Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Tuesday 23 May 2023
History
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2E.1: Mao's China, 1949-76
Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic,
1949-90
,Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
8HI0/2E
Paper
reference
Total Marks
You must have:
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.
* In Section B, answer one question on the option for which you have been prepared.
* Answer 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.
*P68778A0220*
2
SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2E.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2E.2 (Question 2),
for which you have been prepared.
Option 2E.1: Mao's China, 1949-76
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 importance of
the 'three antis' campaign for establishing communist rule in China?
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
changing status of women in Mao's China?
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)
*P68778A0320*
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3
Choose EITHER Option 2E.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2E.2 (Question 2),
for which you have been prepared.
Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949-90
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 response to the
rising of June 1953?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
Tuesday 23 May 2023
History
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Depth study
Option 2E.1: Mao's China, 1949-76
Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic,
1949-90
,Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
8HI0/2E
Paper
reference
Total Marks
You must have:
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.
* In Section B, answer one question on the option for which you have been prepared.
* Answer 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.
*P68778A0220*
2
SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2E.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2E.2 (Question 2),
for which you have been prepared.
Option 2E.1: Mao's China, 1949-76
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 importance of
the 'three antis' campaign for establishing communist rule in China?
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
changing status of women in Mao's China?
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)
*P68778A0320*
Turn over
3
Choose EITHER Option 2E.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2E.2 (Question 2),
for which you have been prepared.
Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949-90
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 response to the
rising of June 1953?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
own knowledge of the historical context.
