History · Edexcel 9HI0 · Paper 3 options: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 / The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 · October 2020
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing the strengths of the British forces and the weaknesses of the Dervish army at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898.
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 problems encountered by Florence Nightingale in the Crimea and the reasons for these problems.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
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3 ‘The Durham Report successfully dealt with the key problems facing Canada in the years 1837–40.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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4 ‘It was the weaknesses of the Indian rebels that explains the defeat of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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To what extent was the leadership of Wellington the most significant reason for the success of the British Army during the French Wars?
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6 ‘The Battle of Passchendaele (1917) revealed that the British Army had learnt from previous setbacks on the Western Front.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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How accurate is it to say that trade with the Americas played the most significant part in the expansion of British trade in the years 1776–1914?
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8 ‘The retention of Gibraltar in 1783 was most significant in the development of British control of key strategic naval bases in the years 1763–1878.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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How far can carronades be regarded as the key turning point in the development of weaponry in the British military in the years 1790–1918?
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‘The McNeill-Tulloch Report (1855) was the most significant factor in addressing the weaknesses in the British Army in the years 1815–1918.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
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