right today. The
communists in the Kremlin are engaged in a monstrous conspiracy to stamp out freedom
all over the world. If they were to succeed, the United States would be numbered among
their principal victims. The USA cannot, and will not, sit idly by. The only question is:
when is the best time to meet the threat and how? It is easier to put out a fire when it is
small than after it has become a roaring blaze.
5
0 1 With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, which
of these two sources is more valuable in explaining US involvement in the
Korean War?
[25 marks]
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Section B
Answer either Question 02 or Question 03.
Either
0 2 ‘The USA and USSR had fundamentally different aims at the Yalta and Potsdam
Conferences.’
Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.
[25 marks]
or
0 3 ‘The increase in Cold War tensions, in the years 1954 to 1961, was mainly due to the
space race.’
Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.
[25 marks]
END OF QUESTIONS
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