OCR AS Level History A Y243/01 The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 May 2025 Combined QUESTION PAPER and MARK SCHEME

OCR AS Level History A Y243/01 The French Revolution and the rule of
Napoleon 1774–1815 May 2025 Combined QUESTION PAPER and MARK
SCHEME



Oxford Cambridge and RSA

Monday 19 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level History A
Y243/01 The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–
1815
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

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.
• Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 in Section A. Answer Question 3 in Section B.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• 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 4 pages.

ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.

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, 2
Section A

Answer Question 1 or Question 2.


1* Assess the reasons for Robespierre’s rise to power. [30]


2* Assess the reasons for the success of the coup of Brumaire in 1799. [30]




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