Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) - Paper 3: Modern depth study - Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad

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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Paper 3: Modern depth study, Option 33 focuses on The USA in the period 1954–75, with an emphasis on conflict both at home and abroad. The paper runs for 1 hour 20 minutes and allocates 52 total marks. Instructions require using black ink or ball-point pen, completing all questions in Sections A and B, and responding in the provided spaces. Section A includes a source-based study task on the Strategic Hamlet Program and an explanation of US involvement in Vietnam peace negotiations (1972–73).

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SECTION A

Answer both questions

Question 1: Source A inference table

Question 2: Why the USA was involved in peace negotiations (1972–73)

Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information | Candidate surname | Other names | | --- | --- | Centre Number Candidate Number # Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) | Thursday 15 June 2023 | | | --- | --- | | Morning (Time: 1 hour 20 minutes) | Paperreference
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􀂢 􀂢 | | | PAPER 3: Modern depth study | | | Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and | | | abroad | | You must have: 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 . P72614A ©2023 Pearson Education Ltd.N:1/1/1/1/1/ *P72614A0116* Turn over SECTION A ## Answer both questions. Study Source A below and then answer Question 1. Source A: From a report on the Strategic Hamlet Program, 1962. The report was writtenfor the US Air Force. The Strategic Hamlet Program is part of the US policy for the rural areas ofVietnam. So far, strategic hamlets have been set up in three areas but theProgram will be increased to cover ten areas. In a strategic hamlet, the main living areas are surrounded by a ditch almost 2 metres deep and 4 metres wide and also a moundof earthof similar heightand width. Outside the ditch, there is usually a bamboo fence, althoughoccasionally the fence will be barbed-wire. 2 *P72614A0216* 􀂄􀂄􀂄􀂄 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 Strategic Hamlet Programin Vietnam. 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: ............................................................................................................................... ........................................................

FAQs

What are the requirements for completing the paper?

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

How much time and how many total marks does Paper 3 have?

The test time is 1 hour 20 minutes, and the total marks for the paper are 52.

What does Section A include?

Section A contains two questions. Question 1 requires inferences from Source A about the Strategic Hamlet Program in Vietnam, and Question 2 asks why the USA was involved in Vietnam peace negotiations (1972–73).

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