Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE History Advanced PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with
aspects in depth Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991Option 38.2: The
making of modern China, 1860–1997 QP JUNE 2024
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Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes)
History
Advanced
PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth
Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
You must have: Total Marks
Sources Booklet (enclosed)
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE History Advanced PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in
depth Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991Option 38.2: The making of modern
China, 1860–1997 QP JUNE 2024
Instructions
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• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• centre number and candidate number.
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• prepared.
There are three sections in this question paper. Answer one question from
• Section A, one question from Section B and one question from Section C. Answer
the questions in the spaces provided
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• The total mark for this paper is 60.
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You must start your answer on page 3.
Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
1 Assess the value of the source for revealing Khrushchev’s criticisms of Stalin
at the Twentieth Party Congress in 1956 and the aims of de-Stalinisation.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and
your own knowledge about the historical context.
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
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2 Assess the value of the source for revealing China’s position in international
affairs in the early 1980s and the aims of its foreign policy.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and
your own knowledge about the historical context.
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
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aspects in depth Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991Option 38.2: The
making of modern China, 1860–1997 QP JUNE 2024
[Author name] [Date] [Course title]
, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Tuesday 11 June 2024
reference 9HI0/38
Paper
Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes)
History
Advanced
PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth
Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
You must have: Total Marks
Sources Booklet (enclosed)
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE History Advanced PAPER 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in
depth Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991Option 38.2: The making of modern
China, 1860–1997 QP JUNE 2024
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.
You must answer three questions on the option for which you have been
• prepared.
There are three sections in this question paper. Answer one question from
• Section A, one question from Section B and one question from Section C. Answer
the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• 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
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F:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/
, SECTION A
Choose EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2 for which you have been prepared.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
You must start your answer on page 3.
Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
1 Assess the value of the source for revealing Khrushchev’s criticisms of Stalin
at the Twentieth Party Congress in 1956 and the aims of de-Stalinisation.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and
your own knowledge about the historical context.
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2 Assess the value of the source for revealing China’s position in international
affairs in the early 1980s and the aims of its foreign policy.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and
your own knowledge about the historical context.
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
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