Paper Three:
Aspects of the History of Europe and the Middle East
Higher Level Only
The Exam
This exam lasts for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
You need to answer THREE questions - There will be a choice of 24 questions. You can choose any three (although see advice below about which sections you should choose from).
Paper 3 Syllabus Overview
The second page of following document outlines the material we have covered and the sections from which you may be able to answer questions. You should be concentrating on every bullet point in the section on Imperial Russia 1853-1924 first as that is the section we have covered in most depth. The other sections that you may be able to answer questions from are European diplomacy and the First World War 1870-1923, Interwar years: conflict and cooperation 1919- 39 and The Second World War and post-war Western Europe 1939-2000 .
Please note on the document below that I have crossed through areas in these sections that we have not covered.
This exam lasts for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
You need to answer THREE questions - There will be a choice of 24 questions. You can choose any three (although see advice below about which sections you should choose from).
Paper 3 Syllabus Overview
The second page of following document outlines the material we have covered and the sections from which you may be able to answer questions. You should be concentrating on every bullet point in the section on Imperial Russia 1853-1924 first as that is the section we have covered in most depth. The other sections that you may be able to answer questions from are European diplomacy and the First World War 1870-1923, Interwar years: conflict and cooperation 1919- 39 and The Second World War and post-war Western Europe 1939-2000 .
Please note on the document below that I have crossed through areas in these sections that we have not covered.
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Examiner's Tips from 2014 Subject Report
- Candidates should identify the key words in questions that give them the correct focus. They should then use these key words to formulate a plan that clearly addresses the set question.
- Arguments should be supported with relevant, specific, detailed knowledge of the period relating to the question. This will greatly strengthen their analysis.
- Candidates at this level should be able to be more critical of the events in question.
- For many candidates it seems that they struggle to provide sufficient specific detailed evidence to support their arguments; however because of the lack of detailed knowledge and understanding, analysis tended to be undeveloped and arguments tended to be unsupported. Often answers show real understanding but are undermined by a lack of support.
- Candidates attempt at times to refer to different interpretations but this often only means that they ”name drop” historians without any real understanding of the particular historian’s viewpoint.
Examiner's Advice 2013 Subject Reports - See the document below
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