Pearson Edexcel A Level History Paper 2g 2025 Mark Scheme

Get the official Pearson Edexcel A-Level History Paper 2 Option 2G mark scheme from the June 2025 examination series (9HI0/2G) covering The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46, and Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy. This examiner-approved PDF contains the complete AO1 and AO2 assessment criteria, source-analysis guidance, indicative content, level descriptors, and precise examiner expectations used to award marks in the live Summer 2025 examination.

This mark scheme explains the exact analytical standards required for top-band responses on fascist ideology, fascist violence, the invasion of Libya, the Corporate State, the causes of the Spanish Civil War, Francoist economic development and Spain’s international relations. It includes detailed indicative content on Mussolini’s early fascist programme, Matteotti’s criticism of fascist squads, Giolitti’s instability crisis, the Corporate State’s successes and failures, the assassinations of Castillo and Calvo Sotelo, Franco’s Manifesto of Las Palmas, autarky, NATO relations and Spain’s international isolation. Pair it with the matching Edexcel 9HI0/2G June 2025 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard revision and self-assessment practice. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade A-Level History revision.

This document is designed for Year 12 and Year 13 students preparing for the 2026 Pearson Edexcel A-Level History examinations, including retake candidates targeting A and A* grades, sixth-form learners, and home-educated students studying fascist Italy and modern Spain. It is especially valuable for students aiming to understand how examiners reward source evaluation, contextual analysis, balanced judgement and analytical depth in authoritarianism and civil-conflict depth-study essays.

It is equally useful for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers and parents supporting advanced History revision at home. The mark scheme can be used to standardise essay marking, run examiner-style feedback sessions, assess AO2 source-analysis skills, moderate high-level responses, and identify weaknesses in fascism, nationalism, dictatorship and political-conflict historical argumentation.