Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 options: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850-2009 / Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882-2004 June 2023 question paper 9HI0/39

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

Assess the value of the source for revealing the obstacles to the achievement of democratic rights faced by black Americans and the methods used by President Johnson to achieve civil rights for these citizens.

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 objectives of the Daily Herald during the editorship of George Lansbury and the challenges it faced as a national newspaper.

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

3 ‘New Deal legislation barely changed the lives of black Americans in the USA.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘The main reason for Barack Obama’s victory in the campaign for the Presidency was the weakness of his opponents throughout his campaign.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that it is the BBC that deserves the greatest credit for raising public morale on the Home Front during the Second World War?

6 ‘The Hutton Inquiry (2003) had a highly significant impact on the relationship between the Labour Government and the BBC.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the First Great Migration (c1910–30) was the key turning point in the changing pattern of segregation of black Americans in the 20th century?

How accurate is it to say that film was the most significant medium influencing changes in attitudes towards race relations in the years 1850–2009?

How accurate is it to say that the work of pioneering female campaigners was the most significant factor in the changing status of British women at work and within the family in the years 1882–2004?

How far do you agree that technological innovation was the main reason for changes in British leisure patterns in the years 1882–2004?