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ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education 2008 History assessing Module 3 ASH31 Assessment Unit AS 3 [ASH31] THURSDAY 12 JUNE, MORNING TIME 45 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided. Answer one question on your chosen option. You must answer parts (i) and (ii) of your chosen question. Indicate clearly on your answer booklet which option you have chosen. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 30. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. All questions carry equal marks, i.e. 30 marks for each question. ASH3S8 3203 Answer one question from your chosen option. You must answer parts (i) and (ii) of your chosen question. Option 1 THE MID-TUDOR CRISIS IN ENGLAND 1547 1571 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION Either 1 (i) For what reasons did the rebellions of 1549 fail? [8] (ii) How far were the actions of Mary I responsible for the failure of Sir Thomas Wyatt s rebellion of 1554? [22] Or 2 (i) What religious changes took place as a result of the Elizabethan Prayer Book of 1559? [8] (ii) To what extent had England become a Protestant country by 1553? ASH3S8 3203 2 [22] ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS Or 3 (i) What measures did Somerset and Northumberland take to solve the economic and social problems England faced between 1547 and 1553? [8] (ii) The impact of harvest failure was the most serious economic and social problem England faced in the period 1547 1571. How far would you accept this judgement? [22] Or 4 (i) For what reasons were there changes in England s trade patterns between 1547 and 1571? [8] (ii) Elizabeth I responded more successfully than Mary I to the economic difficulties England faced in the period 1553 1571. To what extent would you agree with this statement? [22] ASH3S8 3203 3 [Turn over Answer one question from your chosen option. You must answer parts (i) and (ii) of your chosen question. Option 2 THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR 1629 1653 POLITICAL ASPECTS Either 1 (i) For what reasons did Charles I establish a period of Personal Rule between 1629 and 1640? [8] (ii) How successful were Charles I s financial policies between 1629 and 1640? [22] Or 2 (i) For what reasons did the Royalists experience difficulties in raising money during the Civil War? [8] (ii) How far was the Army to blame for the execution of Charles I in 1649? ASH3S8 3203 4 [22] CULTURAL DIFFERENTIATION AND CRISIS Or 3 (i) For what reasons was Arminianism so unpopular in England? [8] (ii) To what extent was the widespread criticism of the Caroline Court due to Charles I s expensive art collections? [22] Or 4 (i) What were the political ideas of the Puritans in this period? [8] (ii) Their similarities outweighed their differences. How far would you agree with this verdict on the radical political and religious groups which emerged in this period? [22] ASH3S8 3203 5 [Turn over Answer one question from your chosen option. You must answer parts (i) and (ii) of your chosen question. Option 3 THE CONDITION OF ENGLAND 1841 1865 CHARTISM AND THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE Either 1 (i) What economic problems did England experience in the period 1841 1846? [8] (ii) A combination of poor tactics and a divided leadership explains the failure of Chartism. To what extent would you agree with this judgement? [22] Or 2 (i) In what ways did the Anti-Corn Law League attempt to achieve its aims? [8] (ii) The actions of Sir Robert Peel rather than the activities of the Anti-Corn Law League were responsible for the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. How far would you accept this statement? [22] ASH3S8 3203 6 PEEL AND CONSERVATISM Or 3 (i) What were the achievements of Sir Robert Peel in his political career between 1819 and 1841? [8] (ii) How successfully did Peel s Second Ministry (1841 1846) respond to the problem of the Condition of England ? [22] Or 4 (i) What economic and social problems did Peel face in 1841? [8] (ii) The domination of the Whigs over the Conservatives between 1846 and 1865 was solely due to the crisis over the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. To what extent would you accept this statement? [22] ASH3S8 3203 7 [Turn over Answer one question from your chosen option. You must answer parts (i) and (ii) of your chosen question. Option 4 CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN EUROPE 1823 1856 THE CONCERT OF EUROPE 1823 1856 Either 1 (i) How did the major powers respond to the Monroe Doctrine? (ii) How effectively did the major powers react to the revolutions in Europe in 1848? [8] [22] Or 2 (i) How did the major powers respond to the Second Mehemet Ali crisis of 1839 1841? [8] (ii) France was more to blame than Russia for the outbreak of the Crimean War. How far would you accept this verdict? [22] ASH3S8 3203 8 ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CHANGE Or 3 (i) What were the main developments in transport during this period? [8] (ii) Industrialisation was more advanced in France by 1856 than in any other European state. To what extent would you accept this verdict? [22] Or 4 (i) What were the main cultural features of nationalism in Europe during this period? [8] (ii) Liberalism was the most important expression of cultural change in Europe in the period 1823 1856. How far would you agree with this statement? [22] ASH3S8 3203 9 [Turn over Answer one question from your chosen option. You must answer parts (i) and (ii) of your chosen question. Option 5 REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE IN RUSSIA 1917 1941 LENIN AND REVOLUTION 1917 1924 Either 1 (i) In what ways did Tsar Nicholas II bring about his own downfall in February 1917? [8] (ii) How successfully did Lenin deal with the political problems facing Russia between 1918 and 1924? [22] Or 2 (i) For what reasons did the Bolsheviks win the Civil War in Russia between 1918 and 1921? [8] (ii) Trotsky was mainly responsible for the success of the Bolsheviks in October 1917. How far would you agree with this statement? [22] ASH3S8 3203 10 STALIN AND REVOLUTION 1924 1941 Or 3 (i) What were the features of the Soviet Constitution of 1936? [8] (ii) To what extent did Stalin achieve his economic objectives for the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1941? [22] Or 4 (i) What problems did Stalin face during the power struggle between 1924 and 1929? [8] (ii) The purges and terror were the most important means used by Stalin to control the Soviet Union in the period 1929 1941. How far would you accept this verdict? [22] THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER ASH3S8 3203 11 SP (NF) T61411/2

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