The changing status and condition of the peasantry: Edexcel A‑Level History questions
Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on The changing status and condition of the peasantry, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
All 9 questions on The changing status and condition of the peasantry, as a list
June 2025, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): ‘In the years 1855–1991, communist governments were the most effective at improving the condition of the peasantry.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
June 2024, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): ‘In the years 1855–1979, the introduction of the NEP was the most significant action taken by government to improve the status and condition of the Russian peas
June 2023, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): ‘The most significant cause of peasants leaving the land, in the years 1855–1972, was action taken by Russian governments.’ How far do you agree with this state
June 2022, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): How significant was the concession of peasant plots (1932) in attempts to improve the condition of the peasantry in the years 1855–1991?
November 2021, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): ‘In the years 1855–1979, the most successful attempts by government to improve the status and condition of the peasantry came under the Tsars.’ How far do you a
October 2020, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): ‘The move towards larger state farms after 1945 caused the greatest damage to the status and condition of the Russian peasantry in the years 1861–1991.’ How far
June 2019, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): ‘Stolypin’s reforms (1906-11) were more successful than all other attempts to improve the condition of the peasantry in the years 1861-1991.’ How far do you agr
June 2018, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Russian leaders did little to encourage the peasantry to remain on the land in the years 1855–1991?
June 2017, Paper 38.1, Q7 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the Emancipation Decree of 1861 was the most significant change in the lives of the Russian peasantry in the years 1855–1964?
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