Edexcel A Level In GCE History (9HI0/35)paper 3 option 35.1/35.2+mark scheme
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PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth
Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• You
centre number and candidate number.
must answer three questions on the option for which you have
• There
been prepared.
are three sections in this question paper. Answer one question from
• Answer
Section A, one question from Section B and one question from Section C.
the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 60.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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Choose EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2 for which you have been prepared.
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You must start your answer on page 3.
Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
1 Assess the value of the source for revealing what the objectives of Dalhousie as
Governor-General in India had been and the methods he had used in carrying out
his policies.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your
own knowledge about the historical context.
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918
Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2 Assess the value of the source for revealing the military situation in the Boer War in
early 1900 and the relations between Buller and Roberts.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your
own knowledge about the historical context.
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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june 2025
surname names
Number Number
Paper
Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes)
History
□ □
Advanced
PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth
Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• You
centre number and candidate number.
must answer three questions on the option for which you have
• There
been prepared.
are three sections in this question paper. Answer one question from
• Answer
Section A, one question from Section B and one question from Section C.
the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 60.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
,P76449A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/
,
, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2 for which you have been prepared.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
You must start your answer on page 3.
Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
1 Assess the value of the source for revealing what the objectives of Dalhousie as
Governor-General in India had been and the methods he had used in carrying out
his policies.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your
own knowledge about the historical context.
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918
Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2 Assess the value of the source for revealing the military situation in the Boer War in
early 1900 and the relations between Buller and Roberts.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your
own knowledge about the historical context.
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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