Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: India, c1914-48: the road to independence / South Africa, 1948-94: from apartheid state to rainbow nation November 2021 question paper 9HI0/2F

Study Sources 1 and 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 1 and 2 together to investigate reactions in India to involvement in the Second World War?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the significance of the Rivonia Trial?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1920–32, Gandhi’s tactics were an effective means of opposing British rule in India?

4 ‘British policy in India, in the years 1928–35, was designed to maintain control of the sub-continent by making concessions.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

5 ‘The impact of the Black Consciousness Movement posed the most significant threat to the National Party’s control in South Africa in the years 1968–78.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that the role of international pressure, in the years 1983–91, was the most crucial factor in bringing about the end of apartheid?