History - Russia and the Soviet Union 1917-1991

GCSE History
Edexcel
2024

How to Use This Paper Effectively

Get the most out of your practice session with these tips from experienced teachers

1

For source questions, always consider the provenance: who wrote it, when, and why?

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Use specific factual details to support every point you make.

3

History papers reward precise factual knowledge — dates, names, statistics, and specific events.

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Time management is critical: allocate minutes per mark and stick to it.

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After marking, review source-based questions especially — learn to identify provenance, purpose, and reliability.

What’s on This Paper

This paper covers a period study and a wider world depth study. You will answer questions on historical events, source analysis, and extended writing requiring you to make supported judgements about significance, causation, or change.

Question types you’ll encounter:

Source analysis
Describe questions
Explain causation/consequence
Extended writing with judgement

Paper Details

Basic Information

Paper Number:
Paper 30
Time Allowed:
85 minutes

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