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Question bank›Edexcel GCSE History›London and the Second World War, 1939–45

London and the Second World War, 1939–45: Edexcel GCSE History questions

Every Edexcel GCSE History exam question on London and the Second World War, 1939–45, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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Option 10 · Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present, and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900Option 11 · Medicine in Britain, c1250–present, and the British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18Option 12 · Warfare and British society, c1250–present, and London and the Second World War, 1939–45Option 13 · Migrants in Britain, c800–present, and Notting Hill, c1948–c1970Option B1 · Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88Option B2 · The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216Option B3 · Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40Option B4 · Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88Option P1 · Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555Option P2 · British America, 1713–83: empire and revolutionOption P3 · The American West, c1835–c1895Option P4 · Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91Option P5 · Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95Option 30 · Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41Option 31 · Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39Option 32 · Mao’s China, 1945–76Option 33 · The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad

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June 2025 · Option 12
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June 2024 · Option 12
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June 2023 · Option 12
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June 2023 · Option 12
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June 2022 · Option 12
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June 2022 · Option 12
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November 2021 · Option 12
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November 2021 · Option 12
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All 25 questions on London and the Second World War, 1939–45, as a list

June 2025, Option 12, Q1(a) (2 marks): Describe one feature of the Cabinet War Rooms.
June 2025, Option 12, Q1(b) (2 marks): Describe one feature of the process of evacuation from London.
June 2025, Option 12, Q2(a) (8 marks): Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet. How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the devastation caused by the Blitz? Explain your answer, using
June 2025, Option 12, Q2(b) (4 marks): Study Source A. How could you follow up Source A to find out more about the devastation caused by the Blitz? In your answer, you must give the question you woul
June 2024, Option 12, Q1 (4 marks): Describe two features of the significance of London as a target during the Blitz. Feature 1 Feature 2
June 2024, Option 12, Q2(a) (8 marks): Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet. How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the difficulties in dealing with the effects of German attacks
June 2024, Option 12, Q2(b) (4 marks): Study Source B. How could you follow up Source B to find out more about the difficulties in dealing with the effects of German attacks on London? In your answer
June 2023, Option 12, Q1 (4 marks): Describe two features of Anderson shelters. Feature 1 Feature 2
June 2023, Option 12, Q2(a) (8 marks): Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet. How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the impact of the attack on the docks in East London on ‘Black
June 2023, Option 12, Q2(b) (4 marks): Study Source A. How could you follow up Source A to find out more about the impact of the attack on the docks in East London on ‘Black Saturday’, 7 September 19
June 2022, Option 12, Q1 (4 marks): Describe two features of the South Hallsville School disaster (1940). Feature 1 Feature 2
June 2022, Option 12, Q2(a) (8 marks): Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet. How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into leisure activities in London during the Second World War? Expla
June 2022, Option 12, Q2(b) (4 marks): Study Source A. How could you follow up Source A to find out more about leisure activities in London during the Second World War? In your answer, you must give
November 2021, Option 12, Q1 (4 marks): Describe two features of the preparations for war in London in 1939. Feature 1 Feature 2
November 2021, Option 12, Q2(a) (8 marks): Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet. How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into government control of news reporting about the impact of bombin
November 2021, Option 12, Q2(b) (4 marks): Study Source A. How could you follow up Source A to find out more about government control of news reporting about the impact of bombing in London? In your answ
November 2020, Option 12, Q1 (4 marks): Describe two features of the presence of the royal family in London during the Second World War. Feature 1 Feature 2
November 2020, Option 12, Q2(a) (8 marks): Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet. How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the use of underground air-raid shelters during the Blitz? Expl
November 2020, Option 12, Q2(b) (4 marks): Study Source A. How could you follow up Source A to find out more about the use of underground air-raid shelters during the Blitz? In your answer, you must give
June 2019, Option 12, Q1 (4 marks): Describe two features of the V2 attack on Deptford in 1944. Feature 1 Feature 2
June 2019, Option 12, Q2(a) (8 marks): Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet. How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into morale in the East End of London during the Blitz? Explain your
June 2019, Option 12, Q2(b) (4 marks): Study Source A. How could you follow up Source A to find out more about morale in the East End of London during the Blitz? In your answer, you must give the que
June 2018, Option 12, Q1 (4 marks): Describe two features of the process of evacuation from London. Feature 1: Feature 2:
June 2018, Option 12, Q2(a) (8 marks): Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet. How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into the impact of bombing on daily life in London? Explain your ans
June 2018, Option 12, Q2(b) (4 marks): Study Source A. How could you follow up Source A to find out more about the impact of bombing on daily life in London? In your answer, you must give the questio

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