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O-Level Paper 2: Conflict across Europe and the Asia-Pacific

what brought the Second World War to a close

What the syllabus expects

• Why the fighting ended: the advantages held by the Allies
  Scope: The United States joining the fight and bringing economic muscle and troops, the tactics the Allies used (the Normandy landings, hopping between islands, the atomic bombing), and what the Soviets contributed
• Why the fighting ended: the military failings of Germany and Japan
  Scope: A poorly run German chain of command fighting on two fronts at once; a Japanese empire stretched too thin and unable to pull raw materials out of it. Pupils should grasp the decisive turning points rather than study each campaign in depth
• Weigh the factors that brought the Second World War to its close
• Key concept: Conflict

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Paper 1: Southeast Asia before 1870 (background context, not assessed) · Paper 1: Extension of European control in Southeast Asia · Paper 1: How Europeans widened their grip · Paper 1: How Europeans widened their grip · Paper 1: The years following the First World War · Paper 1: Rise of Authoritarian Regimes · all of O-Level History