Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 options: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 / The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 June 2017 question paper 9HI0/35

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the importance of Egypt to Britain in the late 19th century and the immediate reasons why intervention was thought to be appropriate in 1882.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the attitude of Wellington to the army and the problems he encountered in conducting the Peninsular War.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

To what extent were the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada in the years 1837–38 motivated by common causes?

4 ‘Lord Dalhousie made a positive contribution to the government of India during his term as Governor General in the years 1848–56.’

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5 ‘British public opinion became increasingly hostile as the Boer War developed.’

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How far do you agree that Haig’s strengths as a commander outweighed his weaknesses in the years 1916–18?

How far do you agree that the purchase of the Suez Canal shares provided the most significant stimulus to British trade in the years 1763–1914?

8 ‘The advances made as a result of Cook’s South Seas expedition of 1768–71 can be seen as the most significant stimulus to the development of the Royal Navy in the years 1763–1914.’

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How far do you agree that the shift from sail to steam was the most significant development in the conduct of war at sea during the years 1790–1918?

'In the years c1790-1918, the French Wars set the pattern for the contribution made by the populace in subsequent wars'

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