June 2025 Edexcel: A
Level History 9HI0/39
Paper 3 – Themes in
Breadth with Aspects in
Depth, Option 39.1:
Civil Rights and Race
Relations in the USA,
1850–2009; Option 39.2:
ABSTRACT Mass Media and Social
Change in Britain, 1882–
2004 – Merged Question
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, June 2025 Edexcel: A Level History 9HI0/39 Paper 3 – Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth, Option 39.1: Civil Rights and
Race Relations in the USA, 1850–2009; Option 39.2: Mass Media and Social Change in Britain, 1882–2004 – Merged Question Paper
& Mark Scheme
Exam Resource Summary
The June 2025 Edexcel A Level History 9HI0/39 document merges the official
question paper and mark scheme for Paper 3 – Themes in Breadth with Aspects in
Depth, covering Option 39.1: Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA, 1850–
2009 and Option 39.2: Mass Media and Social Change in Britain, 1882–2004. This
paper assesses students' understanding of the political, social, and cultural
transformations in the USA and Britain during these periods, including the evolution
of civil rights movements and the role of mass media in shaping public opinion and
social change. The merged format provides students with full visibility of examiner
expectations, mark allocation, and question structure.
Turn over
, 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 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this
question.
1 Assess the value of the source for revealing the US federal government
approach to racial discrimination and the issues of racial separation in the
late 19th century raised by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
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 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004
Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
question.
2 Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of television
advertising in reflecting society and the impact of television’s
engagement with social issues.
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)
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, Indicate which question you are answering by marking a cross in the box . If
you change your mind, put a line through the box and then indicate
your new question with a cross .
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Chosen question number: Question 1 Question 2
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Level History 9HI0/39
Paper 3 – Themes in
Breadth with Aspects in
Depth, Option 39.1:
Civil Rights and Race
Relations in the USA,
1850–2009; Option 39.2:
ABSTRACT Mass Media and Social
Change in Britain, 1882–
2004 – Merged Question
[Author name]
Paper & Mark Scheme
[Course title]
[DOCUMENT
TITLE]
[Document subtitle]
, June 2025 Edexcel: A Level History 9HI0/39 Paper 3 – Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth, Option 39.1: Civil Rights and
Race Relations in the USA, 1850–2009; Option 39.2: Mass Media and Social Change in Britain, 1882–2004 – Merged Question Paper
& Mark Scheme
Exam Resource Summary
The June 2025 Edexcel A Level History 9HI0/39 document merges the official
question paper and mark scheme for Paper 3 – Themes in Breadth with Aspects in
Depth, covering Option 39.1: Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA, 1850–
2009 and Option 39.2: Mass Media and Social Change in Britain, 1882–2004. This
paper assesses students' understanding of the political, social, and cultural
transformations in the USA and Britain during these periods, including the evolution
of civil rights movements and the role of mass media in shaping public opinion and
social change. The merged format provides students with full visibility of examiner
expectations, mark allocation, and question structure.
Turn over
, 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 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this
question.
1 Assess the value of the source for revealing the US federal government
approach to racial discrimination and the issues of racial separation in the
late 19th century raised by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
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 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004
Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
question.
2 Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of television
advertising in reflecting society and the impact of television’s
engagement with social issues.
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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, Indicate which question you are answering by marking a cross in the box . If
you change your mind, put a line through the box and then indicate
your new question with a cross .
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Chosen question number: Question 1 Question 2
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