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      • 4. The Schlieffen Plan & Deadlock on the Western Front
      • 5. The War at Sea and Gallipoli
      • 6. The Defeat of Germany
    • Germany: 1918-45 >
      • 1. Creation of the Weimar Republic & Early Problems
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      • 5. Germany during the Second World War
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      • 1. China: 1911-34
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      • 5. Changes after Mao: 1969-89
    • Civil Rights in the USA: 1945-74 >
      • 1. McCarthyism and the Red Scare
      • 2. The Black Civil Rights Movement
      • 3. The Student Protest Movement
      • 4. The Women's Protest Movement
      • 5. Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
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      • Stalin's Russia 1924-1953 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 3. Establishment and Consolidation
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their impact
      • Hitler's Germany 1933-1945 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 3. Establishment and Consolidation
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their Impact
      • Mao's China 1949-1976 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their Impact
    • Paper 2: The Cold War >
      • 1. Origins of the Cold War: 1945-49
      • 2. The Cold War in Asia: 1949-91
    • Paper 3: Aspects of the history of Asia and Oceania >
      • Topic 4: Early modernisation and Imperial Decline in East Asia - mid 19th century to early 20th century >
        • 1. Japan 1868-1912
        • 2. Korea 1876-1910
        • 3. China 1861-1911
      • Topic 6: The Republic of China 1912-49 and the Rise of Communism
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      • B. Summary of Evidence
      • C. Evaluation of Sources
      • D. Analysis
      • E. Conclusion
      • F. Sources and Word Limit
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      • 2. Contents Page
      • 3. Abstract
      • 4. Introduction
      • 5. Body of the Essay
      • 6. Conclusion
      • 7. References, Bibliography and Appendices
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Paper 1

A5: Germany 1918-1945

Topics covered include: the establishment of Weimar Republic and its early problems, recovery of Germany 1924-29, Rise of Hitler and the Nazis, Life in Nazi Germany and Germany during the Second World War.
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Hitler's Germany 1933-39 Revision Quiz
Germany during WW2 1939-45 Revision Quiz

A8: Superpower Relations 1945-1962

Topics covered include: Reasons for the Cold War, Early developments in the Cold War 1945-49, The Cold War in the 1950s, The Berlin Crisis of 1961, The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962.
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A9: A Divided Union: Civil Rights in the USA 1945-74

Topics covered include: McCarthyism and the Red Scare, Civil Rights in the 1950s, The Impact of Martin Luther King and of Black Power, Protest movements: students, women, anti-Vietnam, Nixon and Watergate.
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Answering Exam Questions

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Paper 2 - Section A

A2: The Origins and Course of the First World War 1905-1918

Topics covered include: the Alliance System before 1914, conflicts in the Balkans, Growing tensions before 1914, Failure of the Schlieffen Plan, Reasons for deadlock on the Western Front, Somme, Passchendaele, Gallipoli, The war at sea, US entry, New technology, Spring Offensive, Reasons for Germany's defeat in 1918.
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A4: The USA 1917-1929

Topics covered include: The impact of the First World War on the USA, Immigration, Prohibition and Gangsterism, Mass production and the stock market boom, The Roaring Twenties, The position of black Americans.
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Paper 2 - Section B

B5: Conflict, Crisis and Change: China 1911-1989

Topics covered include: China 1911-34, The triumph of Mao and the CCP 1934-49, Change under Mao 1949-63, The Impact of the Cultural Revolution, Change under Deng Xiaoping, The development of the Democracy Movement.
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Revision Links

The following websites have good revision materials. Worth a look to see what other tasks are out there:

http://www.johndclare.net/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/revision/

http://www.casahistoria.net/

http://www.gcsepod.co.uk/home/

http://www.activehistory.co.uk/

https://sites.google.com/site/mrwrighthistory/usa-1917-1929

Revision Tips: http://www.johndclare.net/how_to_revise.htm

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Course Specification

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Teacher Training Video

A useful video from EDEXCEL explaining the new IGCSE history specification and markscheme. Talks through some sample student questions and explains how students can develop their answers.
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    • First World War: 1905-18 >
      • 1. The Alliance System & International Rivalry
      • 2. The Growth of Tension in Europe
      • 3. Struggle over the Balkans & Outbreak of War
      • 4. The Schlieffen Plan & Deadlock on the Western Front
      • 5. The War at Sea and Gallipoli
      • 6. The Defeat of Germany
    • Germany: 1918-45 >
      • 1. Creation of the Weimar Republic & Early Problems
      • 2. The Recovery of Germany: 1924-29
      • 3. The Rise of Hitler and the Nazis
      • 4. Life in Nazi Germany
      • 5. Germany during the Second World War
      • Lesson PowerPoints
    • Superpower Relations: 1945-62 >
      • Lesson PowerPoints
      • Videos and Documentaries
    • China: 1911-89 >
      • 1. China: 1911-34
      • 2. The Triumph of Mao & the CCP: 1934-49
      • 3. Change under Mao: 1949-63
      • 4. The Impact of the Cultural Revolution
      • 5. Changes after Mao: 1969-89
    • Civil Rights in the USA: 1945-74 >
      • 1. McCarthyism and the Red Scare
      • 2. The Black Civil Rights Movement
      • 3. The Student Protest Movement
      • 4. The Women's Protest Movement
      • 5. Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
      • Lesson PowerPoints
    • Revision >
      • Timelines
  • IBDP
    • Key Concepts, Ideas and Historiography
    • Paper 2: Authoritarian and Single-Party States >
      • Stalin's Russia 1924-1953 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 3. Establishment and Consolidation
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their impact
      • Hitler's Germany 1933-1945 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 3. Establishment and Consolidation
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their Impact
      • Mao's China 1949-1976 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their Impact
    • Paper 2: The Cold War >
      • 1. Origins of the Cold War: 1945-49
      • 2. The Cold War in Asia: 1949-91
    • Paper 3: Aspects of the history of Asia and Oceania >
      • Topic 4: Early modernisation and Imperial Decline in East Asia - mid 19th century to early 20th century >
        • 1. Japan 1868-1912
        • 2. Korea 1876-1910
        • 3. China 1861-1911
      • Topic 6: The Republic of China 1912-49 and the Rise of Communism
    • Internal Assessment >
      • A. Plan of the Investigation
      • B. Summary of Evidence
      • C. Evaluation of Sources
      • D. Analysis
      • E. Conclusion
      • F. Sources and Word Limit
    • Extended Essay >
      • 1. Title Page
      • 2. Contents Page
      • 3. Abstract
      • 4. Introduction
      • 5. Body of the Essay
      • 6. Conclusion
      • 7. References, Bibliography and Appendices
    • Essay Writing Help
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