Edexcel AS LEVEL In GCE History (8HI0/2F)Paper 2 option 2F1/2F.2+mark scheme may 2025
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PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2F.1: India, c1914–48: the road to independence
Option 2F.2: South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethenumber
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
and candidate number.
• Ihave
TnheSerectaioren tAw,oans sewcteironqsueinsttihoins pq auer tst(i aon) apnapdepr.art (b) on the option for which you
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
• The
total mark for this paper is 40.
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
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, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2F.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2F.2 (Question 2), for which
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you have been prepared.
Option 2F.1: India, c1914–48: the road to independence
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 problems that
the British government faced in India in the years 1946–47?
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
relationship between Subhas Chandra Bose and the Axis Powers during the
Second World War?
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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surname names
Number Number
Paper
History □ □
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2F.1: India, c1914–48: the road to independence
Option 2F.2: South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethenumber
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
and candidate number.
• Ihave
TnheSerectaioren tAw,oans sewcteironqsueinsttihoins pq auer tst(i aon) apnapdepr.art (b) on the option for which you
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
• The
total mark for this paper is 40.
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
,P76495A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/
,
, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2F.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2F.2 (Question 2), for which
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
you have been prepared.
Option 2F.1: India, c1914–48: the road to independence
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 problems that
the British government faced in India in the years 1946–47?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
(8)
AND
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(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
relationship between Subhas Chandra Bose and the Axis Powers during the
Second World War?
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)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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