Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Tuesday 23 May 2023
History
Advanced Subsidiary
Paper 2: Depth study
Option 2H.1: The USA, c1920-55: boom, bust and
recovery
Option 2H.2: The USA, 1955-92: conformity and
challenge
,Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
8HI0/2H
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.
*P68781A0220*
2
SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2H.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2H.2 (Question 2), for which you have
been prepared.
Option 2H.1: The USA, c1920-55: boom, bust and recovery
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 responses to
economic problems faced by the USA in 1929?
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
nature of WPA support for writers and musicians during the Second New Deal?
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)
*P68781A0320*
Turn over
3
Choose EITHER Option 2H.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2H.2 (Question 2), for which you have
been prepared.
Option 2H.2: The USA, 1955-92: conformity and challenge
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 aims of the civil
rights movement in the 1950s?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
Tuesday 23 May 2023
History
Advanced Subsidiary
Paper 2: Depth study
Option 2H.1: The USA, c1920-55: boom, bust and
recovery
Option 2H.2: The USA, 1955-92: conformity and
challenge
,Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
8HI0/2H
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.
*P68781A0220*
2
SECTION A
Choose EITHER Option 2H.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2H.2 (Question 2), for which you have
been prepared.
Option 2H.1: The USA, c1920-55: boom, bust and recovery
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 responses to
economic problems faced by the USA in 1929?
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
nature of WPA support for writers and musicians during the Second New Deal?
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)
*P68781A0320*
Turn over
3
Choose EITHER Option 2H.1 (Question 1) OR Option 2H.2 (Question 2), for which you have
been prepared.
Option 2H.2: The USA, 1955-92: conformity and challenge
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 aims of the civil
rights movement in the 1950s?
Explain your answer using the source, the information given about it and your
