History · Edexcel 9HI0 · Paper 3 options: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 / The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 · June 2018
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing the causes of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the nature of the British response to it.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
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Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing the tactics used by the Boers and the deficiencies of the British forces in Black Week, December 1899.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
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How far do you agree that the lack of effective British military leadership, in the years 1776–83, was the primary cause of the loss of the American colonies?
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4 ‘Lachlan Macquarie made a very positive contribution to the development of the state of New South Wales in the years 1809–21.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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5 ‘Nelson’s qualities of leadership were the primary reason for his success as a naval commander in the years 1793–1805.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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6 ‘It was developments in technology which enabled the RFC to play an increasingly important role on the Western Front in the years 1914-1918.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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How far do you agree that the acquisitions of Singapore (1819) and Hong Kong (1842) made the most significant contribution to the development of British commercial interests in the years 1763–1890?
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8 ‘ The repeal of the Navigation Acts in 1849 was the most important contribution of government policy to the development of the prosperity of the British Empire in the years 1763–1914.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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How far do you agree that developments in artillery transformed the British Army’s effectiveness in the years 1815–1918?
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‘The Haldane reforms (1905–12) were the most significant reform of the British Army in the years 1790–1918.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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