Exam Questions: Medicine in Britain c.1250-Present (Edexcel GCSE History: The Thematic & Historic Environment (Paper 1))

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4 hours28 questions
112 marks

Explain why developments in science and technology led to rapid progress in medicine in the years c1900–present

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  • chemotherapy 

  • the discovery of the structure of DNA 

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212 marks

Explain why there were improvements in medical knowledge in the years c1500–c1700

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  • Thomas Sydenham

  • the printing press 

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312 marks

Explain why there were changes in the prevention of illness in the years c1700- c1900

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  • Edward Jenner 

  • Public Health Act 1875

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412 marks

Explain why access to medical care and treatment improved in the modern period

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• hospitals

• General Practitioners (GPs)

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512 marks

Explain why attitudes towards surgery changed in the period c1800-present

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  • anaesthetics 

  • high-tech surgery

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612 marks

Explain why there was progress in the prevention of illness in the years c1700-present

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  • Public Health Act 1875 

  • healthy lifestyle campaigns  

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