AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851-1964 June 2023 question paper 7042/1G

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to Gladstone’s impact on British politics in the years 1866 to 1894.

‘The most important reason why the British economy was weaker in 1929 than it had been in 1900 was the impact of the First World War.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was Conservative dominance in the years 1924 to 1945 due to the weaknesses of their opponents?

‘By 1964, British society was as unequal as it had been in the 1930s.’

Assess the validity of this view.