Paper 2: November 2026

Below you will find practice papers for the November 2026 examination.
The prescribed topics for this examination session are:
Core Option A: How was Italy Unified?
Core Option B: How effectively did the United States contain the spread of communism?
Option A: How was Italy Unified?
Below you will find a practice Paper 2 for students doing Option A examination.The theme for this paper is: How important were the actions of Garibaldi in 1860 - 61 for the unification of Italy?
Option B: How effectively did the US contain communism?
Below you will find a practice Paper 2 for students doing Option B examination.The theme for this paper is: How successful was American involvement in Vietnam in containing the spread of communism?