Pearson Edexcel AS Level 3 GCE (8HI0/2C)History Advanced Subsidiary
Paper2: Depth study Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99 Option 2C.2: Russia
in revolution, 1894–1924 Question paper+mark scheme may 2024
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Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
Option 2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
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.
• Inbeen
Section A, answer question part (a) and part (b) on the option for which you have
prepared.
• InAnswer
Section B, answer one question on the option for which you have been prepared.
• – there may
the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
Information
• The
• – usemarks
total mark for this paper is 40.
The for each question are shown in brackets
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 2C.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2C.2 (Question 2), for which 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 attitudes to Marie
Antoinette in the years before 1789?
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 the King’s flight to Varennes in 1791?
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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Paper2: Depth study Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99 Option 2C.2: Russia
in revolution, 1894–1924 Question paper+mark scheme may 2024
surname names
Number Number
Paper
History ■ ■
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
Option 2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
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.
• Inbeen
Section A, answer question part (a) and part (b) on the option for which you have
prepared.
• InAnswer
Section B, answer one question on the option for which you have been prepared.
• – there may
the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
Information
• The
• – usemarks
total mark for this paper is 40.
The for each question are shown in brackets
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
,P71855A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/1/1/
,
, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2C.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2C.2 (Question 2), for which 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 attitudes to Marie
Antoinette in the years before 1789?
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 the King’s flight to Varennes in 1791?
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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