Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

Section C: International option Empire and the emergence of world powers, 1870–1919 Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. So...

Answer one question from one section only. Section A: European option The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 1750-1850 Read the sources and then ans...

Section B: American option The Great Crash, the Great Depression and the New Deal policies, 1920-41 Read the sources and then answer both parts of ...

Section C: International option The League of Nations and international relations in the 1920s Read the sources and then answer both parts of the q...

Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. Source A His Majesty observed that the threatening attitude of Prussia raises the ques...

Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. Source A The speeches of Mr Clay may have calmed the passions of the South but it is d...

Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. Source A It is my unalterable decision to smash Czechoslovakia by military action soon...

Answer one question from one section only. Section B: American option Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–77 Read the sources and then answer both p...

Answer one question from one section only. Section C: International option China and Japan, 1912-45 Read the sources and then answer both parts of ...

Answer one question from one section only. Section B: American option The Great Crash, the Great Depression and the New Deal policies, 1920-41 2 Re...

Answer one question from one section only. Section C: International option The League of Nations and international relations in the 1920s 3 Read th...

Answer one question from one section only. Section C: International option China and Japan, 1912–45 Read the sources and then answer both parts of ...

Section A: European option France, 1774-1814 Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. Source A There is only one means of def...

Section B: American option The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s to 1920 Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. Source ...

Section C: International option Empire and the emergence of world powers, 1870–1919 Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. ...

Answer one question from one section only. Section A: European option Liberalism and nationalism in Germany, 1815-71 Read the sources and then answ...

Section B: American option The origins of the Civil War, 1820-61. Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. Source A I believe t...

Study Source A and answer the questions that follow. Source A: From a modern history textbook, describing the Treaty of Versailles. 'The Treaty o...

Explain two ways in which the League of Nations aimed to prevent future wars.

Describe the key features of Stalin's Five-Year Plans.

Study Sources B and C. How far do Sources B and C agree about the reasons for the construction of the Berlin Wall?

'The Cuban Missile Crisis was the most dangerous moment of the Cold War.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

Option A: The USA, 1918–41

Question 1 (b) Explain why the USA became involved in the Vietnam War.

Question 1 (c) 'The main reason for the collapse of détente was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.' How far do you agree with this stateme...

Answer EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2. Indicate which question you are answering by marking the box (⌧). If you change your mind, put a line throu...

Question 2 (a) Describe two features of collectivisation in the Soviet Union during the 1930s.

Question 2 (b) Explain why Stalin introduced the Five-Year Plans.

Question 2 (c) 'The main reason for the growth of opposition to Soviet control in Hungary in 1956 was the economic situation.' How far do you agree...

Option B: The Soviet Union, 1924–53

‘The impact of the Great Depression was the most important reason for the growth of support for the Nazi Party between 1929 and 1932.’ How far do y...

'The Spanish Armada was the greatest threat to Elizabeth I's reign.' How far do you agree with this statement?

Answer EITHER Question 6 OR Question 7 OR Question 8. If you answer Question 6, ignore Question 7 and Question 8.