AQA A Level History Breadth Study: The British Empire, c1857-1967 June 2024 question paper 7042/1J

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to Britain and India in the years 1914 to 1947.

‘British expansion in southern Africa, in the years 1867 to 1890, was driven by economic interests.’

Assess the validity of this view.

In the years 1875 to 1898, to what extent was British involvement in Egypt and the Sudan motivated by a desire to protect the Suez Canal?

‘The Empire and Commonwealth remained economically very important to Britain throughout the years 1947 to 1967.’

Assess the validity of this view.