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Exam Questions: Medicine in Britain c.1250-Present (Edexcel GCSE History): Exam Questions

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Exam Questions: Medicine in Britain c.1250-Present

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12 marks

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

You may use the following in your answer:

  • chemotherapy 

  • the discovery of the structure of DNA 

You must also use information of your own 

How did you do?

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12 marks

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

You may use the following in your answer:

  • Thomas Sydenham

  • the printing press 

You must also use information of your own 

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12 marks

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

You may use the following in your answer:

  • Edward Jenner 

  • Public Health Act 1875

You must also use information of your own

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12 marks

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

You may use the following in your answer:

• hospitals

• General Practitioners (GPs)

You must also use information of your own

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5
12 marks

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

You may use the following in your answer:

  • anaesthetics 

  • high-tech surgery

You must also use information of your own 

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12 marks

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

You may use the following in your answer:

  • Public Health Act 1875 

  • healthy lifestyle campaigns  

You must also use information of your own

How did you do?