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Poverty and pauperism, c1785–c1870: Edexcel A‑Level History questions

Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on Poverty and pauperism, c1785–c1870, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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    June 2025 · Paper 1D

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    June 2024 · Paper 1D

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    June 2023 · Paper 1D

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    June 2022 · Paper 1D

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    November 2021 · Paper 1D

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    October 2020 · Paper 1D

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    June 2019 · Paper 1D

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    June 2018 · Paper 1D

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    June 2017 · Paper 1D

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All 10 questions on Poverty and pauperism, c1785–c1870, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1D, Q2 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the nature and extent of opposition to the Poor Law changed little in the years 1834–70?
  2. June 2024, Paper 1D, Q4 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the Poor Law Amendment Act provided an effective way to deal with poverty in the years 1834–70?
  3. June 2023, Paper 1D, Q2 (20 marks): How far do you agree that ideological pressure was the main reason for reforming the old Poor Law in the years 1785–1834?
  4. June 2022, Paper 1D, Q4 (20 marks): To what extent were changing attitudes to the poor shaped by the middle classes in the years 1834–70?
  5. November 2021, Paper 1D, Q4 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the most significant outcome of the Poor Law Amendment Act, in the years 1834–70, was increased sympathy for the poor?
  6. October 2020, Paper 1D, Q4 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the most significant factor shaping poor relief, in the years 1834–70, was its cost?
  7. June 2019, Paper 1D, Q1 (20 marks): To what extent were reforms passed by parliament, in the years 1833-48, driven by a desire to improve life for the working classes?
  8. June 2019, Paper 1D, Q2 (20 marks): To what extent did attitudes to the poor change in the years 1785-1834?
  9. June 2018, Paper 1D, Q3 (20 marks): How far do you agree that campaigning individuals did more to help those in poverty than government did in the years 1834–70?
  10. June 2017, Paper 1D, Q3 (20 marks): How far do you agree that harsh treatment of the poor was the most significant response to poverty in the years 1834–70?

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