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Creating a welfare state, 1918–79: Edexcel A‑Level History questions

Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on Creating a welfare state, 1918–79, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q4

    June 2025 · Paper 1H

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  2. Q2

    June 2024 · Paper 1H

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  3. Q2

    June 2023 · Paper 1H

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  4. Q3

    June 2022 · Paper 1H

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  5. Q3

    November 2021 · Paper 1H

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  6. Q3

    October 2020 · Paper 1H

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    June 2019 · Paper 1H

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    June 2018 · Paper 1H

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    June 2017 · Paper 1H

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All 9 questions on Creating a welfare state, 1918–79, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1H, Q4 (20 marks): How similar was the provision of welfare in the years 1945–79 to the provision of welfare in the years 1918–39?
  2. June 2024, Paper 1H, Q2 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1964–79, the main challenges to welfare provision were those related to cost?
  3. June 2023, Paper 1H, Q2 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the ‘Butler Act’ (1944) was the most significant development in education in the years 1944–79?
  4. June 2022, Paper 1H, Q3 (20 marks): How similar was the provision of education in Britain in the years 1944–79 to the provision of education in the years 1918–43?
  5. November 2021, Paper 1H, Q3 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the years 1918–79 were a period of significantly widening educational opportunities?
  6. October 2020, Paper 1H, Q3 (20 marks): How different was the provision of welfare in the years 1945–79 from the provision of welfare in the years 1918–39?
  7. June 2019, Paper 1H, Q2 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the efforts of Aneurin Bevan (Labour’s Minister of Health) were the crucial factor in the development of a national health servic
  8. June 2018, Paper 1H, Q3 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the growth of university education was the most significant development in education in the years 1918–79?
  9. June 2017, Paper 1H, Q1 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that it was the experience of the Second World War which led to the creation of the welfare state in the years 1945–51?

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