Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) History - PAPER 3: Modern depth study - Option 33: The USA, 1954–75

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Edexcel GCSE (9–1) History Paper 3 Modern depth study focusing on Option 33, The USA 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad. The document provides exam instructions for completing candidate details, using appropriate pens, and answering questions in Sections A and B. It includes the total marks, mark allocation guidance, and a source-based question using Source A from Robert F Williams describing threats and attacks faced by Black Americans after integrating a public swimming pool, followed by questions such as why the USA could not win the war against the Vietcong in 1964–73.

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SECTION A

Answer both questions

Question 1

Study Source A and answer Question 1

Question 2

Explain why the USA was not able to win the war against the Vietcong in 1964–73

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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1)
Tuesday 11 June 2024
History
PAPER 3: Modern depth study
Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad

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Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 20 minutes)
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Sources/Interpretations Booklet (enclosed) | Total Marks | # Instructions • Use blackink or ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name , centre number and candidate number. • Answer all questions in Sections A and B . • Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there maybe more space than you need. # Information • The total mark for this paper is 52 . • The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. • The marks available for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialistterminology are clearly indicated. # Advice • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it . • Try to answer every question . • Check your answers if you have time at the end . P76418A ©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.F:1/1/1/1/ *P76418A0116* Turn over SECTION A # Answer both questions. Study Source A below and then answer Question 1. Source A: From a book by Robert F Williams. Williams was a Black American leader of thecivil rights movement in North Carolina. Here he is describing the situation in 1958, afterhe led a campaign to integrate a public swimming pool. My telephone would ring day and night with threatening calls, sometimesevery fifteen minutes. White racists would come through our colored neighborhood at night andfire guns. One night, an armed attack on my house was led by a sergeant ofthe State National Guard. He was identified, but no action was taken againsthim. The Chief of Police even denied that an attack had taken place. The only way that we could prevent attacks by the racists was to have abouttwenty volunteers keeping watch every night. 2 *P76418A0216* 􀂄􀂄􀂄􀂄 DO NOT WRITE TH AREIS TWR TE IN TH I ARETWR TE IN TH IS AREA DO NOT WRITE TH A EIS TW TE INTH I E TW TE IN TH IS AREA 1 Give two things you can infer from Source A about the treatment of Black Americansin the 1950s. Complete the table below to explain your answer. ## (i) What I can infer: ............................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................. Details in the source that tell me this: ............................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................. ## (ii) What I can infer: ..................................

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What should candidates do before answering the questions on this paper?

Use black ink or a ball-point pen, fill in the boxes at the top with your name, centre number, and candidate number, then answer all questions in Sections A and B.

What information is provided for Question 1?

Question 1 is source-based: it instructs candidates to study Source A from Robert F Williams describing conditions in 1958 after integrating a public swimming pool.

How is the paper’s marking guidance intended to help candidates?

The total marks and the marks for each question are given, and candidates are told the marks shown in brackets indicate how much time to spend on each question and how to structure answers.

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