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May 2025 Edexcel: AS Level History 8HI0/2D Paper 2 – Depth Study, Option 2D.1: The Unification of Italy, c.1830– 1870 & Option 2D.2: The Unification of Germany, c.1840–1871 – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme Exam Resource Summary This May 2025 Pearson Edexcel AS Level History 8HI0/2D document merges the official question paper and mark scheme for Paper 2 – Depth Study, Option 2D.1: The Unification of Italy, c.1830–1870 & Option 2D.2: The Unification of Germany, c.1840–1871. It covers key themes including the role of liberalism and nationalism, the impact of major individuals (such as Cavour and Bismarck), diplomatic and military developments in the unification processes, and the resultant socio-political changes in both Italy and Germany. The merged format provides students with an integrated view of the full exam alongside the official mark scheme — clarifying examiner expectations, mark distribution, and response structuring. Essential for effective revision, self-assessment and preparation to excel in the 2025 Edexcel AS Level History Paper 2. 2 ■■■■ SECTION A Choose EITHER Option 2D.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2D.2 (Question 2), for which you have been prepared. Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 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 Gioberti’s views on Italian nationalism in the 1840s? Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your own knowledge of the historical context. AND (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 rule of the restored Bourbon monarchy on the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in the years 1830–47? Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your own knowledge of the historical context. (8) (12) (Total for Question 1 = 20 marks) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 3 ■■■■ Turn over Choose EITHER Option 2D.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2D.2 (Question 2), for which you have been prepared. Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 Answer Question 2, 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. 2 (a) Study Source 3 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question. Why is Source 3 valuable to the historian for an enquiry into Prussia’s relationship with the other German states after the defeat of Austria in 1866? Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your own knowledge of the historical context. AND (b) Study Source 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question. How much weight do you give to the evidence of Source 4 for an enquiry into the responsibility for the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870? Explain your answer using the source, the info

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Number Number May 2025 Edexcel: AS Level History
8HI0/2D Paper 2 – Depth Study, Option
2D.1: The Unification of Italy, c.1830–
1870 & Option 2D.2: The Unification of
Germany, c.1840–1871 – Merged Question
Paper & Mark Scheme




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PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70
Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71




Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• There are A,
In Section twoanswer
sections in this part
question question paper.
(a) and part (b) on the option for which you
have been prepared.
•• InAnswer
Section B, answer one question on the option for which you have been prepared.
the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.

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Exam Resource Summary

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Option 2D.2: The Unification of Germany, c.1840–1871. It covers key themes including the role of
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
liberalism and nationalism, the impact of major individuals (such as Cavour and Bismarck), diplomatic
and military developments in the unification processes, and the resultant socio-political changes in both
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Choose EITHER Option 2D.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2D.2 (Question 2), for which




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you have been prepared.

Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70

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
Gioberti’s views on Italian nationalism in the 1840s?
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 rule of the restored Bourbon monarchy on the Kingdom of the
Two Sicilies in the years 1830–47?

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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, Choose EITHER Option 2D.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2D.2 (Question 2), for which
you have been prepared.
Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71
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Answer Question 2, 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.
2 (a) Study Source 3 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Why is Source 3 valuable to the historian for an enquiry into Prussia’s relationship
with the other German states after the defeat of Austria in 1866?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)

AND

(b) Study Source 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
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How much weight do you give to the evidence of Source 4 for an enquiry into the
responsibility for the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870?

Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(12)

(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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