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November 2021
Paper 1: Section A/A: America, 1840 - 1895: Expansion and consolidation
Paper 1: Section A/B: Germany, 1890 - 1945: Democracy and dictatorship
Paper 1: Section A/C: Russia, 1894 - 1945: Tsardom and communism
Paper 1: Section A/D: America, 1920 - 1973: Opportunity and inequality
Paper 1: Section B/A: Conflict and tension: the First World War 1894-1918
Paper 1: Section B/B: Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939
Paper 1: Section B/C: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972
Paper 1: Section B/D: Conflict and tension in Asia,1950 - 1975
Paper 2: Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:c1000 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/B: Britain: Power and the people:c1170 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/C: Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Paper 2: Section B/A: Norman England, c1066 - c1100
Paper 2: Section B/B: Medieval England: the reign of Edward I,1272 - 1307
Paper 2: Section B/C: Elizabethan England, c1568 - 1603
Paper 2: Section B/D: Restoration England, 1660 - 1685
November 2020
Paper 1: Section A/A: America, 1840 - 1895: Expansion and consolidation
Paper 1: Section A/B: Germany, 1890 - 1945: Democracy and dictatorship
Paper 1: Section A/C: Russia, 1894 - 1945: Tsardom and communism
Paper 1: Section A/D: America, 1920 - 1973: Opportunity and inequality
Paper 1: Section B/A: Conflict and tension: the First World War 1894-1918
Paper 1: Section B/B: Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939
Paper 1: Section B/C: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972
Paper 1: Section B/D: Conflict and tension in Asia,1950 - 1975
Paper 2: Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:c1000 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/B: Britain: Power and the people:c1170 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/C: Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Paper 2: Section B/A: Norman England, c1066 - c1100
Paper 2: Section B/B: Medieval England: the reign of Edward I,1272 - 1307
Paper 2: Section B/C: Elizabethan England, c1568 - 1603
Paper 2: Section B/D: Restoration England, 1660 - 1685
June 2019
Paper 1: Section A/A: America, 1840 - 1895: Expansion and consolidation
Paper 1: Section A/B: Germany, 1890 - 1945: Democracy and dictatorship
Paper 1: Section A/C: Russia, 1894 - 1945: Tsardom and communism
Paper 1: Section A/D: America, 1920 - 1973: Opportunity and inequality
Paper 1: Section B/A: Conflict and tension: the First World War 1894-1918
Paper 1: Section B/B: Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939
Paper 1: Section B/C: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972
Paper 1: Section B/D: Conflict and tension in Asia,1950 - 1975
Paper 2: Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:c1000 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/B: Britain: Power and the people:c1170 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/C: Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Paper 2: Section B/A: Norman England, c1066 - c1100
Paper 2: Section B/B: Medieval England: the reign of Edward I,1272 - 1307
Paper 2: Section B/C: Elizabethan England, c1568 - 1603
Paper 2: Section B/D: Restoration England, 1660 - 1685
June 2018
Paper 1: Section A/A: America, 1840 - 1895: Expansion and consolidation
Paper 1: Section A/B: Germany, 1890 - 1945: Democracy and dictatorship
Paper 1: Section A/C: Russia, 1894 - 1945: Tsardom and communism
Paper 1: Section A/D: America, 1920 - 1973: Opportunity and inequality
Paper 1: Section B/A: Conflict and tension: the First World War 1894-1918
Paper 1: Section B/B: Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939
Paper 1: Section B/C: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972
Paper 1: Section B/D: Conflict and tension in Asia,1950 - 1975
Paper 2: Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:c1000 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/B: Britain: Power and the people:c1170 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/C: Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Paper 2: Section B/A: Norman England, c1066 - c1100
Paper 2: Section B/B: Medieval England: the reign of Edward I,1272 - 1307
Paper 2: Section B/C: Elizabethan England, c1568 - 1603
Paper 2: Section B/D: Restoration England, 1660 - 1685
Specimen
Paper 1: Section A/A: America, 1840 - 1895: Expansion and consolidation
Paper 1: Section A/B: Germany, 1890 - 1945: Democracy and dictatorship
Paper 1: Section A/C: Russia, 1894 - 1945: Tsardom and communism
Paper 1: Section A/D: America, 1920 - 1973: Opportunity and inequality
Paper 1: Section B/A: Conflict and tension: the First World War 1894-1918
Paper 1: Section B/B: Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939
Paper 1: Section B/C: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972
Paper 1: Section B/D: Conflict and tension in Asia,1950 - 1975
Paper 2: Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:c1000 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/B: Britain: Power and the people:c1170 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/C: Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Paper 2: Section B/A: Norman England, c1066 - c1100
Paper 2: Section B/B: Medieval England: the reign of Edward I,1272 - 1307
Paper 2: Section B/C: Elizabethan England, c1568 - 1603
Paper 2: Section B/D: Restoration England, 1660 - 1685
Specimen 2
Paper 1: Section A/A: America, 1840 - 1895: Expansion and consolidation
Paper 1: Section A/B: Germany, 1890 - 1945: Democracy and dictatorship
Paper 1: Section A/C: Russia, 1894 - 1945: Tsardom and communism
Paper 1: Section A/D: America, 1920 - 1973: Opportunity and inequality
Paper 1: Section B/A: Conflict and tension: the First World War 1894-1918
Paper 1: Section B/C: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972
Paper 1: Section B/D: Conflict and tension in Asia,1950 - 1975
Paper 2: Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:c1000 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/B: Britain: Power and the people:c1170 to the present day
Paper 2: Section A/C: Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Paper 2: Section B/A: Norman England, c1066 - c1100
Paper 2: Section B/C: Elizabethan England, c1568 - 1603
Paper 2: Section B/D: Restoration England, 1660 - 1685