Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 options: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759-1928 / Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939 June 2023 question paper 9HI0/34

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

Assess the value of the source for revealing the development of the site at Longbridge and the production methods at Longbridge.

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 problems with the existing poor laws in 1798 and the proposals for reform.

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

3 ‘Problems caused by differences in gauge were the main reason why the narrower gauge won the “battle of the gauges’.’’

How far do you agree with this statement?

To what extent was J K Starley responsible for the success of the safety bicycle?

5 ‘Charity and self-help dealt effectively with the problems of poverty in the years 1847–80.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that government dealt successfully with the impact of the Depression of the 1930s on the poor?

How far do you agree that the shift from water to steam power brought about the most significant changes in working patterns and working conditions in the years 1759–1928?

How far do you agree that the Mines Act (1842) was responsible for the most significant change in the working lives of children in the years 1802–1908?

9 ‘The development of TB sanatoria was the most significant improvement in public health provision in the years c1780–1939.’

How far do you agree with this judgement?

How far do you agree that advances in systems for drainage and water supply had the most significant impact on the health of the population in the years 1832–1939?