This pdf includes nearly all the past paper questions for CIE IGCSE History. (‘Nearly’ because inevitably I will have missed one or two.) I use these extensively to prepare my pupils for their Paper 1. (This year’s cohort achieved 68% A*-A/9-7.) There are 13 pages of questions covering: Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair? To what extent was the League of Nations a success? Why had international peace collapsed by 1939? Who was to blame for the Cold War? How effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism? How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948-1989? Why did events in the Gulf matter c. 1970-2000? Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by 1934? How effectively did the Nazis control Germany, 1933-45? What was it like to live in Nazi Germany?

A model source essay for Edexcel A Level History (US Civil Rights, 1850-2009) Assess the value of the source for revealing the aims of Reconstruction during Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the problems experienced by the state of Louisiana. [20]

You can find this resource free here: https://ahistoryteachershares.wordpress.com/ocr-a-level-history/

You can now find this free here: https://ahistoryteachershares.wordpress.com/edexcel-a-level-politics/ A model answer on the following question: Evaluate the extent to which the UK can be said so suffer from a participation crisis. You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way. [30]

This booklet was designed to support pupils in completing their CIE IGCSE History coursework. The question that had to answer was: Assess the historical significance of Gustav Stresemann to Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. This is one of the questions recommended as being suitable by a CIE Examiner’s Report. This booklet includes: Guidance on how to structure your essay Key questions to tease out some of the issues relating to historical significance 35+ sources (both visual and written) from the likes of Punch,Simplicissimus Richard Evans, Alan Bullock, the Economist and Jonathan Wright A timeline of key dates Guidance on how to footnote properly A bibliography

A full-marks essay which answers the following question: Evaluate the extent to which constitutional reforms introduced since 1997 have been successful in achieving their objectives. The following themes are examined in considerable depth with some excellent examples of evaluation: devolution (Scotland and Wales, Northern Ireland, England) the HRA the Freedom of Information Act

A full marks (30/30) source answer based on the devolution source in the Edexcel June 2022 paper.

Using the source, evaluate the view that the Westminster Parliament exercises full sovereignty in the UK. [30] This is a full marks response using a source from the Jenkins et al. textbook. (A copy of the source is included.) Justification for the mark, using language from the mark scheme, is given at the bottom.

This is the full booklet created for Year 9 pupils studying the causes of WWI. A free sample is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/free-sample-course-booklet-for-causes-of-wwi-11912236 This full version covers: the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand increasing militarism in Europe the Alliance system Imperialism Nationalism Different historians’ interpretations of the start of WWi How to use causal language when writing about WWI How to embed historians’ quotations in your work How to structure an essay effectively

Using this advice with mixed ability groups my pupils have averaged a staggering 36/40. I acknowledge the price is high but this is years of work distilled into straightforward, clear advice. If you try it and it does not work then you are welcome to leave me a 1* review!

We have used this source booklet effectively with pupils to support them in completing a piece of coursework that addresses the following title: 'Assess the historical significance of the Vietnam War for America’ A number of pupils have secured full marks (40/40) and the overwhelming majority have scored grades 7 or above (mostly 8s and 9s). *NB: The Vietnam War is not part of the Depth Studies and therefore any centre wishing to approach it as a coursework question needs to first have their scheme of learning - and the coursework title - approved by CIE. *

An A* essay on the following question: Evaluate the arguments in favour of the codification of the UK constitution. [30].

Detailed notes on Churchill’s plans for reconstruction and the 1945 election.

Detailed notes on Churchill’s views about Britain in the postwar world.

A detailed timeline of events from 1930 to 1951.

A detailed knowledge organiser which covers the following areas: Problems Labour faced in 1964 Labour and the economy Foreign policy Social issues Key terms Key people Industrial relations

A detailed and free set of notes designed to cover the first section of the OCR A Level syllabus for Britain 1930-1997 (Enquiry Topic: Churchill 1930-51).

A free model paragraph answering the question: ‘How similar were Cameron and Thatcher economically?’

This is a free sample of a course booklet created to support Year 9 pupils studying the causes of the First World War. This sample version covers only the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the increasing militarism in Europe. The full version can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-wwi-first-world-war-full-course-booklet-11912237 The full version covers: the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand increasing militarism in Europe the Alliance system Imperialism Nationalism Different historians’ interpretations of the start of WWi How to use causal language when writing about WWI How to embed historians’ quotations in your work How to structure an essay effectively