PEARSON EDEXCEL
2024
2024
PEARSON
Edexcel
, Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
9HI0/38
History
Advanced
PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth Option 38.1: The making of
modern Russia, 1855–1991Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
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History � �
Advanced
PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth
Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
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,
• You
centre number and candidate number.
must answer three questions on the option for which you have been
prepared.
• There are three sections in this question paper. Answer one question from
Section A, one question from Section B and one question from Section C.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 60.
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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Choose EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2 for which you have been prepared.
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You must start your answer on page 3.
Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
1 Assess the value of the source for revealing Khrushchev’s criticisms of Stalin at the
Twentieth Party Congress in 1956 and the aims of de-Stalinisation.
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 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2 Assess the value of the source for revealing China’s position in international affairs in
the early 1980s and the aims of its foreign policy.
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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2024
2024
PEARSON
Edexcel
, Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
9HI0/38
History
Advanced
PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth Option 38.1: The making of
modern Russia, 1855–1991Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
Mark Scheme Plus
Question Paper
Merged
, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes)
Paper
reference 9HI0/38
History � �
Advanced
PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth
Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
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,
• You
centre number and candidate number.
must answer three questions on the option for which you have been
prepared.
• There are three sections in this question paper. Answer one question from
Section A, one question from Section B and one question from Section C.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 60.
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
P74286A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/
, 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 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
1 Assess the value of the source for revealing Khrushchev’s criticisms of Stalin at the
Twentieth Party Congress in 1956 and the aims of de-Stalinisation.
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 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2 Assess the value of the source for revealing China’s position in international affairs in
the early 1980s and the aims of its foreign policy.
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
2
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