Edexcel GCSE History Paper 11 June 2025 question paper 1HI0/11

Describe one feature of the fighting on the Western Front that led to a high number of injuries.

Describe one feature of the use of blood transfusions on the Western Front.

Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.

How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the difficulties in caring for the wounded on the Western Front?

Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Source B.

How could you follow up Source B to find out more about the difficulties in caring for the wounded on the Western Front?

In your answer, you must give the question you would ask and the type of source you could use.

Complete the table below.

Explain one way in which the Great Plague in London (1665) was similar to the cholera epidemic in London (1854).

Explain why Pasteur’s Germ Theory (1861) led to changes in medicine in the years c1861–present.

5 ‘In the years c1250–c1700, medicine was mainly based on the Theory of the Four Humours.’

How far do you agree? Explain your answer.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)

6 ‘ In the years c1800–present, the role of the government was the most important factor in improving care and treatment in hospitals.’

How far do you agree? Explain your answer.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)