Download CIE GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2
As a premium School History member, you can download all of the CIE GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2 modules below:
- How was Italy unified?
- How was Germany unified?
- Why was there a civil war in the United States and what were the results?
- What caused the First World War?
Paper 2 Downloads and Specifications
Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for CIE
(NOTE: For the year of 2021, GCSE exams in the UK will not go ahead and will be replaced by a form of teacher-assessed grades. For more information on how these will work, please visit CIE’s website.)
Exam Paper Details
Students following CIE are required to sit a two-hour paper worth 50 marks for Paper 2. It makes up 33% of the total GCSE. Candidates answer six questions on one prescribed topic taken from the Core Content. There is a range of source material relating to each prescribed topic. The prescribed topic changes in each examination session. See below for more:
- Option A: How was Italy unified?
For June 2021 examination - Option A: How was Germany unified?
For November 2021 examination - Option B: Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
For June 2021 examination - Option B: To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
For November 2021 examination - Option A: How was Italy unified?
For March 2022 examination - India only - Option A: Why was there a civil war in the United States and what were its results?
For June 2022 examination - Option A: What caused the First World War?
For November 2022 examination - Option B: Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
For March 2022 examination - India only - Option B: How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?
For June 2022 examination - Option B: Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
For November 2022 examination
CIE GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2 (2021)
Practice exam booklets covering every CIE topic, produced by a highly experienced AQA and OCR marker. These are fully sourced and aligned to the CIE mark scheme.
CIE GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2 (2020)
Practice exam booklets covering every CIE topic, produced by a highly experienced AQA and OCR marker. These are fully sourced and aligned to the CIE mark scheme.