Download Edexcel GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 3
As a premium School History member, you can download all of the Edexcel GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 3 modules below:
- 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41
- 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39
- 32: Mao’s China, 1945–76
- 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad
Paper 3 Downloads and Specifications
For Edexcel Paper 3: Modern Depth Study, students are required to write on one of four possible topics.
(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 Edexcel’s website.)
Exam Paper Details
In Paper 3, students will write an exam that is 1 hour and 30 minutes in length, and consists of 52 marks. It is split into Section A and Section B, and accounts for 30% of the total.
The topics students can write on include:
- 30: Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41
- 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39
- 32: Mao’s China, 1945–76
- 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad
Section A consists of students answering a question based on a provided source and a question that assesses their knowledge and understanding. Section B consists of students answering a single four-part question, based on two provided sources and two provided interpretations.
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