GCSE History Mock Paper 1: Medicine, Germany, Elizabethan England and the Cold War
A free GCSE History mock covering popular topics: medicine through time, Germany 1890–1945, Elizabethan England and the Cold War. Quick-fire knowledge questions plus describe, explain and evaluate essays with mark schemes.
- Time allowed
- 50 minutes
- Total marks
- 39
Instructions
- Answer all questions.
- For dates, type the year only, e.g. 1066.
- Essays are marked by you against the mark scheme after you finish.
- Your board may not cover every topic here. Skip any question on a topic you have not studied.
Suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR. Written by MockNine; not an official exam board paper.
Your result
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1
(a)Which Ancient Greek doctor is linked to the Theory of the Four Humours?
(b)Who developed the first vaccine, against smallpox, in 1796?
(c)Which French scientist published germ theory in 1861?
(d)In which year did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
(e)In which year was the NHS founded?
2
(a)In which year did hyperinflation peak in Weimar Germany?
(b)In which year did Hitler become Chancellor?
(c)What was the Night of the Long Knives (1934)?
(d)In which year did Kristallnacht take place?
3
(a)In which year did Elizabeth I become queen?
(b)In which year was Mary, Queen of Scots executed?
(c)In which year did the Spanish Armada sail against England?
4
(a)In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
(b)In which year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(c)Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
5
Describe two features of the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601.
6
Explain why Hitler was able to become Chancellor in January 1933.
7
'The discovery and development of penicillin was the most important breakthrough in medicine in the 20th century.' How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
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