Dear All

Please let me know which period should be studied for the topic 'decline and collapse of soviet union over eastern europe'. This is the topic for paper 2. shall I read from the time of Gorbachev or from solidarity in Poland. Can i also get some practice material before i take the exams.

thanks

sangeeta

I have moved this, as I think you are referring to a GCSE paper. If it's A-Level please let me know.

This is difficult to answer without knowing which examination board (e.g. Edexcel) and exam (e.g. GCSE) you are studying for. If you don't know, and can't find out, then we will do the best we can. Otherwise let us know and then we will point you in the right direction.

Dear All

I am doing IGCSE and am in grade 10. I dont know which period to study for paper 2 to be tested in may exams. My topic is " decline and collapse of Soviet Union in eastern europe. i have tried to get some past papers for practice on this topic but I could not get it. My teacher also is searching for some help in this.

i will be very grateful if anyone help me i have my term exams from 13th October.

Thanks
Sangeeta

[N.B. Edited for length by Mr. D. Bryant]

As far as I can see there are two examination boards which offer IGCSE History. From what you have told me, I believe that you are studying the University of Cambridge International Examinations, 2010 Syllabus (being the date of your exam). The option you hve asked about is: Option B: The 20th century, International Relations since 1919.
The following webpage will let you have a look at the Specification:

http://www.cie.org.uk/qualifications/acade...t?assdef_id=864

You need to look at the 2010 Syllabus document, pages 10-11. There are a few past papers here, but if your teacher is registered with CIE then he or she will have access to much more material. However, if you look at the Cambridge Students website, for which there is a link on the same website, then you can also access material such as past papers.

However, it is possible that you may be studying with the Edexcel board. If this is the case, then please get in touch again. I hope that this helps.

yes you are right i am persuing University of Cambridge International Examinations,[/b] 2010 Syllabus (May). Option B: The 20th century, International Relations since 1919. Thanks for your reply and help. I have checked the past papers but they dont have the similar topic" decline and collapse of S.U"in eastern Europe.
I wish to know 2 things-
1. shall i do period from 1956-91 or 1989 to 91- to cover this topic in paper 2.This is a source based paper and i also want to practice by analysing the sources.

2.I have checked the papers and every year the topic changes. Can i get a practice paper?

thanks

sangeeta

I am afraid that there is not much more that I can add. This is what the 2010 Specification says:



However, I suspect you already know this.

I have posted on the History Teachers' forum, in case anyone else can help; but I am not very hopeful.

Otherwise, you need to see if your teacher can register on the CIE Teacher Support website, if he or she has not already done so.

Best of luck with your examination.

One of the teachers on the History Teachers' Forum, Mr. Courts, has kindly given the following advice, slightly edited.

The best thing to do is to practice source skills by doing past papers on any topic you like. It is not the content being tested, but the source skills. Yes, the more you know about the subject, the better your contextualisation of the sources will be, but the skills are not subject specific.

As for the time frame, the general consensus seems to be 1980-1991 (this has not been verified by CIE, it is just what seems sensible given the wording). However, once again, whilst you could spend a little more time covering the content relevant to paper 2 for the sake of confidence, you do not need to know more than you need to know for the main part of paper 1. The Soviet collapse is part of the syllabus anyway.

I hope that this helps and wish you the best of luck for your examination.

thanks a loy. It will help me to some extent. thanks again.

sangeeta