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AQA GCSE History

8145 · 2018 to 2025

Past papers

Paper 1 Section A Period Study:America, 1840-1895: Expansion and consolidationPaper 1 Section A Period Study:Germany, 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorshipPaper 1 Section A Period Study:Russia, 1894-1945: Tsardom and communismPaper 1 Section A Period Study:America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequalityPaper 1 Section B Wider World Depth Study:Conflict and tension: The First World War, 1894-1918Paper 1 Section B Wider World Depth Study:Conflict and tension: The inter-war years, 1918-1939
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Topic questions

America: Expansion and consolidation36 questionsAmerica: Opportunity and inequality36 questionsTsarist and Communist Russia36 questions
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Edexcel GCSE History

1HI0 · 2018 to 2025

Past papers

Paper 10Paper 11Paper 12Paper 13Paper 30Paper 31
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Topic questions

British America: empire and revolution24 questionsConflict in the Middle East24 questionsCrime and punishment in Britain24 questions
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OCR GCSE History

J198 · 2018 to 2025

Past papers

Paper 1Paper 2
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WJEC GCSE History

3100 · 2022 to 2025

Past papers

Unit 1AUnit 1BUnit 1CUnit 1DUnit 2AUnit 2B
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Eduqas GCSE History

C100 · 2018 to 2025

Past papers

Component 1AComponent 1BComponent 1CComponent 1DComponent 1EComponent 1G
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CCEA GCSE History

4010

No CCEA GCSE History papers in the archive yet. The CCEA page › carries the specification, the papers you sit and the years examined.

The boards

About GCSE History

Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: 1HI0 is Edexcel, 8145 is AQA, J198 is OCR, 3100 is WJEC, C100 is Eduqas and 4010 is CCEA.

Edexcel (1HI0), AQA (8145), OCR (J198), WJEC (3100), Eduqas (C100) and CCEA (4010) set GCSE History, and the code is printed on the front of your paper. Each board below shows its newest papers and its questions by topic; the board's own page holds the full list.

Edexcel1HI0

Since 2016

Also 1HIA, 1HIB, 2HA01, 2HB01, 1334, 1335, 1336

169,000 a year

Edexcel's own site
AQA8145

Since 2018

Also 3043, 3042, 3041, 3046, 3047

91,000 a year

AQA's own site
OCRJ198

Since 2017

Also J410, J411, J418, J417, 1938, 1038

22,000 a year

OCR's own site
WJEC3100

Since 2013

9,000 a year

WJEC's own site
EduqasC100

Since 2016

10,000 a year

Eduqas's own site
CCEA4010

Since 2017

CCEA's own site

At a glance

754papers from 6 exam boards, June 2018 to June 2025.
2,829documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.
37topics classified across 789 questions.

GCSE History is examined in June and November. Each board's own page holds its full list, back to its first exam.

History at other levels

GCE A Level History1,478 International A Level History959 GCE AS Level History705 International GCSE History617 Cambridge O Level History100

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