AQA GCSE History Paper 1a Section A/c 2025 Question Paper

Download the official AQA GCSE History Paper 1 Section A/C question paper for the June 2025 exam series (8145/1A/C). This authentic AQA exam paper contains the full set of live GCSE History questions for Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and Communism, used during the summer 2025 examination series.

The paper includes interpretation analysis, explanation questions, narrative judgement, and extended evaluative essays covering Tsarist Russia, the Russian Revolution, Lenin’s leadership, and Stalin’s dictatorship. Students will encounter questions on the weaknesses of the Provisional Government, the problems faced by Lenin after the October/November Revolution, the impact of Stalin’s modernisation policies on Soviet people, and whether economic or political problems made Tsarist Russia difficult to rule before 1914.

Students can practise real 4-mark, 8-mark, and 12-mark GCSE History questions exactly as they appeared in the live June 2025 AQA examination. The paper also includes authentic AQA formatting, official timing guidance, structured answer spaces, and exam presentation identical to the real assessment experience.

The examination tests a wide range of historical knowledge and analytical skills, including interpretation comparison, provenance evaluation, explanation of historical developments, and balanced evaluative judgement using evidence from across the Russia, 1894–1945 specification. The final 12-mark essay question asks students to judge whether economic problems or political problems were the main reason why Tsarist Russia was difficult to rule before 1914.

Ideal for timed practice, mock exams, intervention sessions, revision work, and preparation for the 2026 GCSE History exams.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying GCSE History Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and Communism 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 exam material for interpretation analysis, evaluative judgement practice, mock moderation, and GCSE History exam-technique improvement using official June 2025 examination questions.