AQA GCSE History Paper 1

Understanding the modern world

Length: 2 hours
Marks: 84
Weighting: 50% of the GCSE

From the AQA specification (opens in a new tab), Version 1.3 24 September 2019, PDF page 8.

2 sections · 82 revision notes · 53 past papers

What’s on Paper 1

This paper has options. You answer on the ones your school chose, so revise those.

Section A Period Studies

America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) · Germany: Democracy and Dictatorship (1890–1945) · Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945) · America: Opportunity and Inequality (1920–1973)38 notes

AA America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895)

Geography of North America Free

Paper 1 past papers

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Question paper Mark scheme

Early Settlers and Challenges

Pro

Cultural Encounters Pro

Conflict on the Plains Pro

Background to the Civil War 3 notes

The Mormons Pro

Aftermath of the Civil War Pro

Settlement of the West Pro

Resolution of 'The Indian Problem' Pro

AB Germany: Democracy and Dictatorship (1890–1945)

AC Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945)

AD America: Opportunity and Inequality (1920–1973)

Period Studies overview

Section B Wider World Depth Studies

The First World War (1894–1918) · The Inter-War Years (1918–1939) · The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972) · The Cold War in Asia (1950–1975) · The Gulf and Afghanistan (1990–2009)44 notes