AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007 November 2020 question paper 7042/2S

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying Tony Blair’s role in bringing about the Good Friday Agreement.

‘The Conservatives were politically dominant, in the years 1951 to 1959, because they had effective leaders and policies.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did race relations improve in the years 1964 to 1970?

‘John Major’s successes as Prime Minister, in the years 1992 to 1997, outweigh his failures.’

Assess the validity of this view.