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 2024 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 treatment of child apprentices in the workforce at Quarry Bank Mill and their living conditions.

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 way the Poor Law Amendment Act was administered and the nature of opposition to the Act.

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

How accurate is it to say that Wedgwood’s experimental work had the greatest impact on the development of Wedgwood’s business?

4 ‘Austin failed to respond successfully to market forces in the years 1905–18.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

5 ‘The provision of indoor relief systems provided very little help to paupers in the years 1780–1832.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that the reforms of the Liberal governments (1906–14) had a significant impact on the provision of welfare?

7 ‘Legislation was most responsible for changing children’s lives in the years 1802–1928.’

How far do you agree with this judgement?

How far do you agree that adult working conditions steadily improved in the years 1759–1928?

How accurate is it to say that improvements in water supply had the most significant impact on public health in the years c1780–1939?

‘Central government, rather than local initiatives, led to more significant improvements in public health in the years c1780–1939.’

How far do you agree with this statement?