Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: India, c1914-48: the road to independence / South Africa, 1948-94: from apartheid state to rainbow nation October 2020 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 the effectiveness of the ‘Quit India Campaign’?

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 South Africa’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth in March 1961?

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

3 ‘The main consequence in India of the First World War was a weakening of Britain’s control of the Indian sub‑continent in the years 1914–19.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that Congress made only limited progress towards achieving independence for India in the years 1920–32?

How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1948–60, the National Party fully implemented the policy of apartheid in South Africa?

6 ‘Internal opposition was more significant than external pressures in weakening the position of the National Party in the years 1974–87.’

How far do you agree with this statement?