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 2025 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 US federal government approach to racial discrimination and the issues of racial separation in the late 19th century raised by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).

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 role of television advertising in reflecting society and the impact of television’s engagement with social issues.

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

3 ‘Segregation was the chief cause of grievances expressed by black Americans in the New Deal years (1933–41).’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How significant were Martin Luther King’s non-violent campaigns in achieving civil rights for black Americans in the years 1954–63?

5 ‘Beaverbrook was more responsible than Northcliffe for Lloyd George’s replacement of Asquith as Prime Minister in 1916.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

6 ‘During the Thatcher years, the introduction of Channel 4 (1982) was the most significant feature that promoted competition in the British media.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

7 ‘The requirements of industry were the most significant reason for the changing geographical distribution of black Americans in the years 1850–2009.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

8 ‘ The Birth of a Nation (1915) was the key turning point in changing the attitudes of white Americans to the black American struggle for civil rights.’

How far do you agree with this statement about the impact of films in the years c1910–2009?

How far do you agree that the most significant change to women’s family lives, in the years 1882–2004, resulted from the introduction of the birth control pill in the 1960s?

How far do you agree that increased household income was the most significant feature in the changing patterns of leisure in the years 1882–2004?