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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 19 May 2025
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
Paper
reference 8HI0/2E
History
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949–76
Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90
You must have: Total Marks
Sources Booklet (enclosed)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• There are two sections in this question paper.
In Section A, answer question part (a) and part (b) on the option for which you
have been prepared.
•• InAnswer
Section B, answer one question on the option for which you have been prepared.
the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
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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, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2E.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2E.2 (Question 2), for which
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you have been prepared.
Option 2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949–76
Answer Question 1, parts (a) and (b).
You should start the answer to part (a) on page 4.
You should start the answer to part (b) on page 7.
1 (a) Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Why is Source 1 valuable to the historian for an enquiry into the impact of the
Korean War on China?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
AND
(b) Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
How much weight do you give to the evidence of Source 2 for an enquiry into the
nature of the reunification campaign in Tibet in the 1950s?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(12)
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
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you have been prepared.
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Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90
Answer Question 2, parts (a) and (b).
You should start the answer to part (a) on page 4.
You should start the answer to part (b) on page 7.
2 (a) Study Source 3 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Why is Source 3 valuable to the historian for an enquiry into the growing
international prestige of the GDR in the 1970s?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
AND
(b) Study Source 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
How much weight do you give to the evidence of Source 4 for an enquiry into the
effectiveness of the economic planning of the GDR in the years 1965–70?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(12)
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 19 May 2025
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
Paper
reference 8HI0/2E
History
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949–76
Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90
You must have: Total Marks
Sources Booklet (enclosed)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• There are two sections in this question paper.
In Section A, answer question part (a) and part (b) on the option for which you
have been prepared.
•• InAnswer
Section B, answer one question on the option for which you have been prepared.
the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
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
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©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/
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, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2E.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2E.2 (Question 2), for which
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you have been prepared.
Option 2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949–76
Answer Question 1, parts (a) and (b).
You should start the answer to part (a) on page 4.
You should start the answer to part (b) on page 7.
1 (a) Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Why is Source 1 valuable to the historian for an enquiry into the impact of the
Korean War on China?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
AND
(b) Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
How much weight do you give to the evidence of Source 2 for an enquiry into the
nature of the reunification campaign in Tibet in the 1950s?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(12)
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
2
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, Choose EITHER Option 2E.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2E.2 (Question 2), for which
you have been prepared.
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Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90
Answer Question 2, parts (a) and (b).
You should start the answer to part (a) on page 4.
You should start the answer to part (b) on page 7.
2 (a) Study Source 3 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Why is Source 3 valuable to the historian for an enquiry into the growing
international prestige of the GDR in the 1970s?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
AND
(b) Study Source 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
How much weight do you give to the evidence of Source 4 for an enquiry into the
effectiveness of the economic planning of the GDR in the years 1965–70?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(12)
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
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