This file includes 25 essay questions for the ‘Section B’ part of the Edexcel A Level paper. The topics covered are:
Reconstruction
the Jim Crow era
FDR and the New Deal
The Civil Rights movement (1955-1968)
The election of Barack Obama
Paper 1 (i.e. 4, 6, 10 mark) questions covering:
Section A:
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?
Section B (Depth Study): Germany 1918-45
Was the Wiemar 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?
An editable version of an answer to a source question - including the source - 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]*
This editable word document includes nearly all the past paper questions for the most popular topics studied by CIE IGCSE History pupils. (‘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?
**An editable version of this is available to download here
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
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!
Quality notes on Harold Wilson’s government, particularly focusing on his economic policies.
See other https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ocr-a-level-y113-eden-and-churchill-12426806
This course booklet is designed to be used alongside regular teaching, building up to a source essay on the overarching enquiry question.
It includes:
An outline of the Battle of the Somme
Arguments and evidence Haig was a butcher
Arguments and evidence he was not a butcher
How Haig’s reputation has changed over time
How to integrate sources into your essay
Things that affect a source’s reliability
A suggested essay structure
This Excel spreadsheet is ideal for HoDs or teachers new to CIE. In a single spreadsheet it covers all the Paper 1 questions for the Core Content (Option B) and then all the Paper 1 questions for the USA and Germany depth studies from 2002 to June 2020.