2025 AQA GCSE HISTORY Paper 1 Section B/B Conflict and
Tension: The Inter-War Years, 1918–1939 Question Paper &
Mark Scheme (Merged) June 2025 [VERIFIED]
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GCSE
HISTORY
Paper 1 Section B/B: Conflict and tension: the inter-war years,
1918–1939
Friday 16 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must ensure you have:
Question Mark
A Sources Booklet (enclosed).
The other optional Question Paper/Answer Book and Interpretations Booklet 01
for the Paper 1 Section A topic you are entered for. 02
You will have 2 hours to complete both papers. 03
Instructions 04
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. TOTAL
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all four questions.
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 44.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets..
IB/M/Jun25/G4007/V4
8145/1B/B
, 2
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Answer all four questions. box
Study Source A in the Sources Booklet.
0 1 Source A is critical of Hitler. How do you know?
Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.
[4 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/8145/1B/B
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4
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Study Sources B and C in the Sources Booklet. box
0 2 How useful are Sources B and C to an historian studying peacemaking in 1919?
Explain your answer using Sources B and C and your contextual knowledge.
[12 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/8145/1B/B
Tension: The Inter-War Years, 1918–1939 Question Paper &
Mark Scheme (Merged) June 2025 [VERIFIED]
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
HISTORY
Paper 1 Section B/B: Conflict and tension: the inter-war years,
1918–1939
Friday 16 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must ensure you have:
Question Mark
A Sources Booklet (enclosed).
The other optional Question Paper/Answer Book and Interpretations Booklet 01
for the Paper 1 Section A topic you are entered for. 02
You will have 2 hours to complete both papers. 03
Instructions 04
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. TOTAL
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all four questions.
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 44.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets..
IB/M/Jun25/G4007/V4
8145/1B/B
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all four questions. box
Study Source A in the Sources Booklet.
0 1 Source A is critical of Hitler. How do you know?
Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.
[4 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/8145/1B/B
,3
Do not write
outside the
4
IB/M/Jun25/8145/1B/B
, 4
Do not write
outside the
Study Sources B and C in the Sources Booklet. box
0 2 How useful are Sources B and C to an historian studying peacemaking in 1919?
Explain your answer using Sources B and C and your contextual knowledge.
[12 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/8145/1B/B
