Save My Exams AQA GCSE History: Wider World Depth Study (Paper 1: Section B) Revision Notes 2016

Conflict & Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918

Conflict & Tension: The Inter-War Years, 1918–1939

The 4 Mark "How Do You Know" Question: The Inter-War Years (Q1)

The 12 Mark "How Useful" Question: The Inter-War Years (Q2)

The 8 Mark "Write an Account" Question: The Inter-War Years (Q3)

The 16 Mark "How Far do you Agree" Question: The Inter-War Years (Q4)

The Armistice

Motives & Aims of the Big Three at Versailles

Compromises of the Big Three at Versailles

Reactions to the Treaty of Versailles

The Treaties of Versailles Settlement

Strengths & Weaknesses of the Versailles Settlement

Creation of the League of Nations

Weaknesses of the League of Nations

How Important was the League's Humanitarian Work

The League of Nations Attempts at Peacekeeping in the 1920s

Diplomacy Outside the League of Nations

The Impact of the Depression on the League of Nations

The League of Nations & the Manchurian Crisis

The League of Nations & the Abyssinian Crisis

Hitler's Aims & Allied Reactions

How did Hitler Break the Treaty of Versailles?

How did Hitler & Mussolini Increase Tension in Europe?

Anschluss, 1938

Was the Policy of Appeasement Justified?

The Sudeten Crisis & Munich Agreement, 1938

The Importance of the Nazi-Soviet Pact

Why did Britain & France Declare War on Germany?

Conflict & Tension Between East & West, 1945–1972

The 4 Mark "How Do You Know" Question: East & West (Q1)

The 12 Mark "How Useful" Question: East & West (Q2)

The 8 Mark "Write an Account" Question: East & West (Q3)

The 16 Mark "How Far do you Agree" Question: East & West (Q4)

Communism Versus Capitalism: Difference in Ideology

The Peace Conferences, 1945

The Atomic Bomb's Impact on US-Soviet Relations

The Creation of Soviet Satellite States

The Impact of the Telegrams

The Truman Doctrine & Marshall Aid

Cominform, 1947 & Comecon, 1949

The Causes of the Berlin Crisis, 1948

The Berlin Blockade, June 1948

The Berlin Airlift, 1948

The Creation of East & West Germany

The Communist Revolution in China, 1949

The Korean War, 1950-1953

The Vietnam War, 1954-1975

NATO, 1949

The Warsaw Pact, 1955

The Space Race

The Arms Race

The Hungarian Uprising, 1956-1958

The U-2 Crisis & the Paris Peace Summit

Why was Berlin a Problem Between the USA & the USSR?

Building the Berlin Wall, 1961

The Cuban Revolution, 1959

The Bay of Pigs Incident, April 1961

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Czech Opposition to Soviet Control

The Brezhnev Doctrine, 1968

Reasons for Détente

SALT I

Conflict & Tension in Asia, 1950–1975

The 4 Mark "How Do You Know" Question: Asia (Q1)

The 12 Mark "How Useful" Question: Asia (Q2)

The 8 Mark "Write an Account" Question: Asia (Q3)

The 16 Mark "How Far do you Agree" Question: Asia (Q4)

Causes of the Korean War

US Intervention in Korea

Development of the Korean War

End of the Korean War

Why Did the French Leave Vietnam in 1954?

South Vietnam After 1954

Why Did the USA Become Increasingly Involved in Vietnam?

How Did President Johnson Escalate the War?

The US Reaction to the Vietnam War

The Tet Offensive, 1968

The My Lai Massacre, 1968

What were Nixon’s Strategies for Ending the Vietnam War?

How Did Opposition to the War Grow in the USA?

The End of the Vietnam War

Conflict & Tension in the Gulf & Afghanistan, 1990–2009

The 4 Mark "How Do You Know" Question: The Gulf & Afghanistan (Q1)

The 12 Mark "How Useful" Question: The Gulf & Afghanistan (Q2)

The 8 Mark "Write an Account" Question: The Gulf & Afghanistan (Q3)

The 16 Mark "How Far do you Agree" Question: The Gulf & Afghanistan (Q4)

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