History · Edexcel 9HI0 · Paper 3 options: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759-1928 / Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939 · June 2025
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing the strengths in the design of the Great Western Railway and the difficulties in building the Great Western Railway.
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 actions taken by these rioters in 1830 and the reasons why such actions were taken in response to the system of poor relief.
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 accurate is it to say that the apprentice system at Quarry Bank Mill was of major benefit to both Samuel Greg and the apprentices?
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4 ‘The female bicycling craze did little to enable greater independence for women.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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How accurate is it to say that the Andover workhouse scandal was the main factor leading to the abolition of the Poor Law Commission in 1847?
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6 ‘The Jarrow March and the hunger marches of the 1930s had significant successes.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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7 ‘Employers were more responsible than government legislation for improving the patterns of adult work and working conditions in the years 1759–1888.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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8 ‘In the years 1759–1928, the impact of workers’ unions on the improvement of working conditions was limited.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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How accurate is it to say that central government actions, rather than the influence of individuals, brought about the greatest changes in public health provision in the years c1780–1939?
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‘Reports on the state of towns provided the greatest impetus for public health reforms in the years c1780–1939.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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