AQA A-Level History
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Introduction
Present-day Names
Britain in 1603: The Tudor Legacy
Henry VII: The Establishment of the Tudors
Consolidation of Mao’s Rule, 1946-1952
Reasons for the crusades, 1095-1204
The Kaiserreich, 1871-1914
The Origins of Conflict 1450–1459
Trying to preserve autocracy 1855–1894
The Assessment Criteria
The Affluent Society: Conservative Governments
US, British and USSR Relations in 1945
Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917
The Era of Reconstruction 1865–77
Development of Imperialism: The British Empire in 1857
Kings and Parliaments, 1603–29
The Rule of Henry VIII and Wolsey, 1509–29
Origins of the Civil War, 1936-1946
Leadership of the Crusades, 1095-1204
The Weimar Republic, 1914-1929
The War of the Barons 1459–1461
The collapse of autocracy 1894–1917
Choosing a Topic and Title
The Affluent Society: Economic Developments
Developing Tensions up to 1948
The February/March Revolution of 1917
The Failure of Radical Reconstruction
Development of Imperialism: India, 1857–74
Charles I: Personal Rule and Political Breakdown, 1629–40
Henry VIII: The Break with Rome in the 1530s
Transition to Socialism, 1952-1962
Crusader states of Outremer, 1100-1192
Nazi Germany, 1929-1945
The Triumph of the Yorkists 1461–1471
The emergence of Communist dictatorship 1917–1941
Interpretations
The Affluent Society: Economic and Social Developments
The USA’s Involvement in Europe
Developments between the Revolutions of 1917
Economic Growth
Development of Imperialism: Expansion
From Crisis to War, 1640–42
Henry VIII's Last Years
Reform and Control, 1962-1966
Muslim Counter Crusade, 1095-1192
Germany and the Second World War, 1939-1949
The Sun Splendour' the reign Edward IV 1471–1483
The Stalinist dictatorship and reaction 1941–1964
Primary Sources
The Affluent Society: Foreign Relations
Conflict over Germany, 1947–49
The October/November 1917 Revolution
Conflict with Native Americans
The Development of Imperialism, 1874–90
The Military Struggle, 1643–46
The ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’: The Reigns of Edward VI and Mary
The Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
Divided German Federal Republic & the DDR1949-1963
The downfall of the Yorkist Monarchy 1483–1486
Question 1: Model answer & Mark scheme [June 2022 past paper]
Bibliography and Footnotes
The Sixties: Wilson and the Labour Governments
US Containment in Action in Asia
Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship
Foreign Policy, 1865–77
Imperial Consolidation, c1890–1902
Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49
The ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’: The Beginning of Elizabeth’s Reign, 1558–63
The PRC under Deng Xiaoping, 1976-1997
The end of the Yorkist Dynasty 1486–1499
Emancipation of the serfs
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The Sixties: Liberal Reforming Legislation
The Korean War, 1950–53
Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War
The Gilded Age, c.1877–90
Imperial Liberalisation, 1902–14
The Interregnum, 1649–60
Elizabethan England - Queen, Government and Changing Religious Ideas
The Sixties: Social and Cultural Change
Increasing Cold War Tensions
Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments
Economic and Social Developments
Imperialism Challenged, 1914–39
The Protectorate and Its Problems, 1654–58
Conflict and Exploration in Elizabeth's Reign
The Sixties: Foreign Affairs
Alliances and Shifts
Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations
End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation
Imperialism Challenged, 1939–47
Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78
Overview and Revision
The End of Post-War Consensus: Heath's Government
Khrushchev and East–West Relations, 1955–60
Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle
Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912
The Winds of Change, 1947–57
Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89
The End of Post-War Consensus: Labour Governments of Wilson and Callaghan
Cold War Rivalries, 1955–63
Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle
Economic and Social Change
The Winds of Change, 1957–67
Revolution and War, 1689–1702
The End of Post-War Consensus: Society in the 1970s
Conflict in Asia, 1955–63
Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments
Foreign and Imperial Policies
The Empire’s Growth and Contraction
Condition of Britain and Its Monarchy by 1702
The End of Post-War Consensus: Foreign Affairs
Confrontation between the Superpowers
Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations
Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20
Thatcherism: The Thatcher Governments
Confrontation in the Vietnam War
Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside
The US Entry into the First World War
Thatcherism: Economic Policies
President Nixon’s Policies in Vietnam
Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities
Renewed Isolationism 1919–20
Thatcherism: Impact on Society
Cooperation
Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult
Policies of Harding and Coolidge
Thatcherism: Foreign Affairs
Pressures on the USSR
Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941
Social and Cultural Changes in the 'Jazz Age'
Towards a New Consensus: Fall of Thatcher
The USA and Southeast Asia
Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism
Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression
Towards a New Consensus: Realignment of the Labour Party
The Extent of Détente up to 1979
Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina
Roosevelt’s New Deals
Towards a New Consensus: Social Issues
The Second Cold War
Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society
International Relations, 1933–41
Towards a New Consensus: Foreign Affairs
Developments in Africa and the Americas
Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations
The USA and the Second World War
Era of New Labour: The Labour Governments
Gorbachev and the Ending of the Cold War
The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945
International Relations, 1945–60
Era of New Labour: The Conservative Party
US–USSR Summits
The Defeat of the Germans
The Age of Affluence and Political Developments
Era of New Labour: Social Issues
Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953
The Divided Union?
Era of New Labour: Foreign Affairs
The Ending of Cold War Tensions
Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position
Conflict at Home and Abroad: Domestic Policies
Conclusion
The USA and International Relations, 1960–75
Ideological, Social, Regional and Ethnic Divisions
The USA by 1975
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