Example National 5 History questions - Explain
- 1. Explain questions Era of the Great War 1. Explain the reasons why the Suffragettes harmed the cause of votes for women 2. Explain the reasons why rationing was introduced during the Great War 3. Explain the reasons why Scots volunteered to fight in the Great War 4. Explain the reasons why some people were unhappy with government restrictions like DORA 5. Explain why heavy industry declined in Scotland after the Great War 6. Explain why all women were given the vote by 1928 7. Explain why there were political protests in Scotland, 1910-1919 8. Explain why technology led to many deaths during the Great War 9. Explain the reasons why women gained the vote in 1918 10. Explain why the conditions were difficult for soldiers fighting on the Western Front The Atlantic Slave Trade 1. Explain why many people in Britain were opposed to slavery. 2. Explain why so many people in Britain opposed the abolition of slavery. 3. Explain why there was growing support for abolishing slavery by the 1780s. 4. Explain the ways that different British ports and cities benefitted from involvement in the slave trade. 5. Explain why slave resistance on the plantations was mainly unsuccessful.
- 2. 6. Explain how Britain benefitted from involvement in the Atlantic Slave Trade. 7. Explain how campaigners such as William Wilberforce were able to win parliamentary support to abolish slavery. 8. Explain the concerns that many people had about the treatment of slaves in the Caribbean. 9. Explain the reasons why it took so long to abolish the slave trade in Britain. 10. Explain reasons why the slave trade was important to British cities. Hitler and Nazi Germany 1. Explain the reasons why support for the Nazis grew by January 1933. 2. Explain the reasons why there was a lack of effective opposition in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1939 3. Explain the reasons why the German people were opposed to the Treaty of Versailles 4. Explain why the Weimar Government was unpopular up to 1925 5. Explain the reasons why Hitler and the Nazi Party attracted so much support by January 1933 6. Explain why the Nazis were able to consolidate their power in Germany, 1933-34 7. Explain the reasons why it was so difficult to oppose the Nazi Government after 1933 8. Explain the reasons why Hitler was able to rise to power in 1933 9. Explain the reasons why the Spartacist Revolt failed