Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
The 1929 stock market crash was the:
- credit crunch
- dot-com crash
- Wall Street Crash
- South Sea Bubble
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✓ Answer: C — Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash began the Depression.
Pearson Edexcel International · IGCSE · History
Free Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE History
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 1
Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification.
Paper 2
Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding.
Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the History syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
The prosperous 1920s in the USA were the:
- Roaring Twenties
- Great Depression
- New Deal
- Gilded Age
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✓ Answer: A — Roaring Twenties
The 1920s boom is the Roaring Twenties.
Q3 · Difficulty 2/3
The peacekeeping body founded in 1945 was the:
- United Nations
- League of Nations
- Warsaw Pact
- EU
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✓ Answer: A — United Nations
The UN was founded in 1945.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3
The ban on alcohol in the 1920s was:
- segregation
- isolationism
- rationing
- Prohibition
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✓ Answer: D — Prohibition
Prohibition banned alcohol.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3
The democratic republic founded in 1919 was the:
- Weimar Republic
- Third Reich
- German Empire
- Kaiserreich
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✓ Answer: A — Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic followed WWI.
Q6 · Difficulty 3/3
US foreign policy of staying out of world affairs was:
- interventionism
- isolationism
- imperialism
- globalism
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✓ Answer: B — isolationism
Isolationism kept the USA out of foreign entanglements.
Q7 · Difficulty 3/3
The doctor who linked cholera to a water pump was:
- Edward Jenner
- Louis Pasteur
- Joseph Lister
- John Snow
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✓ Answer: D — John Snow
John Snow traced cholera to a water pump.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3
The 1919 treaty ending WWI was the Treaty of:
- Rome
- Vienna
- Utrecht
- Versailles
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✓ Answer: D — Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI.
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Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE History FAQ
What does the Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE History exam look like?
The Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE History exam is structured across 2 components. Paper 1: Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification. Paper 2: Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding. Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Can I download a free Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE History past paper?
Real Pearson Edexcel International past papers are published directly by Pearson Edexcel International on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE History graded?
See the official board specification for the current grading scale. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.