Edexcel GCSE History: Thematic 'Explain why' (12 marks)

This question is about Medicine in Britain, c1250 to the present day.

Explain why there was rapid progress in the understanding of the causes of disease in the period c1850 to c1900.

You may use the following in your answer:

• the work of Louis Pasteur
• microscopes

You must also use information of your own. (12 marks)

This question is about Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000 to the present day.

Explain why a professional police force was established in Britain in the period c1820 to c1850.

You may use the following in your answer:

• Robert Peel
• the growth of towns

You must also use information of your own. (12 marks)

This question is about Medicine in Britain, c1250 to the present day.

Explain why there was so little change in medical treatment in the period c1250 to c1500.

You may use the following in your answer:

• the Church
• the work of Galen

You must also use information of your own. (12 marks)

This question is about Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000 to the present day.

Explain why the use of transportation to Australia as a punishment came to an end in the period c1840 to c1870.

You may use the following in your answer:

• the cost of transportation
• attitudes in Australia

You must also use information of your own. (12 marks)

This question is about Medicine in Britain, c1250 to the present day.

Explain why the National Health Service was set up in 1948.

You may use the following in your answer:

• the Beveridge Report
• the Second World War

You must also use information of your own. (12 marks)