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Modern World History GCSE Revision Section

This section has been developed for pupils following the AQA History (Modern Word) Syllabus.

There are a variety of options available within this syllabus. If your course is not covered on this site, the odds are that it will be catered for on JohnDClare.net

 

Conflict in the Modern World: International and British History

(Paper 1)

Governments in Action in the first half of the Twentieth Century

(Paper 2)

British and International Politics and History in the Twentieth Century

(Paper 3)

Section A: Option V:

1900-1949

Germany

1918-1939

The changing role and status of women in Britain since
1900
Why did tension increase in Europe between 1900 and 1914? - Summary notes
How far do the early problems of the Weimar Republic suggest that it was doomed from the start? - Revision Diagram
How far did Inequality exist in Britain before the First World War?

Why did the assassination at Sarajevo lead to the outbreak of war in 1914?- Summary notes
How far did the Weimar Republic recover under Stresemann?- Revision Diagram
What were the parts played by peaceful and violent methods of protest in gaining the vote for women by 1918?
What was the Schlieffen plan and how did it contribute to the outbreak of war?- Summary notes
How did the Nazi Party develop and organise its ideas up to 1929?- Revision Diagram
  
How did the Treaty of Versailles establish peace?- Summary notes
How was Hitler able to become Chancellor of Germany in January 1933?- Revision Diagram
How important has legislation been in securing equality for women in british Society?
Why did the League of Nations frequently fail in its aims to keep peace?
How did Hitler change Germany from a democracy to a dictatorship in 1933 / 1934?- Revision Diagram
To what extent has the battle for equality been won?
How did hitler challenge and exploit the Treaty of Versailles in the period 1933 to march 1938?- Summary notes
What were the main features of Totalitarian dictatorship in Nazi Germany?- Revision Diagram
  
Why did appeasement fail to prevent war breaking out in 1939?
To what extent did people benefit from Nazi rule in Germany in the 1930's?- Revision Diagram
  
Why did the USA and the USSR become rivals in the period 1945 to 1949?
    
     
Section B: Option Y: Britain in the First World War
USA, 1919-1941
Vietnam Since 1939
What was the part played by Britain in the defeat of Germany in the First World War?- Summary notes
How did the USA react to the end of world War One?
Why did the French leave Vietnam in 1954 and USA become involved?
The outbreak of war and the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 - Multimedia Resources
How did the policies of the American Government contribute to isolationism?
How successful were the US in their attempts to defeat the guerilla tactics used against them in the Vietnam War?
Would you be a good officer on the Western Front? ONLINE LESSON
How far did America go towards achieving prosperity in the 1920's?
How did the experience of war lead to the Peace Movement in America?
How did the (First World) war change life in Britain? - REVISION LESSON (Brief notes, Revision Diagram, Match-up quizzes)
"The Roaring Twenties" - is this a good description of the USA in the 1920's?
Why has peace been difficult to find for the people of Vietnam?
The First World War - Interactive Timeline (All theatres of war covered)
Why did America fall into Depression in 1929?
What were the effects of the Depression on american people?
What measures did Roosevelt introduce to deal with the Depression?
How far was the New Deal successful in dealing with the depression?

 

 

 

 

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