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Establishing communist rule: Edexcel A‑Level History questions

Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on Establishing communist rule, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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    June 2025 · Paper 2E.1

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    June 2024 · Paper 2E.1

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    June 2023 · Paper 2E.1

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    November 2021 · Paper 2E.1

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    October 2020 · Paper 2E.1

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    June 2018 · Paper 2E.1

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    June 2017 · Paper 2E.1

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All 7 questions on Establishing communist rule, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2E.1, Q3 (20 marks): ‘In China, it was only the CCP that truly benefitted from Chinese intervention in the Korean War.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
  2. June 2024, Paper 2E.1, Q3 (20 marks): How far do you agree that, in the years 1949–56, the CCP was able to defeat overwhelmingly its opponents within China?
  3. June 2023, Paper 2E.1, Q1 (20 marks): Study Sources 1 and 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question. 1 How far could the historian make use of Sources 1 and 2 together to investigate
  4. November 2021, Paper 2E.1, Q3 (20 marks): ‘The popularity of Mao’s land reform policies in the years 1949–57 was mainly responsible for the successful establishment of communist rule in China.’ How far
  5. October 2020, Paper 2E.1, Q3 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the most significant consequence for China of its intervention in the Korean War was the enhancement of China’s international prestige
  6. June 2018, Paper 2E.1, Q3 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the consolidation of communist rule in China, in the years 1949-56, can be explained more by support for the CCP than by the use of in
  7. June 2017, Paper 2E.1, Q1 (20 marks): Study Sources 1 and 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question. 1 How far could the historian make use of Sources 1 and 2 together to investigate

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