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Cambridge IGCSE™
HISTORY 0470/13
Paper 1 Structured Questions May/June 2025
2 hours
You must answer on the enclosed answer booklet.
* 8 0 2 6 9 8 6 1 5 6 *
You will need: Answer booklet (enclosed)
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer three questions in total:
Section A (Core content): answer two questions.
Section B (Depth studies): answer one question.
● Follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper,
ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 60.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 8 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
DC (CE) 342318/3
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SECTION A: CORE CONTENT
Answer two questions from this section.
Option A: The nineteenth century
1 The authorities managed to put down the revolutions of 1848–49.
(a) Describe the part played by General Radetzky in Italy in 1848–49. [4]
(b) Why were the June Days in France important? [6]
(c) ‘The 1848–49 revolutions in Germany achieved little.’ How far do you agree with this
statement? Explain your answer. [10]
2 The men who contributed most to Italian unification were very different from one another.
(a) Describe Garibaldi’s activities in the revolutions of 1848–49. [4]
(b) Why was Mazzini important to Italian nationalism? [6]
(c) How far was Cavour more important than Napoleon III in the achievement of Italian unification?
Explain your answer. [10]
3 Disagreements between the Northern and Southern states of the USA occurred both before and
after the Civil War.
(a) What was the Compromise of 1850? [4]
(b) Why did Southern states secede from the Union in 1860–61? [6]
(c) ‘Opposition from the South explains why Reconstruction was not very successful.’ How far do
you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
4 Events in Europe gradually led to a crisis in June–July 1914.
(a) Describe what happened in the Second Moroccan Crisis. [4]
(b) Why did Britain build dreadnoughts? [6]
(c) ‘During the crisis of June–July 1914, Germany was more of a threat to peace than Russia.’
How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
© UCLES 2025 0470/13/M/J/25
0470_s25_qp_13.pdf 0470_s25_qp_13.pdf 0470_s25_qp_13.pdf
Cambridge IGCSE™
HISTORY 0470/13
Paper 1 Structured Questions May/June 2025
2 hours
You must answer on the enclosed answer booklet.
* 8 0 2 6 9 8 6 1 5 6 *
You will need: Answer booklet (enclosed)
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer three questions in total:
Section A (Core content): answer two questions.
Section B (Depth studies): answer one question.
● Follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper,
ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 60.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 8 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
DC (CE) 342318/3
© UCLES 2025 [Turn over
0470_s25_qp_13.pdf 0470_s25_qp_13.pdf 0470_s25_qp_13.pdf
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SECTION A: CORE CONTENT
Answer two questions from this section.
Option A: The nineteenth century
1 The authorities managed to put down the revolutions of 1848–49.
(a) Describe the part played by General Radetzky in Italy in 1848–49. [4]
(b) Why were the June Days in France important? [6]
(c) ‘The 1848–49 revolutions in Germany achieved little.’ How far do you agree with this
statement? Explain your answer. [10]
2 The men who contributed most to Italian unification were very different from one another.
(a) Describe Garibaldi’s activities in the revolutions of 1848–49. [4]
(b) Why was Mazzini important to Italian nationalism? [6]
(c) How far was Cavour more important than Napoleon III in the achievement of Italian unification?
Explain your answer. [10]
3 Disagreements between the Northern and Southern states of the USA occurred both before and
after the Civil War.
(a) What was the Compromise of 1850? [4]
(b) Why did Southern states secede from the Union in 1860–61? [6]
(c) ‘Opposition from the South explains why Reconstruction was not very successful.’ How far do
you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
4 Events in Europe gradually led to a crisis in June–July 1914.
(a) Describe what happened in the Second Moroccan Crisis. [4]
(b) Why did Britain build dreadnoughts? [6]
(c) ‘During the crisis of June–July 1914, Germany was more of a threat to peace than Russia.’
How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
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