AQA A Level History Paper 1 (options A to L) 7042/1J - 26 May 2022 [Exam Chat]

A reminder of what the questions were:

(no idea what the extracts said but I know A was by Niall Furgeson and B was by Bernard Porter)

Interpretation: How convincing are the following extracts in relation to the empire's economic importance to Britain (1890-1914)
Essay Q1: To what extent did British policy change India? (1858-1890)
Essay Q2: 'Britain's Imperial power was weakened by both world wars' (1914-1948)
Essay Q3: To what extent has empire left a mark of British popular culture? (1947-1967)

Do you remember the "less convincing" argument for extract A???

Reply 61

15hh

6

Is anyone doing Cold War for the second paper , any predictions on what the source will be?

Reply 62

ellis23456

13

paper seemed alright I think grade boundaries will be high

1. does anyone remember arguments about Extract C - more specifically the unconvincing nature
2. For those who did Q2 on Indian change what were you paragraphs , did you make reference to India under East India company --
3. Q3 - WW1/ Great Depression/WW2 - other forms ?

Reply 63

arvind0908

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Original post by ellis23456

paper seemed alright I think grade boundaries will be high

1. does anyone remember arguments about Extract C - more specifically the unconvincing nature
2. For those who did Q2 on Indian change what were you paragraphs , did you make reference to India under East India company --
3. Q3 - WW1/ Great Depression/WW2 - other forms ?

For question3, i did WW1, nationalism in Ireland/Egypt (cos that wasn't really cause of the war) and then WW2
But Great Depression is also a good one to use

Reply 64

meganrk

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Original post by pee-pee-poo-poo

I didn't have much knowledge on the source-based question but I think I did well on the essay questions. Which essay questions did you choose?
I did the one about whether Catholicism or Puritanism caused serious threats to James I's authority and the one about accessing the validity of the claim that, Charles's views on the monarchy led to political division.

I choose the Catholic/ Puritan one like you but then the last one about Cromwell and Charles’ success at creating stability

Reply 65

jjmilito

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Original post by ellis23456

paper seemed alright I think grade boundaries will be high

1. does anyone remember arguments about Extract C - more specifically the unconvincing nature
2. For those who did Q2 on Indian change what were you paragraphs , did you make reference to India under East India company --
3. Q3 - WW1/ Great Depression/WW2 - other forms ?

1. I put extract C was unconvincing when it mentioned it gave jobs to many British people, as you could argue that cheap imports and labour actually depressed wages and depopulated the countryside
3. For q3, I did WWI, WW2 and Britain economically weakened by wars

Do you remember the main arguments and less convincing points of extract A??

Reply 66

ellis23456

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tbh

Original post by jjmilito

1. I put extract C was unconvincing when it mentioned it gave jobs to many British people, as you could argue that cheap imports and labour actually depressed wages and depopulated the countryside
3. For q3, I did WWI, WW2 and Britain economically weakened by wars

Do you remember the main arguments and less convincing points of extract A??

tbh can't really remember aside that it was on economic unimportance - I think extracts will be fine - its just the essay questions

Reply 67

UhhYear11

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Original post by 15hh

Is anyone doing Cold War for the second paper , any predictions on what the source will be?

Yep! I think it will be on Kennedy's policies in Vietnam.
(This is because, Johnson's policies in Vietnam are skipped over, and similarly to how Trade & Commerce was the only topic between 1890 and 1914, Kennedy's policies in Vietnam is the only topic identified between 1955-1963) :smile:

Reply 68

UhhYear11

10

Original post by jjmilito

Do you remember the main arguments and less convincing points of extract A??

Something about investment in the Empire? And something about how trade with countries outside of the Empire was prioritised.
(I think - my brain is so frazzled sorry lol)

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 69

HugoDyson14

6

Original post by ellis23456

paper seemed alright I think grade boundaries will be high

1. does anyone remember arguments about Extract C - more specifically the unconvincing nature
2. For those who did Q2 on Indian change what were you paragraphs , did you make reference to India under East India company --
3. Q3 - WW1/ Great Depression/WW2 - other forms ?

Yes my entire alternative argument was about continuity from East India Company rule

Reply 70

ellis23456

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calm , I can't lie I was a bit thrown at first especially with the third paragraph aside from economic and social

what did you end up doing?

Original post by HugoDyson14

Yes my entire alternative argument was about continuity from East India Company rule

Reply 71

oliverturan

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Original post by jjmilito

Do you remember the "less convincing" argument for extract A???

Yes, here is the extract:
Extract A: Was the Empire really economically beneficial to the mass of British voters? It is not immediately obvious that it was. The benefits of overseas investment were not enjoyed by the majority of people, whose savings (if they had any) were generally invested in British government bonds through savings banks and other financial intermediaries. At the same time, the costs of imperial defence, though not excessively high, were borne primarily by British taxpayers, not by taxpayers in the colonies of white settlement.

The less convincing argument to make is that the British taxpayer didn't always bare the expense of colonial militaries: In India, the sepoy army was paid for by Indian taxpayers, and it even benefitted the British because they deployed the Indian army all over the place (Boer Wars, World Wars, etc).

Reply 72

HugoDyson14

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Original post by ellis23456

calm , I can't lie I was a bit thrown at first especially with the third paragraph aside from economic and social

what did you end up doing?

Did a few paragraphs on how it changed India, and then I countered one of those points

After that, I did a few paragraphs on how it showed continuity

Reply 73

emsparrott_

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Did anyone do the USA 1865-1975 for paper one?

Reply 74

oliverturan

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Original post by emsparrott_

Did anyone do the USA 1865-1975 for paper one?

you're in the wrong thread for that module, it's here:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7190395

Reply 75

LiamMcCartney

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Original post by UhhYear11

I do the Cold War, and the advanced information kind of indicates what the source will be based on hopefully.

Hey, no dw! How was Question 4? I know a lot of people at my Sixth Form did Question 4 instead of Question 2. :smile:

What do you think the cold war source will be?