GCSEHistoryAQAThe Period Study (Paper 1: Section A)Revision Notes

AQA GCSE History: The Period Study (Paper 1: Section A) Revision Notes

Exam code: 8145

Concise resources for the AQA GCSE History: The Period Study (Paper 1: Section A) course.

America 1840-1895: Expansion & Consolidation

The Comparing Interpretations Questions: America 1840-1895 (Q1 & Q2)

The 8 Mark "Which Interpretation is More Convincing" Question: America 1840-1895 (Q3)

The 4 Mark "Describe" Question: America 1840-1895 (Q4)

The 8 Mark "In What Ways" Question: America 1840-1895 (Q5)

The 12 Marker "Bullet Point" Question: America 1840-1895 (Q6)

Germany 1890-1945: Democracy & Dictatorship

The Comparing Interpretations Questions: Germany (Q1 & Q2)

The 8 Mark "Which Interpretation is More Convincing" Question: Germany (Q3)

The 4 Mark "Describe" Question: Germany (Q4)

The 8 Mark "In What Ways" Question: Germany (Q5)

The 12 Marker "Bullet Point" Question: Germany (Q6)

The Unification of Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm II & the Government

Prussian Militarism

Pre-war Industrialisation in Germany

The Growth of Socialism in Pre-war Germany

Germany in the First World War

Political Impacts of the First World War on Germany

Economic Impacts of the First World War on Germany

Political Unrest in Weimar Germany

Gustav Stresemann & Economic Recovery

Germany's International Relations, 1924-1929

The Impact of the Depression on Germany

Growth in Support for the Nazi Party, 1929-1933

Hitler Becomes Chancellor, 1933

Hitler’s Dictatorship, 1934

The Economy in Nazi Germany

The Impact of War on the Nazi Economy

Young People in Nazi Germany

Women in Nazi Germany

Churches in Nazi Germany

Jewish People in Nazi Germany

The Police State in Nazi Germany

Nazi Propaganda & Censorship

Culture in Nazi Germany

Opposition in Nazi Germany

Russia 1894-1945: Tsardom & Communism

The Comparing Interpretations Questions: Russia (Q1 & Q2)

The 8 Mark "Which Interpretation is More Convincing" Question: Russia (Q3)

The 4 Mark "Describe" Question: Russia (Q4)

The 8 Mark "In What Ways" Question: Russia (Q5)

The 12 Marker "Bullet Point" Question: Russia (Q6)

America, 1920–1973: Opportunity & Inequality

The Comparing Interpretations Questions: America 1920-1973 (Q1 & Q2)

The 8 Mark "Which Interpretation is More Convincing" Question: America 1920-1973 (Q3)

The 4 Mark "Describe" Question: America 1920-1973 (Q4)

The 8 Mark "In What Ways" Question: America 1920-1973 (Q5)

The 12 Marker "Bullet Point" Question: America 1920-1973 (Q6)

Reasons For the Economic Boom

What were the "Roaring Twenties"?

Changes to Women During the 1920s

Why was Prohibition Introduced & Repealed?

Discrimination in US Society

Did All Americans Benefit From the Boom?

Speculation & the Wall Street Crash

What Impact Did the Crash Have on the Economy?

What were the Social Consequences of the Crash?

Why Did Roosevelt Win the Election of 1932?

The New Deal, 1933

Changes to the New Deal After 1933

Opposition to the New Deal

Was the New Deal a Failure?

America's Experience of the Second World War

Popular Culture in the 1930s

American Society After the Second World War

Civil Rights Organisations

Progress in Education-Brown vs Topeka, 1954

Progress in Education-The Little Rock Nine, 1957

The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-1956

The Greensboro Sit-In, 1960

Martin Luther King & Birmingham, Alabama, 1963

Martin Luther King & the March on Washington, 1963

The Black Power Movement

Civil Rights Legislation

The Assassination of Martin Luther King, 1968

President John F. Kennedy

President Lyndon B.Johnson

The Development of the Feminist Movement

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