AQA GCSE History Paper 1b Section B/e 2025 Sources Booklet

Download the official AQA GCSE History Paper 1 Section B/E Sources Booklet for the June 2025 exam series (8145/1B/E). This authentic AQA source booklet contains the historical sources used in the live GCSE History examination for Conflict and Tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990–2009. The booklet includes Source A, Source B, and Source C used for the source-analysis questions in the June 2025 assessment.
The booklet features political cartoons and written contemporary accounts exploring terrorism, the War on Terror, Osama bin Laden, George W Bush, and the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Source A is a 2003 British newspaper cartoon portraying Osama bin Laden in a symbolic taxi linked to global terrorism. Source B is an eyewitness newspaper account describing President George W Bush’s response at Ground Zero shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Center in September 2001. Source C is a European political cartoon published in 2009 criticising the effectiveness of Bush’s War on Terror policies.

Students can analyse authentic historical sources discussing the War on Terror, international reactions to terrorism, American public opinion after 9/11, media portrayals of political leaders, and the global impact of terrorism between 1990 and 2009. The booklet is essential for practising GCSE History source utility analysis, interpretation of political cartoons, provenance evaluation, and evidence-based historical judgement.

Perfect for timed practice, mock exams, intervention work, revision sessions, and preparation for the 2026 GCSE History exams, this downloadable PDF helps students improve AO3 source-analysis skills using the exact materials provided in the live AQA examination.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying GCSE History Conflict and Tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990–2009 under the AQA 8145 specification, including students preparing for the 2026 exams, retake candidates, private candidates, and home-schooled learners targeting grades 7–9.

It is also highly useful for history teachers, tutors, intervention coordinators, revision centres, and parents who require authentic AQA source material for source utility analysis, political cartoon interpretation, provenance evaluation, exam-technique improvement, and structured GCSE History revision using official June 2025 examination sources.