Tuesday 11 June 2024 – Morning
A Level History A
Y217/01 Japan 1853–1937
Time allowed: 1 hour
Turn over
, 3
Answer Question 1 or Question 2.
1
(a) Which of the following had the greater impact in Japan during the period from 1868 to 1912?
(i) Economic change
(ii) Educational change
Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii). [10]
(b)* How important was the role of foreign powers in increasing resistance to the Shogunate? [20]
2
(a) Which of the following was of greater importance in causing peasant unrest in late Tokugawa
Japan?
(i) Social tensions
(ii) Disease
Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii). [10]
(b)* Assess the reasons for the imperial ambitions of Japan during the period from 1868 to 1920. [20]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
© OCR 2024 Y217/01 Jun24
, GCE
History A
Y217/01: Non-British period study: Japan 1853-1937
A Level
Mark Scheme for June 2024
A Level History A
Y217/01 Japan 1853–1937
Time allowed: 1 hour
Turn over
, 3
Answer Question 1 or Question 2.
1
(a) Which of the following had the greater impact in Japan during the period from 1868 to 1912?
(i) Economic change
(ii) Educational change
Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii). [10]
(b)* How important was the role of foreign powers in increasing resistance to the Shogunate? [20]
2
(a) Which of the following was of greater importance in causing peasant unrest in late Tokugawa
Japan?
(i) Social tensions
(ii) Disease
Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii). [10]
(b)* Assess the reasons for the imperial ambitions of Japan during the period from 1868 to 1920. [20]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
© OCR 2024 Y217/01 Jun24
, GCE
History A
Y217/01: Non-British period study: Japan 1853-1937
A Level
Mark Scheme for June 2024
