Paper 1: Breadth study with interpretations
About the assessment:
Paper codes: 9HI0/1A–1HAssessment dates: May/June
30% of the total A-level qualification
Overview of content:
Students take one* of the following options:1A: The crusades, c1095–1204
1B: England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion
1C: Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement
1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform
1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin
1F: In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96
1G: Germany and West Germany, 1918–89
1H: Britain transformed, 1918–97
Overview of assessment:
Written examination, lasting 2 hours 15 minutes.Marks available: 60
Students answer three questions: one from Section A, one from Section B and one from Section C.
Sections A and B comprise a choice of essays that assess understanding of the period in breadth (AO1).
Section C comprises one compulsory question that assesses the ability to analyse and evaluate historical interpretations (AO3).
* The choice of the option for Paper 1 will determine the options that may be taken for Papers 2 and 3.
Paper 2: Depth study
About the assessment:
Paper codes: 9HI0/2A–2HAssessment dates: May/June
20% of the total qualification
Overview of content:
Students take one** of the following options:2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106
2A.2: England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89
2B.1: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55
2B.2: The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609
2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70
2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71
2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949–76
2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90
2F.1: India, c1914–48: the road to independence
2F.2: South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’
2G.1: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46
2G.2: Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy
2H.1: The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery
2H.2: The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge
Overview of assessment:
Written examination, lasting 1 hour 30 minutes.Marks available: 40
Students answer two questions: one from Section A and one from Section B.
Section A comprises one compulsory question for the option studied, based on two sources. It assesses source analysis and evaluation skills (AO2).
Section B comprises a choice of essays that assess understanding of the period in depth (AO1)
** The availability of Paper 2 options depends on the option chosen for Paper 1.
Paper 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth
About the assessment:
Paper codes: 9HI0/30–39Assessment dates: May/June
30% of the total qualification
Overview of content:
Students take one*** of the following options:30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509
31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603
32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598
33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750
34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society
34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939
35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918
36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780-1928
36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923
37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality
37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited
38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009
39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004
Overview of assessment:
Written examination, lasting 2 hours 15 minutes.Marks available: 60
Students answer three questions: one from Section A, one from Section B and one from Section C.
Section A comprises one compulsory question for the option studied, assessing source analysis and evaluation skills (AO2).
Section B comprises a choice of essays that assess understanding of the period in depth (AO1).
Section C comprises a choice of essays that assess understanding of the period in breadth (AO1).
*** The availability of Paper 3 options depends on the options chosen for Papers 1 and 2.
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