Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 options: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 / The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 June 2023 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 problems that faced Governor Macquarie in New South Wales and his approach to dealing with these problems.

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 morale of the British army in the Crimea and the military challenges faced by the British army during the siege of Sebastopol.

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

How far do you agree that economic factors were the primary cause of the outbreak of the American War of Independence?

4 ‘The actions of Arabi Pasha and the rise of Arab nationalism were a significant threat to British interests in Egypt in 1882.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that Wellington’s conduct of the campaigns during the Peninsular War was his most significant contribution to facing the French threat on land?

How accurate is it to say that the development of British air power played a significant part in the achievement of victory on the Western Front in 1918?

How far do you agree that the development of trade with India had the most significant impact on the pattern of trade in the years 1807–1914?

To what extent do you agree that the acquisition of the Falklands and Aden in the 1830s made the most significant contribution to the development of key strategic bases around the world in the years 1783–1914?

How far do you agree that the improvements in naval gunnery were the most important development in the conduct of war at sea in the years 1790–1918?

‘It was not until the First World War that the civilian population made a significant contribution to the war effort.’

How far do you agree with this judgement on the years 1790–1918?