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@VICTORIA SCHOOL 24/S3EYE/HI 2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 (a) Study Source A. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer using details from the source. [5] (b) Study Source B. How useful is Source B for a historian to understand why Stalin signed the Nazi- Soviet Pact? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D. How far does Source C make you surprised about Source D? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E. Why did Khruschev make this speech? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study Source F. Does Source F prove that Stalin was unprepared when Hitler broke the Nazi- Soviet Pact? Explain your answer. [6]

3 @VICTORIA SCHOOL 24/S3EYE/HI Was Stalin right to sign the Nazi-Soviet Pac