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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 18 May 2026
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 8HI0/2C
History
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
Option 2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
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,
centre number and candidate number.
•• There are two sections in this question paper.
In Section A, answer question part (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.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
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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, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2C.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2C.2 (Question 2), for which
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you have been prepared.
Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
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 impact of the
Directory on the public mood in Paris by 1798?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
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
reasons for Napoleon’s actions during the coup de Brumaire in France in 1799?
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 2C.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2C.2 (Question 2), for which
you have been prepared.
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Option 2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
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 the role of the Cheka
in Bolshevik repression in 1918?
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.
How much weight do you give to the evidence of Source 4 for an enquiry into the
opposition to Kolchak’s armies in 1919, during the Russian Civil War?
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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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 18 May 2026
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 8HI0/2C
History
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
Option 2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
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,
centre number and candidate number.
•• There are two sections in this question paper.
In Section A, answer question part (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.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
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
P80175A
©2026 Pearson Education Ltd.
P:1/1/1/1/1/
*P80175A0120*
, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2C.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2C.2 (Question 2), for which
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you have been prepared.
Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
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 impact of the
Directory on the public mood in Paris by 1798?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
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
reasons for Napoleon’s actions during the coup de Brumaire in France in 1799?
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)
2
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, Choose EITHER Option 2C.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2C.2 (Question 2), for which
you have been prepared.
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Option 2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
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 the role of the Cheka
in Bolshevik repression in 1918?
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.
How much weight do you give to the evidence of Source 4 for an enquiry into the
opposition to Kolchak’s armies in 1919, during the Russian Civil War?
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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