AQA GCSE History Paper 1 (1AD), June 2025

Every question from AQA GCSE History Paper 1 (1AD), June 2025 (8145): 6 questions, 40 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.

Original question paper

  1. Question 1 4 marks

    Explain how Interpretation B differs from Interpretation A about the American economy in the 1920s based on what it says in both interpretations.

    Paper 1 AD America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality · Part one: American people and the 'Boom'

  2. Question 2 4 marks

    Explain why the authors of Interpretations A and B have different interpretations about the American economy in the 1920s using the interpretations and contextual knowledge.

    Paper 1 AD America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality · Part one: American people and the 'Boom'

  3. Question 3 8 marks

    Evaluate which interpretation gives the more convincing opinion about the American economy in the 1920s based on contextual knowledge and Interpretations A and B.

    Paper 1 AD America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality · Part one: American people and the 'Boom'

  4. Question 4 4 marks

    Describe two problems that the New Deal tried to solve.

    Paper 1 AD America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality · Part two: Bust – Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal

  5. Question 5 8 marks

    Explain in what ways the lives of Americans were affected by Prohibition.

    Paper 1 AD America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality · Part one: American people and the 'Boom'

  6. Question 6 12 marks

    Assess the relative impact on America after the Second World War of campaigns for the rights of African-Americans compared to campaigns for the rights of women.

    Paper 1 AD America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality · Part three: Post-war America

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