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Tuesday 4 June 2024 – Afternoon
GCSE (9–1) History B (Schools History Project)
J411/16 Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present with
Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
* 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 5 8 3 *
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Section A – Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present: Answer Questions 1 (a–c), 2, 3
and either Question 4 or Question 5.
• Section B – Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918: Answer Questions 6 (a–b) and 7,
and either Question 8 or Question 9.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section A
Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present
Answer Questions 1 (a–c), 2 and 3.
1
(a) Name one way criminals could avoid being executed in the medieval period (1250–1500). [1]
(b) Name one reason people made accusations of witchcraft in the early modern period (1500–1750).
[1]
(c) Name one development that improved policing in the second half of the 1800s. [1]
2 Write a clear and organised summary that analyses law enforcement between 1250 and 1750.
Support your summary with examples. [9]
3 Why did transportation to Australia become a common punishment in the period 1750–1900?
Explain your answer. [10]
Answer Question 4 or Question 5.
4* ‘By 1750, punishments for committing crimes were harsher than they had been in 1500.’
How far do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer. [18]
5* ‘The main reason crime changed between 1900 and c.2015 was the emergence of new
technology.’
How far do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer. [18]
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Section B
Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918
Answer Questions 6 (a–b) and 7.
6
(a) In Interpretation A, the author argues that the Edwardian period was a good time to live in
Britain.
Identify and explain one way in which he does this. [3]
Interpretation A
An extract from an article in a British newspaper in 2010.
Time to celebrate Edwardian Britain
The word ‘Edwardian’ conjures up something distinct in the minds of most intelligent
people. It is an age remembered for its luxury, for the design of the Dreadnought and the
power of the British Empire. One thinks of shooting parties that lasted weeks; several
courses at every meal, including breakfast; enormous houses packed with servants, and
equipped to accommodate the servants of visitors.
For the rich, it was a life of ease. For everyone, however, there was an experience of
the self-confidence of the age. People rejoiced in a new wealth and national power that
seemed constant and unbreakable. That it did break, and so violently and totally, is why
we cling to the world that ended in August 1914 with such nostalgia.
Nostalgia means a sentimental longing for the past.
(b) If you were asked to do further research on one aspect of Interpretation A, what would you
choose to investigate?
Explain how this would help us to analyse and understand Edwardian society. [5]
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7 Interpretations B and C both focus on Unionist opposition to Home Rule in Ireland.
How far do they differ and what might explain any differences? [12]
(Unionists wanted to preserve the Union between Britain and Ireland.)
Interpretation B
A mural painted by the modern day Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in 2014 in Belfast, Northern
Ireland. It was painted for the 100th anniversary of the Larne gun running of 1914. This was
when the UVF (a Unionist organisation) illegally smuggled arms and ammunition into Ireland.
OCR is aware that third party material appeared in this exam but it has not been possible to identify and acknowledge the source.
© OCR 2024 J411/16 Jun24
Tuesday 4 June 2024 – Afternoon
GCSE (9–1) History B (Schools History Project)
J411/16 Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present with
Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
* 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 5 8 3 *
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Section A – Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present: Answer Questions 1 (a–c), 2, 3
and either Question 4 or Question 5.
• Section B – Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918: Answer Questions 6 (a–b) and 7,
and either Question 8 or Question 9.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2024 [601/8408/5] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (CJ/CT) 345017 Turn over
, 2
Section A
Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present
Answer Questions 1 (a–c), 2 and 3.
1
(a) Name one way criminals could avoid being executed in the medieval period (1250–1500). [1]
(b) Name one reason people made accusations of witchcraft in the early modern period (1500–1750).
[1]
(c) Name one development that improved policing in the second half of the 1800s. [1]
2 Write a clear and organised summary that analyses law enforcement between 1250 and 1750.
Support your summary with examples. [9]
3 Why did transportation to Australia become a common punishment in the period 1750–1900?
Explain your answer. [10]
Answer Question 4 or Question 5.
4* ‘By 1750, punishments for committing crimes were harsher than they had been in 1500.’
How far do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer. [18]
5* ‘The main reason crime changed between 1900 and c.2015 was the emergence of new
technology.’
How far do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer. [18]
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Section B
Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918
Answer Questions 6 (a–b) and 7.
6
(a) In Interpretation A, the author argues that the Edwardian period was a good time to live in
Britain.
Identify and explain one way in which he does this. [3]
Interpretation A
An extract from an article in a British newspaper in 2010.
Time to celebrate Edwardian Britain
The word ‘Edwardian’ conjures up something distinct in the minds of most intelligent
people. It is an age remembered for its luxury, for the design of the Dreadnought and the
power of the British Empire. One thinks of shooting parties that lasted weeks; several
courses at every meal, including breakfast; enormous houses packed with servants, and
equipped to accommodate the servants of visitors.
For the rich, it was a life of ease. For everyone, however, there was an experience of
the self-confidence of the age. People rejoiced in a new wealth and national power that
seemed constant and unbreakable. That it did break, and so violently and totally, is why
we cling to the world that ended in August 1914 with such nostalgia.
Nostalgia means a sentimental longing for the past.
(b) If you were asked to do further research on one aspect of Interpretation A, what would you
choose to investigate?
Explain how this would help us to analyse and understand Edwardian society. [5]
© OCR 2024 J411/16 Jun24 Turn over
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7 Interpretations B and C both focus on Unionist opposition to Home Rule in Ireland.
How far do they differ and what might explain any differences? [12]
(Unionists wanted to preserve the Union between Britain and Ireland.)
Interpretation B
A mural painted by the modern day Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in 2014 in Belfast, Northern
Ireland. It was painted for the 100th anniversary of the Larne gun running of 1914. This was
when the UVF (a Unionist organisation) illegally smuggled arms and ammunition into Ireland.
OCR is aware that third party material appeared in this exam but it has not been possible to identify and acknowledge the source.
© OCR 2024 J411/16 Jun24
