AS & A Level History (9489) — May–June 2025, Paper 23

9 questions · every question answerable online with instant point-by-point AI marking against the official mark scheme.

Question 1 · 30 marks · France, 1774-1814

Explain why the Jacobins fell from power in 1794.

Question 2 · 30 marks · The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 1750-1850

Explain why the factory system was important in the development of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

Question 3 · 30 marks · The Russian Revolution, 1894-1921

Explain why Lenin issued his April Theses.

Question 4 · 30 marks · Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-77

Explain why the Confederacy was able to resist the Union for four years.

Question 5 · 30 marks · The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s-1920

Explain why Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell were able to become successful businessmen.

Question 6 · 30 marks · The Great Crash, the Great Depression and the New Deal policies, 1920-41

Explain why Roosevelt needed to encourage Southern Democrats to support the New Deal coalition.

Question 7 · 30 marks · Empire and the emergence of world powers, 1870-1919

Explain why the Jameson Raid led to worsening relations between Britain and Germany.

Question 8 · 30 marks · The League of Nations and international relations in the 1920s

Explain why the terms of the Treaty of Sevres were unpopular with Turks.

Question 9 · 30 marks · China and Japan, 1912-45

Explain why Japan's international policies during the 1930s became increasingly aggressive.