May 2025 Edexcel: AS Level History 8HI0/2G Paper 2 – Depth Study, Option 2G.1:
The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy, c.1911–1946 & Option 2G.2: Spain, 1930–
1978: Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-establishment of Democracy – Merged
Question Paper & Mark Scheme
Exam Resource Summary
This May 2025 Pearson Edexcel AS Level History (8HI0/2G) document merges the
official question paper and mark scheme for Paper 2 – Depth Study, covering Option
2G.1: The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy, c.1911–1946 and Option 2G.2: Spain,
1930–1978 – Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-establishment of Democracy. It
provides full coverage of key themes such as the origins and development of fascism
in Italy, Mussolini’s regime, its fall, and Spain’s Second Republic, Civil War, Franco’s
dictatorship and transition to democracy. The merged format gives students
transparent access to both the exam questions and the marking criteria — helping in
understanding how marks are awarded, how arguments are structured, and what
examiners expect in responses. A valuable tool for focused revision, self-assessment
and high-level preparation for the 2025 exam.
,Turn over
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, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2G.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2G.2 (Question 2), for
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which you have been prepared.
Option 2G.1: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46
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 nature of the
Corporate State in fascist Italy?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it
and your own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
AND
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(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 impact of the Libyan War of 1911–12 on Italy?
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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The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy, c.1911–1946 & Option 2G.2: Spain, 1930–
1978: Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-establishment of Democracy – Merged
Question Paper & Mark Scheme
Exam Resource Summary
This May 2025 Pearson Edexcel AS Level History (8HI0/2G) document merges the
official question paper and mark scheme for Paper 2 – Depth Study, covering Option
2G.1: The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy, c.1911–1946 and Option 2G.2: Spain,
1930–1978 – Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-establishment of Democracy. It
provides full coverage of key themes such as the origins and development of fascism
in Italy, Mussolini’s regime, its fall, and Spain’s Second Republic, Civil War, Franco’s
dictatorship and transition to democracy. The merged format gives students
transparent access to both the exam questions and the marking criteria — helping in
understanding how marks are awarded, how arguments are structured, and what
examiners expect in responses. A valuable tool for focused revision, self-assessment
and high-level preparation for the 2025 exam.
,Turn over
,
, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2G.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2G.2 (Question 2), for
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
which you have been prepared.
Option 2G.1: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46
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 nature of the
Corporate State in fascist Italy?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it
and your own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
AND
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(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 impact of the Libyan War of 1911–12 on Italy?
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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