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Cambridge IGCSE History

DS-EDepth study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, 1939-c.1945

Depth study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, 1939-c.1945 in Cambridge IGCSE History: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Candidates study at least one depth study (Paper 1 Section B; Component 3 or Paper 4).

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  • The war in Europe, 1939-1943: from Blitzkrieg to Stalingrad

    35 min

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  • The war in the Asia-Pacific, 1941-1942

    35 min

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  • Civilians under bombing and occupation, and resistance

    35 min

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  • Nazi-occupied Poland and the Holocaust

    35 min

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  • Allied victory in Europe, 1943-1945

    35 min

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  • The defeat of Japan and the consolidation of victory

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Depth study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, 1939-c.1945: sample question

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Why did the American oil embargo of 1941 push Japan towards war?

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