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Medicine Through Time: 4-Mark ‘Follow-Up Enquiry’ Model Answers – Edexcel GCSE History (Western Front Q2b)

A complete set of model answers for Question 2b: follow-up enquiries (4 marks) from the Western Front section of Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present. This highly focused pack supports students in structuring the final source question using content, provenance, and contextual knowledge effectively.

Includes:

20+ practice Q2b questions with model 4-part answers
(Detail from source, enquiry question, suggested source type, and explanation of usefulness)

Covers a wide range of topics from blood transfusions and gas attacks to trench foot, operations, and new techniques

Designed to boost confidence with what is often the most neglected exam question

Fully editable PowerPoint format – great for projecting, printing, or revision booklets

Aligned with Edexcel assessment objectives and mark scheme language

Topics Covered:

Stretcher bearers and evacuation challenges

Casualty Clearing Stations and surgery

Gas attack effects and treatments

Trench foot, lice, and trench fever

Blood transfusions and antiseptics

New surgical methods (e.g. magnets, saline, Carrel-Dakin)

Mobile X-ray units and resource shortages

Health and hygiene in the trenches

Designed For:

Edexcel GCSE History (9–1)

Paper 1: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present

Section A, Q2b – follow-up enquiry (4 marks)

Students needing scaffolding and modelling for the highest scoring structure

Format:
Editable PowerPoint containing 20+ fully modelled Q2b responses